Manitoba Peregrines > Radisson Peregrines
Radisson - 2014 / Smiley & Princess
The Peregrine Chick:
Smiley made an appearance yesterday on the nestledge - for less than a minute though ... http://youtu.be/SKF6pVu-iT4
BirdLover:
Thanks for the clarification, TPC. :)
The Peregrine Chick:
--- Quote from: BirdLover on July 30, 2014, 18:46 ---So if Smiley is making the rounds of Winnipeg nest boxes, do we follow him around to see if there is another nest somewhere in the Winnipeg area? :P Assuming he doesn't win over Princess next year. ;)
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Sorry, that was my fault for being confusing .... since he turned up a couple of years ago he has centred his attentions at nestsites with boxes - first West Winnipeg two years ago, Logan & Radisson last year and legitimately at the Radisson this year. Last year and the year before as I recall, he was at these sites before the resident pairs so not the birds attracting him, rather the sites. Haven't seen him much if at all on the nestledge and hopefully, though the female make the final choice, he doesn't start taking an interest in the ledge. Next year the construction on the condo building across the street will be finished so it should be quieter on the west side next year ... and if the "other" condo building goes ahead, it should be noisier on the east side (if I have the location correct). But who knows, can't count our peregrines before they arrive next March ...
BirdLover:
So if Smiley is making the rounds of Winnipeg nest boxes, do we follow him around to see if there is another nest somewhere in the Winnipeg area? :P Assuming he doesn't win over Princess next year. ;)
The Peregrine Chick:
--- Quote from: sparkster on July 30, 2014, 13:54 ---I hope Smiley doesn't decide that the east nest ledge is an ideal spot to make a scrape! Perhaps the Radisson would provide "cleaning service" to the west condo nest box after they leave for the winter? :D
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Oh, it won't be the Radisson, rather Dennis & I who will be doing the honours. In the spring when we were checking the box, before Smiley even arrived, we had decided this was going to be the year to change the gravel. Generally we only do it every few years because too clean is not (believe it or not) quite as appealing as a little "lived-in". So we'll clean it out this fall once it has had time to dry out (and air out) that way it will be able to "age" over the winter.
As for nesting on the nestledge, he better not. He seems to gravitate to nestboxes - West Wpg, Logan and now the Radisson - so hopefully he will continue to do so. He was hatched in a nestbox for whatever that is worth (hopefully it is worth something). Only way to know for sure is to wait until (if) he returns next spring.
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