Author Topic: Fargo - 2014 / Annie & Miracle (Read 23247 times)

Kinderchick · « **Reply #55 on:** July 15, 2014, 09:53 »

Wonderful that you were able to see one of the Fargo chicks in person, sparkster!
In the past few years, I have seen the Calgary chicks & the Ottawa chicks in person.
It is exciting to see in person, birds we have been watching on a webcam from afar.

sparkster · « **Reply #54 on:** July 14, 2014, 19:48 »

Quote from: MayShowers on July 14, 2014, 12:38

Audubon Dakota News

All Chicks Fledged!!

11 July 2014: The falcon chicks (eyasses) have all fledged! They can be seen flying around downtown Fargo on a regular basis. Keeping the camera focused on them is nearly impossible at this point! We will do our best to try and get shots of them as we are able. This also means that another season of the Falcon Cam is coming to a close. The camera feed will be turned off on August 1st, if not before. This date is dependent upon our ability to find the birds easily with the camera, but unfortunately, since they are wild animals and go where they please, this date may come sooner! Thanks to all of our wonderful sponsors and viewers who have joined us for another successful season!

I checked out the area when passing through Fargo last evening and had the privilege of seeing one of the "kids" perched on the top of a cell phone tower not far from the nest box. I couldn't locate the other two, but checked the webcam later, and saw that all three were preening inside the nest box.

(I was also really excited about the owl that I saw on the roof of a nearby building until I checked it out with binoculars and found that it was a fake!

)

MayShowers · « **Reply #53 on:** July 14, 2014, 12:38 »

Audubon Dakota News

All Chicks Fledged!!

11 July 2014: The falcon chicks (eyasses) have all fledged! They can be seen flying around downtown Fargo on a regular basis. Keeping the camera focused on them is nearly impossible at this point! We will do our best to try and get shots of them as we are able. This also means that another season of the Falcon Cam is coming to a close. The camera feed will be turned off on August 1st, if not before. This date is dependent upon our ability to find the birds easily with the camera, but unfortunately, since they are wild animals and go where they please, this date may come sooner! Thanks to all of our wonderful sponsors and viewers who have joined us for another successful season!

sparkster · « **Reply #52 on:** June 19, 2014, 21:42 »

Well, those pictures are totally cute!

The "babies" are growing up. Are they wingercizing already?

RCF · « **Reply #51 on:** June 19, 2014, 21:29 »

From earlier today.

The Peregrine Chick · « **Reply #50 on:** June 19, 2014, 15:50 »

Quote from: allikat on June 18, 2014, 22:21

Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on June 18, 2014, 22:00
Quote from: allikat on June 18, 2014, 20:55
Wow..how they grow up so quickly!
Very happy that our Annie, and her mate Miracle, did their job!

Actually Annie and his mate
Whooops...LOL!!! Look, I corrected it!

allikat · « **Reply #49 on:** June 18, 2014, 22:21 »

Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on June 18, 2014, 22:00

Quote from: allikat on June 18, 2014, 20:55
Wow..how they grow up so quickly!
Very happy that our Annie, and her mate Miracle, did their job!

Actually Annie and his mate

Whooops...LOL!!! Look, I corrected it!

The Peregrine Chick · « **Reply #48 on:** June 18, 2014, 22:00 »

Quote from: allikat on June 18, 2014, 20:55

Wow..how they grow up so quickly!
Very happy that our Annie, and her mate Miracle, did their job!

Actually Annie and his mate

allikat · « **Reply #47 on:** June 18, 2014, 20:55 »

Wow..how they grow up so quickly!
Very happy that our Annie, and his mate Miracle, did their job!

Liz · « **Reply #46 on:** June 18, 2014, 20:45 »

Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on June 06, 2014, 21:09

Quote from: allikat on June 06, 2014, 21:05
Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on June 06, 2014, 20:51
Quote from: allikat on June 06, 2014, 20:44
Next t-shirt image Tracy?

I love the idea and even though Annie is one of ours, he is south of the border ...
Could be a new generation of t-shirt. One with a borderline... or American born (from Canadian birds) on the back.

Definitely something to consider ...

RCF · « **Reply #45 on:** June 18, 2014, 09:03 »

Audubon Dakota News

17 June 2014:
The falcon chicks (eyasses) were banded this morning during a public banding session in the sixth floor conference room at the Bank of the West building. Thanks to Master Bander, Tim Driscoll from Grand Forks for ensuring the eyasses were banded successfully! We have two female eyasses and one male. The band numbers and names are as follows: females - blk/red (C/03) is named "Happy"; blk/red (C/04) is named "Sandy" and male - blk/red (H/75)* is named "Jack".

The Peregrine Chick · « **Reply #44 on:** June 07, 2014, 11:36 »

Quote from: RCF on June 07, 2014, 11:31

Quote from: sparkster on June 07, 2014, 08:25
Is it possible to get a copy of the digital image of the "family photo" of the three chicks? They are so cute, and I would love to get it printed to put on my desk.

Sparkster I tried to send you a pm but your inbox is full.

That's odd ...

... let me see if that is related to the forum software upgrade ....

RCF · « **Reply #43 on:** June 07, 2014, 11:31 »

Quote from: sparkster on June 07, 2014, 08:25

Is it possible to get a copy of the digital image of the "family photo" of the three chicks? They are so cute, and I would love to get it printed to put on my desk.

Sparkster I tried to send you a pm but your inbox is full.

The Peregrine Chick · « **Reply #42 on:** June 07, 2014, 08:50 »

Quote from: sparkster on June 07, 2014, 08:25

Is it possible to get a copy of the digital image of the "family photo" of the three chicks? They are so cute, and I would love to get it printed to put on my desk.

RCF is the one who captured the image Sparkster - you might want to send her a PM and ask

sparkster · « **Reply #41 on:** June 07, 2014, 08:25 »

Is it possible to get a copy of the digital image of the "family photo" of the three chicks? They are so cute, and I would love to get it printed to put on my desk.

The Peregrine Chick · « **Reply #40 on:** June 06, 2014, 21:09 »

Quote from: allikat on June 06, 2014, 21:05

Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on June 06, 2014, 20:51
Quote from: allikat on June 06, 2014, 20:44
Next t-shirt image Tracy?

I love the idea and even though Annie is one of ours, he is south of the border ...
Could be a new generation of t-shirt. One with a borderline... or American born (from Canadian birds) on the back.

Definitely something to consider ...

allikat · « **Reply #39 on:** June 06, 2014, 21:05 »

Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on June 06, 2014, 20:51

Quote from: allikat on June 06, 2014, 20:44
Next t-shirt image Tracy?

I love the idea and even though Annie is one of ours, he is south of the border ...

Could be a new generation of t-shirt. One with a borderline... or American born (from Canadian birds) on the back.

The Peregrine Chick · « **Reply #38 on:** June 06, 2014, 20:51 »

Quote from: allikat on June 06, 2014, 20:44

Next t-shirt image Tracy?

I love the idea and even though Annie is one of ours, he is south of the border ...

allikat · « **Reply #37 on:** June 06, 2014, 20:44 »

Gotta love the head tilt! Man, I love these birds!
Next t-shirt image Tracy?

The Peregrine Chick · « **Reply #36 on:** June 06, 2014, 20:31 »

Quote from: RCF on June 06, 2014, 16:51

This is definitely a keeper! Nice catch RCF.

sparkster · « **Reply #35 on:** June 06, 2014, 18:53 »

It looks like a typical family photo. And their crops look like they are going to burst. Oink!

RCF · « **Reply #34 on:** June 06, 2014, 16:51 »

These three are so cute!

oops!

The Peregrine Chick · « **Reply #33 on:** June 06, 2014, 08:58 »

Holy cats, sure looks like two males and one female to me ...

... and I'm not sure we should notice the difference so much at this age! Have to see if the "boys" catch up or if "she" is just a stellar peregrine lady ....

RCF · « **Reply #32 on:** June 06, 2014, 07:51 »

A short video of the three after they were fed.

http://youtu.be/Ntmi2cpyBEE

The Peregrine Chick · « **Reply #31 on:** June 03, 2014, 10:51 »

Not sure the parents can stuff any additional food into those bulging crops!

Moonstar · « **Reply #30 on:** June 03, 2014, 10:02 »

Wow have they ever grown. Great screen shots RCF.

RCF · « **Reply #29 on:** June 03, 2014, 08:17 »

We're growing!

susha · « **Reply #28 on:** May 30, 2014, 20:58 »

Yup! Got sound now

RCF · « **Reply #27 on:** May 30, 2014, 08:55 »

I checked this morning and the sound is working again, it wasn't when you were watching susha. It still has some buzzing but I can hear the little ones chirping.

RCF · « **Reply #26 on:** May 29, 2014, 20:57 »

Quote from: susha on May 29, 2014, 20:26

Does this cam have sound? Great cam with a great picture, but I can't hear anything...

Yes, it does have sound or did have sound earlier today. I notice it buzzes sometimes like the McKenzie cam did last year. There is probably something wrong with the microphone like it got water in it or something....but not sure about that, just a guess.

susha · « **Reply #25 on:** May 29, 2014, 20:26 »

Does this cam have sound?

Great cam with a great picture, but I can't hear anything...

Kinderchick · « **Reply #24 on:** May 29, 2014, 08:45 »

It is really neat to see both parents feeding the chicks together, isn't it?

sparkster · « **Reply #23 on:** May 27, 2014, 19:47 »

i just watched a very sweet feeding. Miracle was feeding the chicks when Annie came along. She gave him pieces of food, a bite at a time, and they both fed the chicks.

The Peregrine Chick · « **Reply #22 on:** May 27, 2014, 11:53 »

For those trying to figure out who's who between Miracle and Annie ...
Miracle has two legbands - a black and green on on her left leg and one that looks almost pink on her right.
Annie has only his black band, his silver aluminum band came off somehow.

MayShowers · « **Reply #21 on:** May 27, 2014, 11:49 »

I agree, great photo's RCF!

The Peregrine Chick · « **Reply #20 on:** May 27, 2014, 11:34 »

Took them a few years to finally get a camera, but when they did, they sure got a nice one.

Beautiful captures RCF!

RCF · « **Reply #19 on:** May 26, 2014, 17:52 »

susha · « **Reply #18 on:** May 26, 2014, 14:26 »

Great shots, RCF!

RCF · « **Reply #17 on:** May 26, 2014, 08:53 »

RCF · « **Reply #16 on:** May 26, 2014, 08:28 »

Quote from: sparkster on May 26, 2014, 07:50

I think there is a 3rd hatch! It looks like a wet little chick and half of a shell under Miracle.

sparkster · « **Reply #15 on:** May 26, 2014, 07:50 »

I think there is a 3rd hatch! It looks like a wet little chick and half of a shell under Miracle.

dupre501 · « **Reply #14 on:** May 25, 2014, 19:52 »

Wow, what a dark head. Just like Beau's! I guess like father, like son.

RCF · « **Reply #13 on:** May 25, 2014, 19:00 »

Looks like Dad snuck in and fed the two little fluffies only until Mom returned and snagged the prey from him. He did a pretty good job, a little messy but the food went into the chicks.

Kinderchick · « **Reply #12 on:** May 25, 2014, 13:51 »

Quote from: RCF on May 25, 2014, 10:29

I thought this was so cute. Dad came in and took the small bit of prey that was in the nest box. He came back a bit later with the same bit of prey and gave it to Miracle. She started to feed the baby and Dad just grabbed a piece from Miracle....he wanted to feed the baby too!

That was very sweet. Don't think I've ever seen both parents feeding a chick at the same time. Thanks for posting the video, RCF.

RCF · « **Reply #11 on:** May 25, 2014, 11:21 »

A second baby has hatched.

sparkster · « **Reply #10 on:** May 25, 2014, 11:15 »

Quote from: RCF on May 25, 2014, 10:29

... She started to feed the baby and Dad just grabbed a piece from Miracle....he wanted to feed the baby too!

I caught that, too. It was very sweet. I remember seeing Annie and Miracle each feeding half of the chicks one time last year. Totally cute! Thank you for posting the pictures of the little one.

RCF · « **Reply #9 on:** May 25, 2014, 10:29 »

I thought this was so cute. Dad came in and took the small bit of prey that was in the nest box. He came back a bit later with the same bit of prey and gave it to Miracle. She started to feed the baby and Dad just grabbed a piece from Miracle....he wanted to feed the baby too!

http://youtu.be/8ccX6AzvvxE

The Peregrine Chick · « **Reply #8 on:** May 25, 2014, 09:40 »

Ah, nice to see chicks!

RCF · « **Reply #7 on:** May 25, 2014, 09:11 »

Full crop after breakfast.

RCF · « **Reply #6 on:** May 25, 2014, 07:59 »

Kinderchick · « **Reply #5 on:** May 24, 2014, 22:51 »

What great screen shots, RCF!

RCF · « **Reply #4 on:** May 24, 2014, 16:51 »

One hatch here today and there is a pip in one of the other eggs, so another soon.

RCF · « **Reply #3 on:** May 21, 2014, 20:37 »

Posted a day ago from
Audubon Dakota

Four eggs . . . no longer

It is now safe to say that the 4th egg with the hole that we noticed last week, has been consumed by the adult birds. This is not uncommon, and the parents almost always eat the empty egg shells after the chicks hatch. In this case, the broken egg appeared to be a food source to the adults and was treated as such. It takes a lot of fuel to incubate the eggs, so any source of calories is readily accepted. This now means that we have three eggs in the nest. They should begin hatching within the coming 7 to 10 days!

http://new.livestream.com/AudubonDakota/events/2906262/statuses/51498536

RCF · « **Reply #2 on:** May 21, 2014, 19:09 »

There are now three eggs here and the last egg was laid was on April 22, so they may be getting ready to hatch. I am not sure but there may be a pip in one of the eggs.

The Peregrine Chick · « **Reply #1 on:** May 01, 2014, 23:01 »

Annie is back with Miracle and they began incubating mid-April. I'll see if I can find any news stories to post.