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McKenzie Seeds - 2015 / Brooklyn & Hurricane
GCG:
Thank you for this information, TPC! I look forward to the photos Dennis took at the banding. And RCF, I look forward to more of your incredible photo as well. ;D
TPC, was there a video made at the banding? Is so, will it be posted on Youtube? ???
The Peregrine Chick:
Hurricane and Brooklyn have two male chicks and two female chicks who look to be about 25 days old. Like past years Hurricane'sand Brooklyn's chicks aren't particularly large (thank you Princess and Trey) so I would expect them to start to fledge in about two weeks based on past experience.
We had hoped to get the FalconCam operating here today but it wasn't to be. MTS through their Future First philanthropy program had agreed to help us out with a connection but with the work necessary to get a line in place and our small window of opportunity (I.w., before the chicks fledge) it wasn't feasible so I will be talking with the program to see if they would be interested in helping us out next year instead. No guarantees of course but keep your fingers crossed!
And RCF's sharp eye at the beginning of the month was bang on. She spotted one of the adults with food and thought the delivery looked more like a chick meal than dinner for a hungry incubating adult and she was right looking at the age of the chicks. We weren't sure exactly what we would find - we got the call that MTS would be able to meet us today about the connection and we took the chance that between RCF's observations and a couple of photos Conservation managed to take that the chicks would be old enough to band safely. And though the real reason for our trip wasn't successful, we were able to band which given everyone's schedule at the moment was a stroke of good fortune.
Dennis I'm sure will get his photos processed and posted as soon as he can.
Kinderchick:
--- Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on June 16, 2015, 17:04 ---Big surprise for the NRO checking the nestbox for us - Hurricane and Brooklyn have four far and healthy chicks not three! Way to go Hurricane & Brooklyn!!! :o ;D
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4 healthy chicks for Hurricane & Brooklyn! That's great news! :D
RCF:
--- Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on June 16, 2015, 17:04 ---Big surprise for the NRO checking the nestbox for us - Hurricane and Brooklyn have four fat and healthy chicks not three! Way to go Hurricane & Brooklyn!!! :o ;D
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I think I remember saying something about them having four chicks after you told me they only had three. It must have been hiding under the chick pile. ;D
Here's one of them from today poking it's head up just so you can see it.
The Peregrine Chick:
Big surprise for the NRO checking the nestbox for us - Hurricane and Brooklyn have four far and healthy chicks not three! Way to go Hurricane & Brooklyn!!! :o ;D
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