Manitoba Peregrines > UND, Grand Forks, North Dakota
UND Tower - 2015 / Marv & Terminator
The Peregrine Chick:
--- Quote from: RCF on June 19, 2015, 12:35 ---I was not asking for this to happen, I just thought it would be nice if people could watch.
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Sorry if I made is sound like you were RCF, it was just the perfect opportunity to explain why we don't and I used McKenzie Seeds as an example as we'll probably be banding them first this year!
Except my work schedule is busier than usual this year, I had thought about pitching the an idea of getting a group together to go down to Grand Forks to watch their banding. If folks are interested, I can add it to the things we see about arranging for next year. Particularly if Terminator is back again.
RCF:
--- Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on June 19, 2015, 11:18 ---Certainly some locations lend themselves to public bandings - the UND nestsite in Grand Forks where the birds have to come down to be banded is an excellent example. But most peregrines in North America are banded without spectators or spectacle.
And as much as I can fully appreciate how much everyone would like to see the chicks up close I can't really believe that you would want us to put them through additional stress.
For example, in Brandon, we band the chicks about 100 feet away from their nestbox. We retrieve them by ladder from their nestbox which is attached 20 feet up a wall, take them just inside the building so their parents aren't more agitated watching us handle their chicks and the chicks are more agitated responding to their parents' distress. We band them which takes on average about 20 minutes for 4 chicks and we return them to the roof. A public banding event would double or triple the time because as there are no working elevators in the building now, we would need to carry them downstairs and then to another venue because access to the building is restricted while waiting for renovations to begin. So off to another venue, then we'd start the banding, let everyone look and take pictures and all the rest that goes along with any public event. Then pack them up, back to McKenzie Seeds, back up 7 flights of stairs, then back up another flight to the roof for the release.
Add to this that we are constrained by the limits our our permits - both our provincial and federal permits. In the US, the peregrine is not an at-risk species at the federal level, here in Canada they are. Individual states have different regulations re handling, here in Manitoba we have the same and they are a designated endangered species. And banders are further governed by rules of conduct regarding the handling of the birds they are banding. The upshot of this, in very simple terms is, "handle with care".
And for all these reasons, the Project does not arrange public banding events.
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I was not asking for this to happen, I just thought it would be nice if people could watch.
The Peregrine Chick:
Certainly some locations lend themselves to public bandings - the UND nestsite in Grand Forks where the birds have to come down to be banded is an excellent example. But most peregrines in North America are banded without spectators or spectacle.
And as much as I can fully appreciate how much everyone would like to see the chicks up close I can't really believe that you would want us to put them through additional stress.
For example, in Brandon, we band the chicks about 100 feet away from their nestbox. We retrieve them by ladder from their nestbox which is attached 20 feet up a wall, take them just inside the building so their parents aren't more agitated watching us handle their chicks and the chicks are more agitated responding to their parents' distress. We band them which takes on average about 20 minutes for 4 chicks and we return them to the roof. A public banding event would double or triple the time because as there are no working elevators in the building now, we would need to carry them downstairs and then to another venue because access to the building is restricted while waiting for renovations to begin. So off to another venue, then we'd start the banding, let everyone look and take pictures and all the rest that goes along with any public event. Then pack them up, back to McKenzie Seeds, back up 7 flights of stairs, then back up another flight to the roof for the release.
Add to this that we are constrained by the limits our our permits - both our provincial and federal permits. In the US, the peregrine is not an at-risk species at the federal level, here in Canada they are. Individual states have different regulations re handling, here in Manitoba we have the same and they are a designated endangered species. And banders are further governed by rules of conduct regarding the handling of the birds they are banding. The upshot of this, in very simple terms is, "handle with care".
And for all these reasons, the Project does not arrange public banding events.
bccs:
--- Quote from: RCF on June 18, 2015, 17:39 ---
--- Quote ---About 70 people gathered to watch regional raptor expert Tim Driscoll of Grand Forks band the four chicks, offspring of Terminator and Marv.
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Wouldn't that be great if this could be done here in Manitoba. I bet there are a lot of people who would love to see a falcon up close. Good exposure usually means more funding for the needs of the peregrines. It seems the more people attend there is a much better chance at getting donations. Also people get educated on these beautiful birds.
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What a fabulous idea RCF. Not only are there lots of people that would like to see a peregrine up close, I bet they would pay to be there.
I know I would and what a fantastic way to support the Manitoba project.
Good thinking.
RCF:
--- Quote ---About 70 people gathered to watch regional raptor expert Tim Driscoll of Grand Forks band the four chicks, offspring of Terminator and Marv.
--- End quote ---
Wouldn't that be great if this could be done here in Manitoba. I bet there are a lot of people who would love to see a falcon up close. Good exposure usually means more funding for the needs of the peregrines. It seems the more people attend there is a much better chance at getting donations. Also people get educated about these beautiful birds.
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