Manitoba Peregrines > Radisson Peregrines
Radisson - 2016 / Smiley & Princess
burdi:
--- Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on August 21, 2016, 14:11 ---Okay, Burdi's twosome - one them is confirmed as Cora, a Radisson chick from this year. The male's second number on the bottom is a bit obscured about a bit of crud but it still looks more like Mountbatten's (Logan) band number than Dixon's (Radisson). Perhaps if he would show me his band number while he is on the edge of the box I might get a clearer look in better light.
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So our second visitor is Cora! Excellent work, TPC! It’s so nice to see the youngsters and know they are well; hopefully Nellie is also nearby. And here’s hoping our male visitor will drop by again and perhaps be identified. Good luck!
The Peregrine Chick:
Okay, Burdi's twosome - one them is confirmed as Cora, a Radisson chick from this year. The male's second number on the bottom is a bit obscured about a bit of crud but it still looks more like Mountbatten's (Logan) band number than Dixon's (Radisson). Perhaps if he would show me his band number while he is on the edge of the box I might get a clearer look in better light.
The Peregrine Chick:
Sorry folks, Puck is a green bird, not a red ... so Dixon, Mountbatten, Calvin (unlikely as that may seem) or Oberon at the Radisson ... think I may have more of his band number ... going to check the records - may have the friend Burdi spotted, got most the number and the tape colour, need to check if what the missing digit might be ... back when I have more info ...
The Peregrine Chick:
I read Burdi's note and switched on the cam to check the recording and lo and behold, birdie on the ledge ... bit out of range of the ledge cam so I've moved the skycam to check him/her out. very light colours on the head, can't see the feet. Maybe s/he'll show me feet or walk down to the ledge cam and I can check out feet. From overhead it is exceedingly difficult to tell size but the toes look fairly gracile so I suspect one of the boys ....
burdi:
--- Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on August 19, 2016, 16:23 ---Burdi's little friend was back and I could finally see that there is some crud on his band which is helping to obscure the second number. Will keep watching and let you know if I get a band number. Still think it is mostly likely Dixon or Mountbatten ... either way it is nice to find out these two are still with us and hanging around ...
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Many thanks for checking on our visitor, TPC! It's really nice to know that my little friend is one of the males, and without your help, I would never have known! I have a feeling this is Dixon though nothing much to go on except that he somehow looks at home at the Radisson! Mountbatten or Puck, I suppose ... though Puck - with his possible housekeeping genes - could prove helpful at getting this nestbox cleaned up for Smiley and Princess. ;)
I did see my little friend yesterday morning around 1110 hrs; he left at 1213 hrs, but I missed a lot! (It’s good to know you were checking, TPC.) Early this morning I believe Smiley was on the edge of the box at 0301 hrs (he probably spent most of the night there), but I wasn’t able to watch again till this afternoon at 1720 hrs when I found our young visitor back again! He stayed till just before 1900 hrs and was joined by a second young visitor shortly before leaving! Also, around 1950 hrs I spotted an adult (Smiley perhaps), who stayed only a few minutes.
TPC, if you check the recording you will see somebirdie arrive on the sw corner of the box at 1853 hrs - while our first visitor was still sitting on the front edge. These two were together for 5 minutes or so while nibbling on scraps in the box, then suddenly they were gone (so I imagine they left together just before 1900 hrs). Hope you will be able to tell who’s who; I’m amazed how close you were to getting the second number on the band of our first visitor! It’s great to see activity here again!
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