McKenzie Seeds - 2017 / Sol & Hurricane

[The Peregrine Chick]

Thanks for the great news RCF!!

[susha]

Hurray!  Another successful fledge   Thanks for keeping us up to speed, RCF!

[RCF]

I guess this girly has officially fledged! She was about a block away on a building east of the McKenzie building this morning.

[BirdLover]

She sure is a beauty!

[GCG]

The amazing photos you share with your posts makes it seem I am seeing what you are seeing. Thanks RCF! 

[RCF]

Well, she wasn't on the nest box roof or even in it this morning, she was on the south pillar.  I did not see her after work but Hurricane and Sol were both perched at the bottom of the clock tower so I would imagine she is on the lower roof somewhere.

[The Peregrine Chick]

Nice to see her up there - and since she doesn't get to run around on the roof to strengthen her muscles and doesn't have siblings to play with and chase, I'm glad she's got the extra room in and on the nestbox!  She does look good up there 

[RCF]

The chick was on the roof of the nest box today,we never saw her get up there or get down. She did however lay down up there. 

[RCF]

Just wondering, RCF if you have seen anything going on at the other sight that was a potential nest?

I haven't seen a falcon out there since April but there could be one and I never saw it.  There was a raven's nest on one of the stacks and we were out there today and saw five of them frolicking with each other.

Short Video of the Ravens ~ https://youtu.be/KZO4H39GVRI

[Moonstar]

great photos RCF.  They make my heart stop when they are flapping on the edge o the box like that

[RCF]

Out on the nest edge practicing! At one point it looked like she was trying to get on the broomstick (perch bar) but it is a fair jump down maybe 8 inches. The perch bar used to be on the top board before the new nest box was installed, the chicks used to just walk onto it.  We watched Luck from 2009 make it bounce up and down when she was wingersizing! 

[BirdLover]

Just wondering, RCF if you have seen anything going on at the other sight that was a potential nest?

At the last report I had, the Tower site was quiet.  We've moved the nestbox to a new spot which might be a bit more attractive but I suspect not.  Next year though it looks as though we will be able to get the box up as high as we can get it - hopefully that will make it much more appealing!  Fingers crossed at least.  Perhaps one of Hurricane's chicks will return to town and decide that's the place for them .. who knows!

Thanks, TPC!  That would be exciting to have another nesting pair in Brandon.

[The Peregrine Chick]

Just wondering, RCF if you have seen anything going on at the other sight that was a potential nest?

At the last report I had, the Tower site was quiet.  We've moved the nestbox to a new spot which might be a bit more attractive but I suspect not.  Next year though it looks as though we will be able to get the box up as high as we can get it - hopefully that will make it much more appealing!  Fingers crossed at least.  Perhaps one of Hurricane's chicks will return to town and decide that's the place for them .. who knows!

[BirdLover]

Just wondering, RCF if you have seen anything going on at the other sight that was a potential nest?

[The Peregrine Chick]

She is a nice looking bird I'm sorry real life conspired to prevent us from banding her - it would have been cool to see what she may have gotten up to in he future.  But she's safe and she has her future in front of her and that is really all that is necessary - the rest is a bonus.