Manitoba Peregrines > U of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
Radisson in San Antonio
The Peregrine Chick:
Bev and her friend Trish have provided excellent photos to confirm that yes, one of the two birds spotted in San Antonio is Radisson! Because I don't have (or at least can't find) a photo of her band at banding, I really needed to see the band before being sure, particularly as Alison noted on her original post, there is another bird with the same coloured band combination (they are supposed to be as unique as the silver aluminum bands but mistakes obviously do happen!) Now hopefully there is another photo or two of the black/red banded bird and we'll be able to find out who s/he is. I'm pretty sure it is a female by the look of the bird's overall mass and what I can see of her feet. We'll just have to wait and see what more we hear from San Antonio ... at least until Radisson decides to continue her journey north of course.
A big thank you to Alison for finding and posting the story from the San Antonio Express-News - and for twigging that the black banded bird could be Radisson!
bev.:
here is a picture I was looking for Allison now we are assuming there is no number in front of the 7 . I sent Tracy a few others that she will probably post
this is when I asked for a closeup form cam operator at the time
does not surprise me if it is her as they pass through TExas on migration. remember they are on holidays so they are not nesting
thanks Allison for posting this
Alison:
This is one of Bev's photos of Radisson from 2017.
I still believe the band on the San Antonio bird is *R/7, partly because the bottom part of the letter appears to be the wrong shape for it to be a B.
The photo of the bird with a black/red band:
The Peregrine Chick:
Not sure how long it will take for us to track down the band photos for Radisson but thank you Alison for finding and sharing the photo and for including your research on the coloured band's number. It would be great to find out Radisson is starting her way back north ... and cool to maybe find out who's she's with!!
carly:
That makes sense, stop in Texas..enjoy the sunshine and get fed up before continuing on up north. This is so exciting! And yes I know you want to be 100% before saying it's her, you have an excellent point about the bands...I think it's her though...lol! Or rather I want it to be her so I know she's safe...wonder who the boy is? A grandson maybe or she's got a friend on the side...lol!
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