NE / Omaha - Woodmen Tower - 2009-21

[Alison]

There is good news about one of the 2014 chicks from the Woodmen nest. Elsa, a daughter of Hera and Mintaka, banded black/red D/43, has been spotted in western Iowa, some ten miles from the Omaha nest site. Her grandparents are Alley and 19/K at the Lincoln nest; her great-grandparents are Princess and Trey at the Radisson nest in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

She is absolutely stunning. The beautiful photos are by Cary Smithson.

 

The chicks being banded in 2014:



http://magazine.outdoornebraska.gov/2016/01/peregrine-falcon-news-from-frozen-and-iowa/

[Alison]

On July 27, Penelope and Charlotte were returned to the WoodmenLife Tower to be released. When Penelope was released, she flew strongly. Charlotte, on the other hand, made several attempts to fly, but was not able to fly successfully. She was taken back to Fontenelle Forest Raptor Recovery for further rehab. At least she will be safe there, and perhaps all she needs is more time before she can be released.

There has still been no sign of Max.

Penelope being released (left); beautiful Charlotte (right).

 

Photos from the WoodmenLife site.

[Kinderchick]

So sorry to hear that both Charlotte & Penelope are in rehab. Here's hoping they will recover enough to be successfully released back into the wild.

[Alison]

As of the beginning of this month, Max had not been seen for about a week.

The two surviving girls, Charlotte and Penelope, are both in rehab at Fontenelle Forest Raptor Recovery. One has a fractured collarbone; the other had become entangled in a net on a nearby building, and had lost weight.

It is very sad that fledging did not go well for any of this year's chicks. I hope that Charlotte and Penelope will be able to make a full recovery and be released.

I saw both Charity and Mintaka on cam today, one at each nest at the same time.

[Kinderchick]

Aww! So sorry to hear this very sad news about Lily.

[Alison]

Very sad news from the Woodmen nest; we have already lost one of the four fledglings. 

Lily Found Dead

Unfortunately, just a few short days after being named, Lily (B/90) (shown below) was found dead on the 5th floor balcony roof of the WoodmenLife Tower. It appears that she hit a window.

The remaining birds continue to fly off the roof of the WoodmenLife Tower and are routinely rescued when they land – which is normal. Birds have been recovered from the sidewalk, alleyway, parking garage, nearby Courthouse lawn and the 5th floor balcony. Each time, the birds are recovered and placed on the WoodmenLife Tower roof where mom and dad continue to feed and nurture them.



It is so sad to lose this beautiful little girl at such a young age. I wish that Lily could have had the chance to live her life.

Note: I am not sure of the correct spelling of Lily's name. I have seen it as a mixture of Lily and Lilly.

[Alison]

Here are the band numbers which go with the chicks' names:

• Charlotte (B/85)
• Penelope (B/86)
• Lily (B/90)
• Max (H31)

[RCF]

From the  WoodmenLife FB page

Here are the chicks names from their contest.  

[Alison]

I just saw the other two chicks at the far end of the ledge, so all four are accounted for at the moment.

 

[Alison]

One of the Woodmen chicks has been rescued, and two of the chicks have been returned to the roof of the Woodmen Tower. I'm very glad they found the missing chick.

From the Woodmen blog:

06/16/2015

Falcons Retrieved; Moved to Tower Roof

The fourth young falcon has been found! The missing falcon was found alive and well in an alley between the WoodmenLife Tower and the World Building. So it looks like the first two flights have ended successfully.

After consulting with Fontonelle Forest Raptor Recovery, both the falcon on the 5th floor and the one that landed in the alley were recovered and released on the roof of the WoodmenLife Tower. It should not take Mom and Dad long to find them up there.

This is normal behavior for the falcons when they are learning to fly. The young birds will make that first leap, flap their wings and discover they are not strong enough to return to the nest. So, they glide down to a landing.

In the past, young falcons have been found on sidewalks, streets, alleys and rooftops in downtown Omaha.

Below are images of the two falcons -- band numbers B/86 and H/31 -- after being released on the WoodmenLife Tower Roof. They don't seem very happy about it.

Two of Princess's great-grandchildren; they are beautiful! Photos from the blog.

 

[The Peregrine Chick]

There are four chicks here - three females, one male.
Voting on their names ends on June 15th.

Link to the voting = 2015 Name the Chicks Contest

Have fun!

[Alison]

The new, unbanded female was named Charity. Mintaka (banded black/red 57/H) is still the resident male.

They have four chicks.

[The Peregrine Chick]

They have been running a contest to name the new female at this site - winning entry should be announced today (April 27th).

For those new to this site, the former female was Hera.  She was from a wild nest somewhere so wasn't banded as a chick, however, she did get a silver USFWS band when she was injured one year.  The new female is also unbanded so no way to know where she is from.  It will nice to be able to call her by a name instead of "unbanded female in Omaha"   

[The Peregrine Chick]

It's still the unbanded female. They have  three eggs now as of this morning.   And yes the male is still Mintake also.

Thanks RCF!  Have you heard if they have or plan to name the new female soon?

[RCF]

Have we heard who the pair are here this year?  Mintaka is still around after his fight with dad I'm assuming, but what about the female - is silver-banded Hera back or is it still the unbanded female that was around earlier?

It's still the unbanded female. They have  three eggs now as of this morning.   And yes the male is still Mintake also.