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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. :'(
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