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KS / Topeka - Westar - 2019-20
The Peregrine Chick:
From Topeka - lone chick died at fledging ... Edison was a great-grandkid of Trey & Princess (think I have the "greats" correct) ...
We're sorry to report that after a few flight attempts off our downtown Topeka rooftop, our young falcon, Edison, has been found deceased on the rooftop. It appears that after an unsuccessful flight attempt, he had a mishap that resulted in a neck injury that was fatal. Peregrines may typically live to be 12 to 15 years old; however, the mortality rate for young falcons is higher than 50 percent.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to watch our falcons' progress this spring, submit and vote on your favorite falcon names and email us your feedback. Your interest and support of the falcons is heartwarming. We're hopeful for a more successful season next year. We'll continue to send updates on parents Nemaha and Boreas.
The Peregrine Chick:
From the folks in Topeka ...
About 10:45 a.m. Saturday, June 16, our male falcon chick left the nest box. He spent the morning running around the Westar building ledge. We had no sightings shortly after his departure, but are confident that he spent some time testing his wings in downtown Topeka. Mom and dad will continue to help feed the chick and show him around until he is able to fend for himself.
The winning falcon name of Edison was submitted by several watchers and was voted on the most times (40% of the vote). Thank you to everyone that took the time to submit falcon names and for taking the time to vote for your favorite.
The Peregrine Chick:
Voting for chick names has started ...
Thank you for the name suggestions, there were well over 100 submitted. It was a challenge to narrow it down to just three.
Potential names:
Lindbergh - After Charles Lindbergh, famous aviator
Edison - Inventor of the lightbulb
Topeka - In honor of the city. Was submitted several times.
Vote for your favorite name - Please, only one vote per person. Link to vote: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/S896X8H
The Peregrine Chick:
Here's the note I received from the Westar folks as well ....
We're sorry to report that this morning one of our falcon chicks took a fatal fall from the nestbox.
Even though the Peregrine Project has approved our current nestbox design, we're convinced that changes can be made to hopefully lessen the chance of this happening in the future. We?ll make the changes after this falcon season. We'll continue to get the best advice we can and make adjustments to give our birds their best chance for survival.
Falcon chicks are commonly lost to falls in nature. Statistically, the mortality rate the first year is higher than 50%. We understand this is a sad time and there is a level of human emotion attached with the falcons. We would also like to remind everyone that these are wild creatures.
RCF:
Tragedy at Topeka again the same chick fell but did not survive this time. :'(
http://www.peregrinefalcon-bcaw.net/viewtopic.php?p=193901#p193901
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