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KS / Topeka - Westar - 2019-20
The Peregrine Chick:
2012 NESTING SEASON
As of March 3rd, the peregrines have returned to Topeka.
Haven't had confirmation yet if it is the 2011 pair - Boreas & Nemaha or the 2004-2010 pair, Doorly & Hope.
All of these birds are related to Manitoba birds and to each other through Madame and T-Rex.
Doorly - 1999 wild-hatched male, Woodman Tower, Omaha, Nebraska
= son of Winnie, grandson of T-Rex and Burnsie
= brother of Husker (Red Wing, MN), Goldie (Fargo, ND) and Tower (Kansas City, MO)
Hope - 2002 wild-hatched female, Woodman Tower, Omaha, Nebraska
= great-niece of Madame who was T-Rex's second mate and Trey's Mom
--> parents of AJ, Beaky, Sampson, Wes and Star
Boreas - 2007 wild-hatched male, State Capitol Building, Lincoln, Nebraska
Nemaha - 2009 wild-hatched female, State Capitol Building, Lincoln Nebraska
= both are offspring of Alley, grandkids of Trey & Princess, great-grandkids of T-Rex & Madame
--> Stormy, Zephyr (and Tesla who died before naming)
The Peregrine Chick:
2011 Resident Pair
male: Boreas - 2007 wild-hatched male, State Capitol Building, Lincoln, Nebraska
female: Nemaha - 2009 wild-hatched female, State Capitol Building, Lincoln Nebraska
Both are offspring of Alley, grandkids of Trey & Princess, great-grandkids of T-Rex & Madame
Offspring:
2011 = Zephyr (male), Stormy (female), Tesla (male, died before fledging)
This is a wee bit late (:o) but I thought I would add it just so we have all the information in one place
Early yesterday afternoon (6/20), our male falcon chick (Zephyr) left the nest box. He spent the afternoon running around the Westar building ledge. Late in the evening he flew off the building and has been testing his wings around downtown Topeka. He was spotted this morning around Kansas Avenue. The female falcon chick (Stormy) looks like she could leave the nest box any second now. Mom and dad will continue to help feed the chicks and show them around until they are able to fend for themselves.
The winning falcon names are Stormy, Zephyr and Tesla.
The winning person that submitted the name Stormy, suggested that be the females name and we agree that is a great fit. We also feel that Zephyr is a good match for our younger male falcon who was first to fledge. And, Tesla, which is a reference to Nikola Tesla, an inventor and engineer of electricity is a good fit for our first hatched male that didn't make it and is now watching over his brother and sister.
Thank you to everyone that took the time to submit falcon names and for taking the time to vote for your favorite. We had over 130 votes. We'll continue to send out updates as long as our young falcons stick around downtown Topeka.
The Peregrine Chick:
From the Westar Folks ...
We have narrowed our potential falcon names down to five choices. Vote on your favorite at our Facebook page, click on "more" to see all five names. http://www.facebook.com/Westarenergyinc
The top two names will be given to the falcon chicks. Although our third chick didn't make it, we would still like to give him a name, so he will receive the third most popular name. We also have updated information as to what happened to him if you are interested. On our falcon page, look at the June 6th update.
Kinderchick:
Very sad news. Poor little guy. :'( I wonder if he fell off rather than jumped off, similar to what happened to one of the Radisson chicks a few years ago? ??? Maybe something was already wrong with him? :-\ I guess a necropsy will be done and we will hear about the results before too long.
The Peregrine Chick:
We have sad news to report. One of our male falcon chicks has died. The chick apparently jumped from the box yesterday between about 8 and 9 p.m. and didn?t survive the 10-story fall. When it was banded on Monday, its condition was good and we?re unsure as to what caused it to jump out of the box. The most dangerous period for peregrines is from hatching until the falcons are a year old. We?ll continue to keep you updated on the remaining male and female chicks. The naming contest will continue as originally designed. Many thanks to those that have already submitted names.
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