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Offline susha

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Re: AZ / Phoenix - 2016-17
« Reply #62 on: May 25, 2016, 19:33 »
Now that I recall, chicks have seemed to go missing on other cams and were just out of camera range.  Maybe she/he is under the ledge, in a food coma...?
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Re: AZ / Phoenix - 2016-17
« Reply #61 on: May 25, 2016, 19:28 »
I just took a peek at this site and the nestbox is empty! ???

Can't seem to find any news anywhere of what happened or might be happening...
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Re: AZ / Phoenix - 2016-17
« Reply #60 on: May 23, 2016, 17:59 »
What a great video of the little one.  Thanks, RCF, for posting the link.
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Re: AZ / Phoenix - 2016-17
« Reply #59 on: May 23, 2016, 16:08 »
386 grams isn't bad for 13 days old ... chick is half-way to banding age so if s/he doubles in weight, chick will be pretty standard for a female at banding, bit tubby if it turns out to be a male.  Either way, it is good news  ;)
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Re: AZ / Phoenix - 2016-17
« Reply #58 on: May 23, 2016, 14:53 »
They made a video of the checkup. They said the eyas now weighs 386 grams and think it's female.



Great news! Arizona Game and Fish Department checked on the peregrine chick this morning in its nest box on a @maricopacounty high rise. The chick was having a hard time using its legs; small splints were fitted, but today the chick showed huge improvement. The splints are no longer needed. The chick is healthy and expected to fledge!

Check out the video, pretty feisty chick -  https://www.facebook.com/azgafd/posts/10153676439675678
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Re: AZ / Phoenix - 2016-17
« Reply #57 on: May 23, 2016, 13:22 »
Quote from: RCF on May 23, 2016, 12:03
Arizona Game and Fish Department have removed the remnants of the splints and put gravel in the box.
 :)  

Looking at chick - not quite as fuzzy and white as ours might be at this age but it seems chick is in the growing-out-of-first-feathers stage and they all look a bit nude.  Having said that chick looks pretty darn alert, strong and well-fed.  I think tot could do well so long as something else unexpected doesn't happen.  And that gravel will make it so much more comfortable for the chick - cooler as well I suspect, even in the Phoenix heat.
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Re: AZ / Phoenix - 2016-17
« Reply #56 on: May 23, 2016, 12:03 »
Arizona Game and Fish Department have removed the remnants of the splints and put gravel in the box.
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Re: AZ / Phoenix - 2016-17
« Reply #55 on: May 22, 2016, 10:51 »


He didn't want any more.  :)



Mom was chasing his beak.  ;D



Full up  :)

Going into food coma
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Re: AZ / Phoenix - 2016-17
« Reply #54 on: May 19, 2016, 09:23 »
From RCF's photos I realize that the chick is sitting on astroturf or that stiff indoor/outdoor carpeting.  That cannot be comfortable for the wee thing ...
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Re: AZ / Phoenix - 2016-17
« Reply #53 on: May 18, 2016, 19:27 »
I caught a feeding around 6:30pm. He got lots, plus Mom left and then came back to give him more.  :-*



Big crop  :)



Looks full



Mom came back to give him a little more.

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Re: AZ / Phoenix - 2016-17
« Reply #52 on: May 18, 2016, 14:37 »

Thank you to AZGFD Watchable Wildlife Program Manager Randy Babb and AZGFD Wildlife Education Program Manager Mike Demlong for a very informative chat session, along with live video. What great people!

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Re: AZ / Phoenix - 2016-17
« Reply #51 on: May 18, 2016, 12:41 »
Dad just came in. Chick got up, and looked so much better. It's still rather quiet in the nest, and appears peaceful.

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Re: AZ / Phoenix - 2016-17
« Reply #50 on: May 18, 2016, 12:08 »

Baby has been sleeping quietly for quite a while.  :)

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Re: AZ / Phoenix - 2016-17
« Reply #49 on: May 18, 2016, 11:37 »
Cam is live here again!  :)

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Re: AZ / Phoenix - 2016-17
« Reply #48 on: May 17, 2016, 20:28 »


For those of you curious how the peregrine chick is doing - here's a peek inside the nest during a feeding this afternoon. Want to learn more? Tune in right here from 11 a.m. to noon Wednesday (2 p.m. EST) as AZGFD Watchable Wildlife Program Manager Randy Babb answers your questions live.
 https://www.facebook.com/azgafd/?fref=nf

https://www.facebook.com/azgafd/photos/a.178084410677.124463.88910615677/10153663893910678/?type=3
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