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CA / San Jose - 2009-15
Alison:
The three chicks were banded yesterday as planned:
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/San-Joses-Falcon-Chicks-Get-Sexed-92669674.html
And there is a short video of the chicks sporting their brand new bands:
http://www.youtube.com/SANJOSEPFA
Alison:
The San Jose chicks will also be banded on Monday:
SJ and SF falcon falcon chicks to get check ups
SAN JOSE, CA (KGO) -- San Jose's world famous Peregrine Falcons will get a visit from a wildlife expert Monday morning. The falcon parents nicknamed Clara and Esteban Colbert can be seen on a live webcam posted atop San Jose's City Hall. A researcher will rappel down the side of the building to determine the sex of their baby chicks. The Peregrine chicks will also get banded so they can be identified later.
Also, some falcon chicks nesting on San Francisco's Beale Street PG&E building will also get banded.
Predatory bird researchers from UC Santa Cruz will also check the health of the chicks who live on the edge of the building's 33rd floor. Falcon fans can watch that activity on their live webcam starting at noon.
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local&id=7419499
The pic above is from another article on the San Jose chicks: http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_14991603
Kinderchick:
Interesting but very sad and all a part of life in the natural world, I guess. :-\
Alison:
--- Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on April 18, 2010, 16:55 ---It can be one or the other. The adults do remove deceased chicks (depending on size in my experience). I have heard anecdotally of dead chicks being fed to siblings but I've never seen anything like that ... and my question would be, if a chick dies, would an adult trust feeding it to its siblings. That and peregrines don't practice siblicide or infanticide so I'm not sure it's a normal response to cannibalize their own young - but I admit its just outside my area of knowledge/experience. As for outsiders removing chicks, I've done it before - both before and after we had the FalconCam. I can't think of any other times that a chick was missing from the nest without my having removed it from the box.
--- End quote ---
It is very sad to hear that the little chick didn't make it.
Just wanted to add a couple of things to TPC's reply. One year at Black Dog, one of the chicks did not survive. Mom waited for a long time, then very gently lifted the little one and flew out of the nest with the chick.
In 2008 at the Richmond nest, there was something wrong with the chicks and they did not survive. Mom again carried them very gently out of the nest.
And unfortunately, I have seen a parent feed a chick who did not survive to the other chicks. Several years ago at King, one of the chicks lived only a few days. Belinda waited and waited for Doug (her former mate, and Mae's last mate) to return, but eventually she fed the lost chick to the others. It was speculated that Doug had taken too long to come back with food for the chicks. It is not common to see this, but sadly it does happen.
Ellie:
Thanks TPC. I had thought of the feeding it to the young also so am glad that you touched on that as well. A persons mind sure goes through a circuit of questions and answers in a situation like this. Will have to see how it all plays out. I notice that the cam is not up close any more so we will have to see what is said on the forum. Thanks again.
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