Other Peregrine Projects > USA Peregrines
MD / Baltimore - 2015-22
GCG:
;D ;D This incredible site finally has its first egg. I think it was just laid. Happy! Happy! Happy!
http://www.chesapeakeconservancy.org/peregrine-falcon-webcam
The Peregrine Chick:
Princess got into an almighty fight last year and she was really messed up as well and it never even slowed her down. Birds are designed to live or die fast and become food for something else. Peregrines are tough as we all know and if she managed to fly away she may just need time to recoup or she'll become weakened enough someone will be able to catch up with her. If she can fly she will be smart and tuck herself out of danger and wait it out - if she isn't expending a lot of energy she can go without food for a couple of days. Since she was the resident female, she should know where there are food caches so she may not have to hunt if she can access the food. And the male may still want to feed her so even if she is too mobile to catch, she could still be fine - maybe not fast enough to recapture her territory, but enough to survive and return the next year. Or of course, she was too injured right from the start in which case, a quick quiet death in the wild may not be the worse thing to happen - not all birds handle being taken into care well. But then, lots do and come back bigger and badder than ever.
Please do let us know if you hear anything ...
Alison:
--- Quote from: gemcitygemini on April 02, 2015, 16:23 ---http://www.chesapeakeconservancy.org/images/falcon_factsheet_final.pdf
Alison, there is contact info in this link. You may be able to share your findings/photos on this link.
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They have now been notified; apparently they did not even realize that the female on their brand new webcam had been injured, never mind displaced. >:(
With this being a long weekend, what are the chances that anyone will actually go to look for Barb?
Alison:
--- Quote from: gemcitygemini on April 02, 2015, 16:00 ---What I saw was this new falcon. I can now see it was not the injured bird in your posted photos. She was in the left front area of the nest. Standing still, facing the camera. At times she appeared to puff up and tail would slowly move up and down. This went on for about five minutes or more, then she hopped onto the ledge, eventually she was gone for a short time. I have never seen an egg being laid so I googled for a video. what I see in this video was similar. IDK ::)
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I did not see what you saw today, gemcitygemini, but it sounds like courtship behavior to me. I expect that the male was just off camera, and that she and the male were perhaps e-chupping and bowing to each other.
The video you posted is from the Maine nest, 2009. I remember it very well.
GCG:
http://www.chesapeakeconservancy.org/images/falcon_factsheet_final.pdf
Alison, there is contact info in this link. You may be able to share your findings/photos on this link.
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