Manitoba Peregrines > Other Peregrine Sightings in Manitoba
Non-Resident Sightings - 2020
des:
Quote from TPC
"Dennis has been watching the bird(s) at HSC more over the last week as it is the start of migration and it is one of our migration roost sites. Both of these birds he spotted earlier today there (which is what prompted me to hit the sky and box cams when I should be doing chores). And yes, of course he has photos. I'm going to make a wee comparison and then hopefully do some posting so everyone can play along."
Question from des...
I did drive-by's at the sites I have seen peregrines this afternoon - no luck.
Where have you all seen birds at HSC - exactly - I drove round and round - and wasn't even sure just where they have appeared there.
Help, please.
birdnut:
They are still here.....
Looks like Princess, but I might be wrong, sitting on Ivy's favorite letter R at HSC this morning at 8:00 a.m.
One of them spent alot of time here yesterday too...saw one at 11:30, 12:30, 4:00 and 6:00.
birdnut:
Dad is on his favorite letter "R" at HSC at 1:30 p.m. today.
there still here..but how much longer???
The Peregrine Chick:
Me too Cooper, me too! :'(
Cooper:
--- Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on September 07, 2010, 16:23 ---Probably a little early for multiple peregrines, particularly on the wing Cooper, though we do at times see them in those kinds of numbers occasionally as they come north in the spring. Both Dennis and I have photos of buildings with up to 7 peregrines on them. Downside is that they don't stay long ... we'll see them at 8pm and by 4am the next morning all but one will be gone and not seen again. If I had to hazard a guess, I would be inclined to say there were crows in the mix. More than once I have seen young peregrines chasing/harrassing/being harrassed by crows - they are the same body size and from a distance the same density of colour. There are a few other raptor species that have been seen in towns and in groups - saw 5 red-tails together (all adults) last week which was a first for me so it could have been something else buzzing through at a different altitude.
Of course, just my best guess as I wasn't there beside you when you saw them. I can say that we haven't had increased numbers at any of our migration roost sites, or more sightings and there hasn't been an noticeable increase in the number of peregrines spotted at migrations hawkwatch sites, so no indication that migration has begun, so ... but then, who knows ;)
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Thanks for a plausible explanation TPC. I'm just going to have to let it go with that. But I sure do wish you had bee beside me to see what I saw.
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