Manitoba Peregrines > Other Peregrine Sightings in Manitoba
Non-Resident Sightings - 2020
Eye-spy:
--- Quote from: Cooper on September 07, 2010, 14:55 ---Okay, at the risk of looking like the rube of the forum, I have to ask the question above.
Here's what happened:
A couple of weekends ago, I was downtown, just outside cityplace, and was delighted to see, flying above the Delta, three peregrines. They looked to me to be three of the kids. So I watched them circling, catching thermals, doing their little ballet, when a fourth bird joined in. Neat-o! I think it's all four kids!
So I stood and watched for a while as they circled higher when a fifth bird joined in and then a sixth! I'm just about beside myself because I think I have the whole family! So I stand watching totally mesmerized. And I keep counting to assure myself that there are actually six when, oh-oh, there's seven!
But, I really don't believe they were seagulls. They all circled and circled with one another higher and higher until they all disappeared.
As I say, I don't want to sound like a dumb bunny, but I'd swear there were seven falcons all flying together in concert.
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Put the bottle down Cooper, the double vision has set in. No more lunches with Barbara.
The Peregrine Chick:
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 ;)
bccs:
Wow Cooper, most definitely a question for the Chick.
Cooper:
2011 NON-RESIDENT SIGHTINGS
Okay, at the risk of looking like the rube of the forum, I have to ask the question above. At first I was not going to ask, thinking I could not possibly have seen what I saw. But it's been bugging me for the last couple of weeks.
Here's what happened:
A couple of weekends ago, I was downtown, just outside cityplace, and was delighted to see, flying above the Delta, three peregrines. They looked to me to be three of the kids. So I watched them circling, catching thermals, doing their little ballet, when a fourth bird joined in. Neat-o! I think it's all four kids!
So I stood and watched for a while as they circled higher when a fifth bird joined in and then a sixth! I'm just about beside myself because I think I have the whole family! So I stand watching totally mesmerized. And I keep counting to assure myself that there are actually six when, oh-oh, there's seven!
I say this cannot be! So I count again and sure enough there are seven. Of course by this time they are so high that I can't really be certain that they are our falcons and because I know there can't be seven, I tell myself that one or more must be seagulls.
But, I really don't believe they were seagulls. They didn't fly like seagulls. I know the first three were falcons. So, surely seagulls wouldn't join up with them. I watched for quite some time, so I know it wasn't a fly through kind of thing. They all circled and circled with one another higher and higher until they all disappeared.
So, could the neighbourhood kids have come for a play date? Would a stranger in town be permitted to fly with the family?
As I say, I don't want to sound like a dumb bunny, but I'd swear there were seven falcons all flying together in concert.
carly:
Hard to believe that time of year is coming around again already. Feels like they just got here :-\
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