Manitoba Peregrines > Other Peregrine Sightings in Manitoba
Non-Resident Sightings - 2020
bev.:
Good work TPC and Pam. thanks for the shot of the male Allison.
We just never know where they will end up do we. I think we need to steer a few to Saskatchewan. (Regina ,maybe ;) ;))
The Peregrine Chick:
--- Quote from: Donna on October 24, 2009, 00:56 ---Tracy......... silly question, if she was hatched in Fargo, is it natural for them to come a bit north before heading south ? she just touring ?
Donna
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Keep in mind that the peregrine chicks fledged in July and once they got the whole hunting thing down and don't need Mum & Dad, they tend to go wandering. Fargo isn't that far from Winnipeg as the Peregrine flys - Holly, the resident female in Brandon before Hurricane, came from Fargo and all three of our Radisson females are from south of the border - Minneapolis for Maud and Princess, Cedar Rapids Iowa for Madame. And while we first observed Madame in December 1990 (she hatched in 1989) she could have been hanging around outside the Radisson territory for months before that.
But back to why come north ... have y'all noticed how many wetlands we have up here? It would be simple for her to follow the Red River* north, hunting all the way, until she hit the Netley-Libau Marsh at the south end of Lake Winnipeg. After a few meals of shorebirds, waders and small ducks, a left turn would take her to Oak Hammock Marsh for a few more meals and OHM is only 5-10 minutes as the peregrine flies from downtown Winnipeg. The Radisson has always been popular with peregrines (that's why we have a nestbox there) so with Trey & Princess absent but prey remains still in evidence (ick) and both the Red and Assiniboine Rivers nearby, OHM not far away and really stoopid KDW (Kraft Dinner with Wings) all over the place, here she hung out for a bit. Could also be that a storm blew her up here, but can't think of anything from the south at the end of September/early October that might qualify ... either way, she's fine, provided everyone with a little mini "fix" and she is back on her way again now ...
The Red River of the North flows north from northern South Dakota, through Fargo-Moorhead, Grand Forks and on to Winnipeg before emptying into Lake Winnipeg.
birdcamfan:
Maybe cross-border shopping for a little Peregrine Kraft dinner!
Kinderchick:
I have been following this story about the "mystery" peregrine falcon on our Radisson nest ledge. Yes, great detective work, TPC & Pam! ;D But I too am wondering what brought her north instead of south, this time of the year? :-\
Pam:
Thanks, Tracy - great to put a name to the face!
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