Other Peregrine Projects > USA Peregrines
ME / BRI - 2009-16
The Peregrine Chick:
650 grams is very light for a female chick, especially at this age, but she could be small like Mistral was in Winnipeg in 2007. And yes, sexing is based on leg size - female legs bigger than males even when chick is small. Only very very occasionally is a male leg band able to fit on a female, the size difference is that great.
carly:
Sumo cuddled up to mom trying to nap now..s/he's had an exciting day.
carly:
Interesting they are saying Sumo is female even though she only weighs 605 grams - might be a typo? They're saying it's based on leg size. From their web site:
Very happy to report that the falcon chick is banded! I was happy to be on hand with Judy Camuso from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to assist in the banding process. The chick is a female based on its leg size and was looking healthy and strong when we banded it this morning. It weighed 605g. the banding process required less than twenty minutes and the bird was immediately replaced at the nest box whereupon the female returned within moments.
carly:
How cute, in his quest to be velcroed to mom now..little sumo is standing on a rock right behind her pipe perch :-*
carly:
No word yet on if it's a boy or a girl TPC...they killed the cam for the banding so we will have to wait until they post something.
Finally after over an hour little Sumo has emerged from his hiding place..even mom sitting on the box waiting for him couldn't get him out but now he's moved out and into cam view. Awww and now he's made his way to mum and in for a cuddle.
They took the flipped over carpet out too. So looks like a wee plaform there for him to slide around on and steps to the side maybe. Interesting place for a nest, wish we could see the front area. Looks like he has lots of railings to land on when he learns to fly.
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