ME / BRI - 2009-16

[The Peregrine Chick]

Okay, male is band number B over S, sorry, can't call him B/S and neither BRI and New Hampshire haven't provided a name, I'm will to go with Big Sumo for the male and Bree (a play on BRI) for the female - at least for the purposes of talking about these birds here ....

... what do you all think?

[carly]

Patrick from BRI has posted some info on Feisty's (little Sumo to us   ) dad as they finally got info back on his band numbers!

Four eggs! and update about banded male.

The falcons are now incubating four eggs. Eggs were laid on March 18, 20, 22, and 24. Egg #5 could appear today! Last year these falcons laid only four eggs but it is not out of the question for falcons to lay up to six eggs!

Also, I am excited to pass on some additional information about the banded male of this pair. As you know the male at this nest has a black over green band (with codes B/S) on its left leg and a silver Fish and Wildlife band on its right leg. Chris Martin of NH Audubon has provided an update about the history of this bird--he hails from New Hampshire and is in his sixth year!

From Chris Martin, Senior Biologist, New Hampshire Audubon:

Black/green B/S was 1 of 4 chicks fledged from the Brady-Sullivan Tower in downtown Manchester, NH in Spring 2005. His mother was raised at the Throgs Neck Bridge in New York City and his father comes from Cathedral Ledge near Conway, NH. Black/green B/S has been confirmed to be associated with this (webcam site) breeding territory since 2007.

In 2007 the falcons at this eyrie fledged one chick. Breeding efforts failed in 2008 but last year, 2009, these falcons again raised one chick...the only chick to hatch of four eggs. This is the second season that we have monitored this nest with BRI Peregirnecam.

Detailed information about individually marked birds is uncommon and difficult to acquire. Although such information is limited, it can be critical for addressing certain questions that relate to the behavior individuals such as dispersal distance, site fidelity, territory size. Can you think of other questions that might be answered by marking individual birds?

Because we banded last year's chick we may have a chance at tracking multiple generations of falcons...we just have to hope for the stars to align so that last years fledgling might be observed again somewhere. So, be on the lookout for falcons!

[Alison]

It's so good to see four eggs in the nest. Hoping for a very good year for this pair.

 

Taking a short break:

 

[allikat]

this is fantastic!!!  Here's hoping that this new nest will make it easier for them to incubate 4 eggs and we have multiple hatches...

[carly]

Egg #4 arrived today!   

[carly]

Egg #2 arrived sometime during the night!! 

[Moonstar]

I saw the first egg too, before I left for work.  No parent was on it tho.  One was sitting out on a perch or whatever.

[carly]

Just got to work and checked - First Egg at Maine!!!  Woot!! 

[carly]

Mom is still in the nestbox this morning.  She hasnt' gotten up though so can't see if there is an egg yet!  She spent the entire night though obviously so that's a good sign!

[Alison]

Having computer and Photobucket problems . . . the female has been in the nest for many hours now, and looks as if she is just about ready to lay her first egg.

 

 

 

[carly]

Mom has been standing in the nestbox for an hour now in the same spot..looking like she might lay an egg maybe???!!  Or she's waiting for lunch..lol!    First egg last year was laid on March 20th for this pair.

[carly]

Both mum and dad are being sighted here quite frequently now....I can't wait to see how they do this year with the new nest box!  I'm going to be watching as I hope they have a full house this year,

[carly]

Lol..too funny I went over there to check today too and saw these!  I hope Sumo turns up someday too   It will be interesting to see how successful this nest is with this new nest box in place this year!  I'd love to see a full house for them 

[Alison]

2010 NESTING SEASON

I've been checking, but haven't seen the falcons at the nest so far this year. However, according to the blog, they have both been visiting. These pics are from the blog; it's good to see the peregrines at the nest.

 



I wonder where Sumo is now . . .

[Alison]

Several visits to the nest this afternoon. The first few were by a parent:

 

 

I like the golden light here at a certain time of day. I wonder if this might be Sumo - she has a narrower head than the parents, whose heads have that slightly squared off look sometimes: