ME / BRI - 2009-16

[carly]

8:30 am ESt and mom and little sumo sitting side by side out on the perch in the distance 

[allikat]

I don't know what it is about Sumo and Mom but I just love these two...funny though, you rarely see Dad at all 

[carly]

Getting dark now and still little sumo is alone on that rock..mom is usually at the box by now tucking her in....

Finally mom just flew in!

[carly]

Little Sumo is up on the big rock, almost looks like he's sitting on the pipe his mom sits on.  Poor girl has been alone for hours.  At least she can look out though, maybe the parents are up there somewhere she can them.

[msdolittle]

i gotta read slower .. i read sexy is based on leg size .. not sexing.

[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.

[The Peregrine Chick]

Do we know a) what gender Sumo is? b) what his/her band number is c) if they plan to name him/her?

(has anyone mentionned the name "Sumo" to the BRI folks?)

[carly]

Ack!!  They banded Sumo!  He's gone and eggs are gone from box.  Mom standing on pipe looking...darn I went away for a meeting and came back and must have missed it...

Edit: Just checked BCAW and they turned off the cam to band him and he's hiding in a corner now apparently 

[carly]

Wow the little sumo is quite beautiful this morning.  Getting darker and seems very noisy and hungry at the moment.  He yelled and yelled for mom and she flew in and stared at him while he told her in no uncertain terms that he wants his breakfast...

[carly]

Sumo looks as big as mom 

I was thinking that earlier, might have to rename Sumo to Suma    And finally Sumo is settled in for the night, snuggled up in front of mama face down in the box.   

[maggieblue]

Sumo looks as big as mom