Manitoba Peregrines > U of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
U of Alberta - 2008 / Damon & Radisson
Elaine L:
Bev, thanks for the play-by-play of the falcons; you have really worked on getting this information to us, your audience. Also, I guess I am out of the loop, but while I was on vacation I understood that one falcon chick was added to the nest box, but I never read anything else on this. As our resident falcons had only one chick, I think Cassie, and now there are two chicks (the girls?), is the second one the chick that was added?
carly:
Thanks for the updates and the pictures Bev! Good job on training the little one to love peregrines at such a young age..hehe :D
bev.:
Isn't she gorgeous. I have so many shots that it is hard to pick. I have a lot of Hope also. so I will work on them.
bev.:
I was at the site tonight and not much action. I was hoping someonewas watching the cam as I am sure someone was lying inside. It was killing me not having my computer to check it out.
It was awhile before I saw anyone tonight but I finally spotted dad on the corner of the Medical science building where Cassie was one evening. He appeared to have just finished eating something. He then flew over to the corner of the Ed building out of my sight. I was on the Parkade across from the Ed building,so I went downstairs and outside and there he was sitting with his back to me. Half sitting and half standing. I knew it was dad by the size.
After a bit he flew over towards the cranes so I went back up on the parkade and there he was sitting at the front of the second crane. Then a juvenile came flying from out past the Dentistry building and she appeared like she would land on the Ed building. But she must have spotted dad and went flying over to the crane cacking. She perched in the middle of the crane. She cacked for quite a bit.(broke my heart) but I am sure she is fed. Dad just ignored her. Then she flew off, I thought it was her flying over the hospital but when I looked back at the crane, after a bit, there she was. Where are my other set of eyes when I need them ::) ::) I did not see her fly back but you never know . They are so fast.
Dad then flew off toward the adults area.
I walked past the hospital and then down past the clinical science building but saw no one. I went up on the other parkade . I looked all around with my binoculars and saw nothing. Then I looked in the nest box and I was sure I saw someone lying down in there on the right side . It looked like the head of a falcon. (When I got home it was too dark to see anything. :P :P)
Then I saw a falcon on the middle of dads tower. Not sure who.
I decided to walk back to the other parkade and I stayed there for awhile . I could see the falcon the tower and the juvenile on the crane.
I waited for something to happen but... By the way the juvenile stopped cacking after the adult left.
It was starting to get dark so I walked past the hospital and sat there for a bit and watched the juvenile. Then I went past the clinical science building and the falcon was still on the tower. I had to go inside the building for a minute or two ;) ;) and when I came out the falcon was gone from the tower. I walked up to the corner and there was a falcon on the 3rd ledge tucked in where mom sleeps.
I walked way down by the traffic circle and did not see a juvenile tucked in on the south side :( :(.
I then walked back to the hospital and the juvenile was still there . I waited for a bit and it flew off toward the Ed building. I walked down past the back of the parkade across from the heart building and waited to see if a juvenile would fly onto the side ledge facing the street.(west). It did not take too long and a falcon flew into the top ledge of moms building. I figure this must be Hope as this is where she always sleeps but Cassie has slept here on occasion also :-\ :-\
so folks I am a little melancholy tonight as I amnot sure who I saw. Did I see 2 or 3 falcons. The evening was very warm so they would not necessarily feel the urge to be tucked on a ledge(no breeze, or sign of storms). I could not help but put my human feelings into play and feel for the juvenile on the ledge tonight. I am hoping that I saw 2 but...
I will be down there again tomorrow and will try and get there earlier and see what I can see. peter will be out of town until late tomorrow so I will be alone again.
I know that one day when I go down there will be no one but... Peter and I said last night , that it felt different last night. as if they were preparing for something.
I will post some pictures fo Cassie flying from last Sunday. they are great
bev.:
Sunday evening September 14
We get down there a bit later tonight as we are babysitting my grandson. He is excited to come and see the falcons.
It has been a warm day and so it is quite pleasant . We immediately see a juvenile on the corner of the jut of the clinical science building. I believe it is Hope. She just sits there so reagally. Not a sound.
We climb up on the parkade across from the Heart building and see nothing . Then we spot a falcon over on the Ed building on an aerial. So we have 2 in view. Draeton watches with the binoculars and sees the falcon on the Ed building fly to another tower. He should come with us more often as he does not miss anything.
Peter and Draeton go over to get Draeton supper and I keep an eye on the 2 falcons. After a bit Hope still remains sitting and the falcon on the Ed building flies off toward the cranes. I climb down and walk toward the front of the hospital. I cannot see anything or anyone but I hear cacking. I cross the street and there is Cassie right at the top of the hospital in full view and cacks every once in a while. She then flies off toward the Ed building. I walk to the corner and see her perched there and then double back and check to make sure Hope is still on the clinical science building.There she was in plain sight. No sign of any adults.
I go to check up on the boys but they are gone so I go back to the Ed building and climb up on the parkade and it is Cassie that is there.
I go back down and walk toward the Newton apartments and there are the boys. They had been up on the parkdade across from the Ed building. They watched Cassie for a bit and then as they were leaving they saw another falcon(Peter thought an adult) flying over Cassie and they both fly off and then Cassie flies back on. they then spot a falcon on the second tower.
We stop for me to eat where we can see both falcons.
In an instant Hope was gone, so I am off to check on her and Peter and Draeton go to check on Cassie.
I walk around toward the front of the hospital and see a falcon on the top of the crane,. I think it is Hope . I watch her for a bit and meet up with Peter and Draeton on the corner across from the Butterdome. They say that Cassie has left but they had seen an adult on the front of the second crane. They said they almost missed her/him). So I tell them about Hope and they go to watch her while I go up on the parkade across from the Ed building. (Peter needs to sit as the young one is tiring him out ;D ;D)
While I am up there I see 2 falcons flying in towards the cranes and so I go to look for them. I walk around back along by the Newton apartments and see nothing. No one on clinical science , No one on dads building and no one on the ledge where mom sleeps. As I am walking by the clinical science I see a falcon fly on dads tower. Cannot tell who and it is getting dark.
I meet up with the boys and they got to see a show. Hope had flown off the crane and flew way out and then the both girls flew back to the crane cacking a bit( that was the 2 falcons that I saw) and were touching talons and playing games. One landed on the crane and one flew off in direction of the adult buildings. I am sorry I missed the show but I am glad that the boys saw it. :-* :-*
It is time to get Draeton home and so He comes with me while Peter gets the car. We go to the building where mom usually sleeps and the falcon is not on the tower but one is on the ledge where mom usually sleeps. Whether it is her or dad I do not know. Draeton has a look also.
Peter picks up Draeton while I go around to the front of moms apartment and find a falcon tucked on the ledge facing south like Friday night.Then I check the other side and there is Hope on her ledge facing the street.
So we have tucked in 2 juveniles and an adult. I am praying that all 4 are still here. The girls still need help.
So we leave. It was a nice calm warm night and we have one sleepy boy, but just maybe I have recruited a future bird lover :-* :-*
today is Monday and we have a promising 4 days of nice weather. I will be down today sometime by myself as Peter is out of town.
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