Manitoba Peregrines > U of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
U of Alberta - 2008 / Damon & Radisson
carly:
--- Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on August 25, 2008, 23:53 ---Actually, we do sort of know where they go during the breeding season ... here. There are almost always young peregrines to found on our marshes yet there are no birds breeding there. Not a bad thing, if the marshes had a breeding territory on/in them, then the young birds wouldn't be able to gain access. I like to think of the marshes as malls - a place for "teenage" peregrines to hang out and eat. :D
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Really? That's so cool! I wish ours would stay around here too instead of flying south but I guess what with us living in a concrete jungle there aren't many green places they can go to in Ontario unless they go North and it's cold there. Where are the marshes in Alberta? Are they in danger of oil pollution at all? I need to look that up!! Do the parents migrate there too or will they stick around the nest box until the snow comes?
I'm going to watch the annual migration here at the bluffs in 2 weeks for the first time - apparently last year during the second weekend of September there were 18 juvenile peregrines spotted amongst all the other migratory birds making their way south to head down the eastern coast.
The Peregrine Chick:
Actually, we do sort of know where they go during the breeding season ... here. There are almost always young peregrines to found on our marshes yet there are no birds breeding there. Not a bad thing, if the marshes had a breeding territory on/in them, then the young birds wouldn't be able to gain access. I like to think of the marshes as malls - a place for "teenage" peregrines to hang out and eat. :D
sami:
--- Quote from: carly on August 25, 2008, 19:37 --- I bet they have a peregrine casino down there and they just party for 2 years..lol!!
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Now that thought does make me feel better!
carly:
That's why I tell myself that they will go off together and meet up with other juvies and play and explore the world together ..I know it's delusional but like all of us I care too much and if I allowed myself to think of the reality then like TPC said..we'd be worrying for years!
And since we don't really know what they do..who's to gainsay us :P I mean really, they're going to South America most likely..all the peregrines in NA pretty much head down there..how much alone time can they have?? I bet they have a peregrine casino down there and they just party for 2 years..lol!!
The Peregrine Chick:
--- Quote from: sami on August 25, 2008, 17:08 ---Oh dear, it's back to worrying then. I don't know if the juvies would be any safer in a group, but I would feel better if they had company. Not that what I feel is going to make any difference to what they do. The hard part is not knowing what happens after they leave. It's not like they could send us a postcard or anything.
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Since they probably won't be breeding until they are 2 or 3 years old, you are going to have a long time to be worried about these chicks Sami ;D
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