Manitoba Peregrines > U of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
U of Alberta - 2008 / Damon & Radisson
bev.:
I am very tired but I will start the report and pictures will come later. I have them downloaded and just have to crop them. I will try and shorten my report
Sunday aug10
11:20
-we got here after 09:00
-we finally found one adult at the very top of moms building but no one else. Peter went up on the parkade and a whole new world opened. We could see the whole aerial view.
-Cassie popped up on the far right of ledge of roof (belwo nest box)
- Adult flew off building and then it was just Cassie.
- Peter then spotted both adults on below balconies on a new building from usual. It was a block and a half further up the street(puzzled at first but then becomes clear,I think :) :))
-Cassie remains sitting on ledge facing in and adults are resting on their ledges
11:30
A on rt upper ledge of building flies off and Cassie is cacking . A flew behind the new building across from nest building and then behind nest building(maybe hunting). We later find where they go when they are behind this building(building across from nest is the heart building and i will refer to it as that from now on)
11:50-12:05
-Cassie goes down onto roof , the back onto ledge and then back onto roof and then at 12:05 back onto ledge
12:50 Adult left on the apartment building flew straight down (maybe for prey)
12:58
A comes to Cassie from behind the heart building with prey and does a touch and then leaves with prey behind heart building and then comes back and leaves prey on ledge. Cassie cacking and flapping the whole time.
-Cassie mantles the prey for a bit and then drops prey onto roof and jumps down to roof to eat(can't wee but you just know that is what our girl is doing ;) ;))
- all is quiet . NO adult in sight.
- Stars ambulance comes in and lands on hospital roof. (bringing mom reinforcements)
13:24
-an adult returns sot roost on new apartment building . Other adult is not in sight(we learn later where they are when we do not see them)
-Cassie remains on roof (can't see)
13:40
other adult then flew onto moms building further down
-all are accounted for(Cassie is either still eating or sleeping)
- lots of room on that roof for sleeping , eating and wing flapping. she probably thinks she has found heaven.( no prey to sleep in, yes!!!)
13:50
-mom left new apartment building (did not see her leave)
Will leave off and come back in a bit
carly:
--- Quote from: bev. on August 10, 2008, 21:41 ---. she stayed put today but had a lot of wing flaps and that tightrope thing. Well she did a lot of cat walking the ledge. she did real well. And i feel better becasue I think I know where they are going to take her and if I am right she will be O.K.
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So happy to hear she's progressing at her own pace. You can't blame her for not wanting to rush it :D And no doubt, mom and dad know best.
I didn't see the parent back at the nest box but I expected it, they are very territorial although honestly don't think anyone would just want to move right in at the moment..lol. Maybe Radisson is ready to start 'cleaning' the house ;D ;D
Looking forward to your full report Bev and the pictures especially - we all miss her so much already ;)
carly:
--- Quote from: sami on August 10, 2008, 22:01 ---Carly, I was watching scenes of the explosion and fire on TV this afternoon. How far away from it are you? That could be really frightening for anyone close (and close could still be some distance away).
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Fortunately for me I'm about 20 minutes away from that site - and that's 20 minutes by car so it's quite a ways away. I did get woken up by the explosions but like alot of people I thought it was thunder and ligthtening. We had just had an day of violent storms so it never occured to me it would be anything else. I really feel for the people in that area.
On the plus side if there is one, there are no peregrines in that immediate area as it's all residential and low rise :D
bev.:
I forgot to mention that one of the adults was in the nest box this afternoon . did anyone see it???
Be back in a bit.
I hope everything is O.K. in your area too Carly.. I have not had time to read the news.
sami:
Thanks so much for your reports, Bev. My computer chose this weekend to cut out, have been able to get on only early morning and late evening, so have just caught up with all that's happened. Not being able to see what's happening is bad enough, but not being able to read anything for hours on end is a real pain. I'm so glad you're watching our little Cassie.
Carly, I was watching scenes of the explosion and fire on TV this afternoon. How far away from it are you? That could be really frightening for anyone close (and close could still be some distance away).
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