Manitoba Peregrines > U of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
U of Alberta - 2008 / Damon & Radisson
bev.:
Part 11
I must start by saying Tim Hortons served as well yesterday :) :)We started off our morning with coffee and muffins(low fat for me ;) ;))
We had BLT sandwich for lunch and the Mac store had all our junk needs(oops did I say junk ::) ::)) My grandson and son-in-law and dog came to visit. It was a picnic of sorts.
I wish I could see this all through the eyes of a child. I told him Grandma did not think that Cassie was quite ready yet. His reply was: well , if she wants to that is just he way it is.
12:30
-Cassie has been flapping her wings
12:40
-Dad just(assume he went hunting) flew beyond nest box and away
-Mom still where she was
-cassie is settled down on roof
12:45
Cassie is eating
14:00
- all has been calm (a few washroom breaks for us but always making sure someone was looking)
-Cassie has been wing flapping off and on bu twill not move back to the perch.she keeps eying it but no cigar.
Mom is still on her spot and Dad is still gone
14:10
An adult is just perched on top side of building roof adjacent to the nest box
14:12
Adult flew off and around the area and then landed on perch of box and then on roof of nest box
14:13
Adult flew around again and again and landed on roof adjacent to nest box roof and a bit further away than before
14:16
adult on roof of nest box again and then soars off to left and out
Cassie is cacking the whole time
Note: We did not always know which adult it was . Our main concern was to keep Cassie in view at all times
14:45
noticed that both adults on mom s building(one near the top ,in shade and the other had not moved from earlier, further down.-Cassie is on cam and looking out
15:40
Cassie has been lying down at back of roof and adults have been at their building
Adult flies off bottom balcony and makes concentric circles around building and then lands on front of building (facing the street, in the sun.) Adult then flies up high and moves closer to nest building and then over new building(all the while she has a smaller bird diving at her)
15:50
other adult(dad??) leaves like a bat out of H--- over the nest building out of sight. It might have been a hawk and he was making sure it was away from area???
Cassie did not stir as far as we could see.(enjoying the shade and breeze)
16:30
Just saw an adult soaring behind the nest building. Cassie is in back left corner of roof(phoned my son-in-law to confirm)
16:55
Just saw an adult back on shady side of balcony building where they have been most of the day
17:00
Cassie is up and flapping and cacking
Adult is up on antennae on dads building
Adult on other building gone so that is what Cassie probably reacted to(she can see everything from where she is)
17:10
no Adult on antennae
F on ledge just below roof below nest box(this is the roof that Cassie was banded on. It is just below nest box. Mom is on a ledge jut below that. will post pictures later)
E was flapping but now eating
17:15
-an adult just flew over top of nest building
-cassie is looking down at adult below
part 111 on another post
carly:
Your reports are never boring Bev and in fact it's quite a relief to read them. It fills in the blanks of what we were watching yesterday, you always see her looking around and cacking and can only speculate at what she is seeing - now we know :)
I think we are also feeling much better knowing where she is now and that both mom and dad are watching over her so diligently. Otherwise we would imagine all kinds of horrible scenarios - and drive ourselves crazy..hehe! Now we know she's safe and that's the most important thing.
Sorry to hear about the wasp sting :(, the things we go through for the love of our peregrines :D. Thank you so much for looking after them for us. We cant' be with you in person but we are all with you in spirit :D
I'm exhausted this morning too, was awoken at 3:45 am to what I thought was the loudest thunder I'd ever heard. Turns out it was explosions at a propane plant of some sort..it's all over the news this morning. The first thing I did was a mental run through of where our peregrine pairs are located in the city and as far as I know there are none there but there is a brand new pair of juvies near the area but I'm not sure where. A pair of juveniles only 1 year old have set up a territory there this year and were courting all summer so hopefully if all goes well for them and they come back next spring, we will have a new pair to celebrate.
bev.:
I am up and I prayed that Cassies stayed put after I left and that she does well.
I will let my husband sleep for a bit more and I just finally washed my hair.
I am not sure how to write up this report as it is long but so far we have nothing to watch so I will just write it by time.
when we go today ,if the same security guards are there , that were there Yesterday(for the new building) I will end my husband up an dhe can see if she is still on roof and we will go from there.
We should be able to tell form the adults where she is but it may take a while
I cannot stay as long today as my husband goes out of town early tomorrow but will stay as long as I can
I will say that it was very interesting. and relaxing at the same time. I got stung by a wasp right off and my whole upper leg is red and a bit swollen but for Cassie, anything.
Here goes : The times are approximate as I did not always write as it happened , i wastoo busy watching
Morning Aug 9, 2008
09:50
- Have been here since just before 09:00 and watching Cassie flapping away and then lying on the roof
-Dad was on the antennae of his building and I did not see mom
-Dad now off his antennae
-At about 09:40 Cassie was cacking and flapping as an Adult was doing several sweeping flybys with prey, I think it was mom(we always assume mom but after yesterday it was both)
-My husband is up on the roof across from the nest box with security guard so he has camera and security guards have binoculars
-I spotted mom on the 5th balcony down on her building eating and defeathering (so it might have been dad that did flybys on way to deliver prey to mom)
Dad is on same building now and is above mom (just below first window ledge form the top) It is shady on this side and this is where they would spend a great part of the day
-After mom prepared bird , she called to Cassie for about 15 minutes
10:12
Mom flew off the ledge and flew past Cassie with prey and then straight out to the left . she did not go back and I could not see her after(assuming she was in area of her site)Dad stayed put
10:15
-An Adult flew across to nest box site and sat on top of roof just above Cassie(in pictures of the building you can see they are sort of narrow towers). We will post some pictures later.
-Cassie was flapping and cacking
- adult stayed for a bit and then flew back to the antennae on dads building(assuming it was dad)
10:30
-A flew from antennae and landed on area on roof just adjacent to nest box
10:45
- A flew back to moms building below the first middle window room the top(shady)
There is a bit of a breeze now.
11:25
Adult makes a few passes by with food and lands under light just adjacent form nest box
- E almost flaps off the roof of box
- Adult circles again and then drops food off for Cassie and leaves
11:27
Adult goes back to moms building on ledge above 1st window from top
They are both there now
- they are both calling Cassie
Note: this is where they eventually want Cassie to be
12:00
-Cassie is lying down on roof of nestbox and breeze has really picked up and it is getting cloudy
-Adults stay where they are(shady)
Note:
when my husband was up on roof across from Cassie he said it is cool up
there and there was a nice breeze so she is O.K. He said Cassie can see everything form up there. she can see exactly where adults are at all times and has a clear flight path .
I will stop to dry my hair and then write the afternoon.
I hope I am not boring you. I just want you to have a sense of what was happening
carly:
7:33 am EST and the nest box is quiet and empty, so strange not to see our girl there this morning. Hopefully she had a restful night.
bev.:
By the way she has not fledged. Just had a little misstep along the way. ;) ;)
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