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Other Peregrine Projects => USA Peregrines => Topic started by: RCF on April 02, 2012, 11:27

Title: MN / Bloomington - 2012-13
Post by: RCF on April 02, 2012, 11:27

2012 NESTING SEASON

Wells Fargo Plaza Bloomington,MN   http://wellsfargoplazamn.com/falcon-camera/

Direct link to webcam http://173.165.255.165/en/JViewer.html

Tenants of Wells Fargo Plaza get to experience a bit of nature each Spring. Wells Fargo Plaza is home to a Peregrine Falcon nest located on the 23rd floor roof. The adult falcons arrive in the spring to claim the nest and shortly there after lay their eggs.

Adult male named is MPR2 - band# black/green D/3
Adult female named Speedy - band# black/green 30/E

http://raptorresource.org/forum/index.php/topic,580.msg103169.html#msg103169

They have three eggs.

(http://i803.photobucket.com/albums/yy320/Blondechik_2010/US%20Falcons/Bloomington.jpg)

Title: Re: Minnesota / Bloomington - 2012 / MPR2 & Speedy
Post by: Kinderchick on April 02, 2012, 14:05

This is a great webcam! Thanks for the link, rcf. I also went to view the photo gallery and in one photo, I counted over 40 people at the banding of a chick from a past year. :o So, I was wondering, might that be rather distressing for the chick(s), TPC, to have so many people watching in very close proximity? :-\

Title: Re: Minnesota / Bloomington - 2012 / MPR2 & Speedy
Post by: RCF on April 02, 2012, 21:39

I was reading in the raptorresource.org forum that the female was in a pretty significant territorial dispute at the Colonnade building in Bloomington ~ March 1/ 2011 and had many lacerations on her head and a fairly significant injury to one of her feet.

In the video MPR2 brings a snack to Speedy and she takes it to far end of the ledge to eat: http://youtu.be/Sa7TDrctzOU

Looks like she is a survivor.  8)

(http://i803.photobucket.com/albums/yy320/Blondechik_2010/US%20Falcons/WellsFargoPlaza0033.jpg)

Title: Re: Minnesota / Bloomington - 2012 / MPR2 & Speedy
Post by: RCF on May 13, 2012, 15:08

They have four chicks and if you look at the end of the far ledge you will see Dad:  http://youtu.be/MiYD4ce1VCo

Title: Minnesota / Bloomington - 2013 / MPR2 & Speedy
Post by: RCF on June 03, 2013, 08:00

2013 NESTING SEASON

(http://i803.photobucket.com/albums/yy320/Blondechik_2010/US%20Falcons%202013/burnsville.jpg)

Title: Re: Minnesota / Bloomington - 2013 / MPR2 & Speedy
Post by: The Peregrine Chick on June 03, 2013, 08:21

Nice ledge, really shows how "narrow" a young peregrine's world can be on a nestledge ... and if the little guy down the ledge (looking at the difference in plumage development I'd say it's a male) doesn't get name "the Lone Ranger" it will be a pity ...  ;) ;D