NSW - Charles Sturt University - 2015 / Bula & Diamond

[Alison]

One of the parents spent time at the nest a little while ago, perhaps looking for some shade.

 

[Alison]

Cilla found Walga and Tumbler perched in the same tree. They are such beautiful fledglings,

 

Still no sign of Tardy. 

[Alison]

Tumbler has fledged! This is the last pic I have of her; she fledged ten minutes later.

[Alison]

Walga was found on the ground by a maintenance worker, and placed in a small tree. Later, Cilla moved Walga to a larger tree, from which Walga flew to a woodpile. Cilla then moved Walga to another tree.

Walga fledging:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70yvS39kFeI&feature=youtu.be

Walga in the small tree:



Still no updates or known sightings of Tardy. This is very concerning. 

Tumbler has not yet fledged. She is spending another night in the nest.

 

[The Peregrine Chick]

Love the chicks' names! 

The big girl is Tumbler, the medium sized girl is Walga, and the very petite male is named Tardy.

So far, no updates on Tardy since he fledged, and nothing official yet on the second fledge.

Figures that "Tardy" would keep us waiting 

[Alison]

Love the chicks' names! 

The big girl is Tumbler, the medium sized girl is Walga, and the very petite male is named Tardy.

So far, no updates on Tardy since he fledged, and nothing official yet on the second fledge.

[The Peregrine Chick]

Love the chicks' names! 

[Alison]

Now only one of the girls is still in the nest:

 

[Alison]

One of the two girls has now fledged. Early in the morning the two girls, Tumbler and Walga, were both in the nest.

 

 

[Alison]

The little male has fledged, apparently successfully. Stay safe, little one.

From Scott Banks:

At about 1.29pm (local AEDT) the first of the fledgings succeeded. For a few minutes beforehand there was unrest and anticipation in the Concrete Hilton but then, with one of the adults looping around the tower the first chick bolted, in a very attractive soaring flight up and around to the left before joining up with the parent and disappearing off our cameras. We’ve just taken a walk around campus in that entire direction for about an hour and couldn’t find any sign of peregrines in the trees or around the grounds (there are now sheep in the paddock just over left where the grapes used to be), which is probably a good thing – the magic of flight probably took over and the young’un is still at altitude! In saying that we returned to check on the tower, only to be berated by an adult on top of the tower, just above the remaining kids. No doubt soon we’ll see them all back together again when it comes time for feeding. There is no concern just yet – the weather is absolutely perfect for fledging (cloudy, but totally calm) and there are no hazards spotted in the vicinity. Carparks and public areas were checked with no signs so far.

In the meantime the other two chicks are raring and ready to go too, almost bang on estimates of about 39-40 days.
Video of the first fledge, from the site:

https://youtu.be/H1fqf90zgZA

[Alison]

All three chicks earlier today:

 

 

[The Peregrine Chick]

Oct 31st - it looks like the chicks are in that white fuzzy I'm-as-big-as-Dad stage.  All three chicks look great.

[burdi]

Mom is feeding the babies right now.

[burdi]

Note - video clips in the updates from CSU include sound! 

Unfortunately when watching the live cam we do not hear any sound, and there have been a few comments regarding the problem; Scott is working on a solution.

Link to recent update (including video clips) from Scott Banks:

http://www.gumtreecs.com.au/wordpress/index.php/numbers-2-3-arrive-today/

[burdi]

All 3 chicks appear healthy so far. It appeared quite hazy looking out from the ledge this morning - though I expect this will soon clear.

Food has arrived, and the chicks are being fed right now.