AB / Calgary - U of Calgary - 2009-16

[MayShowers]

Allie was found on the ground again today, by campus security, in a pedestrian area near the Faculty of Nursing. She was checked out and released again on a roof area near where Bert had initially fledged to. A parent was close by. Let's hope "3rd time's a charm".

Kinderchick, was this the second or third rescue for Allie?

[Kinderchick]

Allie was found on the ground again today, by campus security, in a pedestrian area near the Faculty of Nursing. She was checked out and released again on a roof area near where Bert had initially fledged to. A parent was close by. Let's hope "3rd time's a charm".

[Kinderchick]

I have faith in this female...

[bev.]

We had to rescue our red band male 3 times 2 years ago and he ended up our best flyer.

I have faith in this female. Rain is a big issue.

[Saoirse]

Wow -- having to rescue Allie from the ground twice must be nerve-wracking for the fledgewatchers at U of Calgary. I'll second Linderlou's hope that she has better luck with her third attempt.

[Linder]

Thanks for the video of Bert fleding. It seemed like he had to talk himself into going before taking flight. He seemed to have no problems once he was airborne. Hope that Allie will be lucky on her 3rd attempt. Keep us informed.

[Kinderchick]

It seems that Allie needed to be rescued from the ground a 2nd time. It had been raining hard and she was apparently looking for shelter so dropped down into a doorway at ground level. She was checked out and returned to the nestbox shortly after that.

[Doreen]

Here is a link to Bert's fledging video, for anyone interested...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djyVNIF89RE&feature=player_embedded#at=21

Great video Kinderchick.

[Kinderchick]

It seems that the female (Allie) at this site didn't want to  be left behind, alone in the nesbox. So yesterday afternoon, at approx. 1:40 Calgary, just 3 hrs. after Bert fledged, she decided to "fly the coop". After some searching, she was found on a ground level area near the Law Bldg., captured, checked out and since she did not appear to be injured, was placed on a lower roof near her nestbox. This morning, the 2 were reported to be doing well, still where they were yesterday and vocally strong. Parents are nearby watching over them.

[Kinderchick]

The male peregrine falcon (Bert) at this nestsite fledged this morning around 10:25 Calgary time. Same day as Bea at the Radisson! Wouldn't it be great if these 2 got together some day? Just never know. Apparently, Bert had a wonderful first flight, fledging to the Law Library Bldg., not far from the building where the nestbox is located.

Here is a link to Bert's fledging video, for anyone interested...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djyVNIF89RE&feature=player_embedded#at=21

[Kinderchick]

Apparently this webcam is temporarily down, due to technical difficulties. They are working on getting it up and running asap. According to the chat board, neither chick had fledged prior to the webcam going down this morning.

[Kinderchick]

Neither of these 2 have fledged yet. Maybe tomorrow?

[Kinderchick]

Wow! Are these 2 ever getting big! Only a few more days till fledging begins.

[The Peregrine Chick]

All our chicks seem to be fledging younger, they are smaller so that's not surprising or a problem.  What is interesting is that our smaller females are fledging only a couple of days after their brothers.  Hurricane fledged first - a day before Chinook and I think there was one, maybe two days before Mistral ... (I'll try to remember to check) ...  used to have about a week between males and females as I recall ...

[Kinderchick]

TPC,  has there been a change over the years at the Radisson, then?

I was wondering the same thing, bcbird. I was thinking that perhaps our females at the Radisson are fledging earlier because there have been so many more males at the Radisson these past few years in comparison to this nest site with only 2 birds, 1 male, 1 female. I wonder if that's what makes the difference?   TPC would likely know.