AB / Calgary - U of Calgary - 2009-16

[bev.]

Wish I had the time to watch.  Calgary is only 2.5 hours away. I believe I have been to Craig Hall many moons ago.

[AnimalLover]

Thank you rcf I love this site I lisened to them making such a racket all night they are attacking the camera and microphone.

[RCF]

Thank you, but AnimalLover deserves the credit for putting the camera link on here. 

[Kinderchick]

Yes, indeed, rcf, thank you!

[kittenface]

Oh this is great they really seem to love their falcons there and as far as their camera and all at least they have it I really love this nest I can't wait til next season to start from the begining
We have a topic area for it a t BCAW now so it'll be going good next year

[RCF]

I e-mailed a lady from the Peregrine Falcon Home Page about the adults and she replied to me.  I was hoping for a little more, but who am I........ just a crazy Falcon Phanatic 

It's always nice and gratifying to hear from people outside the campus and Alberta re the falcons.

The adult female is the same one we've had for several years now (as mentioned in my web page), and she was initially bred in Balzac (close to Calgary), which has a breeding facility. The male has not yet been identified (this is harder than people realize, as you might know). The young ones are very keen right now - if you do watch the video and put up the sound, they are very vocal and one or more pick away at the camera and the loudspeaker, so I am always anxious if they will completely cut us off one day. I have had to re-adjust the camera a couple of times already, and hope that next year we'll have better equipment. We had to scramble this year to get something in place before they arrived, and got used stuff  from all over.

Our ledge is very out-of-the-way, but I have access to it via a mechanical room adjacent to it. The public can't get close at all, but there are vantage points from various bldgs. and windows.

Next major step: first flights next week - a very tense time for me, as last year we lost the female due to an accident. Hopefully this year will be better. The larger (slightly) of the 3 chicks is the female, and the boys tend to hang out together.
Have fun on your side there too!!

I love what I do, even after so many years!

Elli
 

[RCF]

This guy kept going back and forth, one end to the other. He was actually airborne going across.

 

[RCF]

Great captures kittenface   

[kittenface]

Feeding frienzy going on right now
 

 

[RCF]

This is all I could find about adults.

The female band revealed that this peregrine was banded at Balzac as a chick in 2003, therefore making her a mature, and hopefully, fertile, female. The male, who was in the vicinity, was not able to be identified. The 'mom' has been the same one since 2006

[bcbird]

Oh, I hang my head in shame, because I had signed up for this site and didn't get back to do any looking, or reporting.

I did check back over the observation records to see about the adults identity. The female has been at the U of C site since 2006, and has been ID'd as banded at Balzac in 2003.  The male has not yet been ID'd, though by behaviour it is believed to be the same male as last year.

My apologies for not following up on this site.  

[The Peregrine Chick]

Anyone know who the adults are??

[Kinderchick]

AnimalLover, thanks for posting the link to this webcam, with sound, no less! I will be in Calgary next weekend so may see if I can take a look at the nestbox in person! Also, thanks for posting the link to the Home Page, rcf!

[RCF]

Here's the link to Craigie Hall Peregrine Falcon Home page

http://www.ucalgary.ca/peregrine_falcon/

[RCF]

Looks like there are three almost ready to fledge.