PA / Pittsburgh - Cathedral of Learning - 2009-22

[Kinderchick]

They caught her in a 'net'.  

Oh... I guess it was to allow them to retrieve the chicks for banding, without getting seriously attacked! But I'm surprised that they take her inside with the chicks. Anyway, she sure is one beautiful looking peregrine and it sounds like she has some great genes!

[Alison]

Dorothy is a remarkable peregrine - and a real beauty.

[carly]

Still brave though, Dorothy is quite a formidable falcon.  Read the article on Matriarch...she's a mother, a grandmother and a great grandmother - all at the same time!!

http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/05/17/matriarch/

Beauty, who displaced Mariah in Rochester is a daughter of hers and she just had 2 hatches so grandma again!  She's quite prolific and here she's just had 5 eyases herself!  Now that's a grand dame 

[bcbird]

Oh, that is different, to think Mama would prefer being caught to be with her chicks!
Thanks for that link, Carly.

[carly]

NO the main article says this is not the first they've done this to Dorothy.  It's to keep her from attacking them..full article here:

http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/05/18/three-boys-and-two-girls/

Read through the comments below where Kate mentions it again.  One of the commentators mentioned that perhaps Dorothy allows herself to be caught now so she can go with the chicks!  They give her a health check too and at least she can see the chicks while poor dad stays outside and worries..poor dad  

[bcbird]

We had that discussion about the mom being held in that other series of band photos (sorry, don't remember where) and maybe this was their method of getting mom out of the nest?  Would they be trying to put a transmitter on Dorothy?

[carly]

I read that and can't believe they 'net' Dorothy..wow!  

What do you mean, "they 'net' Dorothy", carly?

They caught her in a 'net'.  Photo here:

http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/pitt_Dcaptured_2010-05-18.jpg

[Kinderchick]

I read that and can't believe they 'net' Dorothy..wow! 

What do you mean, "they 'net' Dorothy", carly?

[Alison]

Dorothy and E2's five chicks today:

[moka]

Thanks for the video link. Peregrine chicks are so pretty.

[carly]

I read that and can't believe they 'net' Dorothy..wow! 

[Alison]

The Cathedral of Learning Chicks were banded this morning.

The article includes a short video on the banding:  http://kdka.com/pets/peregrine.falcons.banding.2.1700912.html

One of the chicks:

[Ellie]

Mom/Dad was there feeding them.....food gone in no time..........still hungry by the sounds of them.  Quite a chorus at the table!!

[Ellie]

Cute little chick pile with poop shots to boot!!!!

[Kinderchick]

Yes! A very full house, for sure!