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Offline Liz

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / July
« Reply #7746 on: July 06, 2009, 22:23 »
2215 hrs (local) - and that I believe folks is three chicks on the ledge for the night ...
(hopefully)
I hope so too.  So great to see! ;D

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / July
« Reply #7745 on: July 06, 2009, 22:23 »
2 on the north ledge, one on the drain looking off towards Portage ave.  Good for viewing the new flashing arrow construction sign. ;D

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / July
« Reply #7744 on: July 06, 2009, 22:23 »
Well well well.......
Even though I was alone there for awhile, it's amazing how many people stop and ask, "are you looking at the birds up there...what are they?"  That's actually really fun because a crowd gathers to listen what you to say. 
I wasn't alone for long as two very nice people stopped in for their falcon fix before they went home for the night.  They mentioned to me that they just have to stop in the morning to see how the falcons are doing and have to stop in the evening to check in.  They were wonderful people to stand and watch with.  I thank them both for the use of the high powered binocs, mine are small, but do the trick!  I'm sorry you two, I can't remember your names, but I know you'll remember mine!   ;)  Thanks again for standing with me and watching.
It was different than yesterday for some reason.   Today, I really heard them chatting back and forth to each other even over the noise of the traffic. 
I'm thinking it was Hot Shot that was flying from the Paris Building to the ledge a couple of times....he's getting really good.  He just takes off and flies and lands pretty well.  He seems to like the top perch on the southwest corner of the Paris Building.  Now Little Charmer, again assuming it was him, was on a peak on the side East side of the Radisson.  If you look at the side of that side of the building, above the parkade roof, there is a set of windows, probably about a dozen or so in a row.  There is a slight angle that goes up to a peak...very close to where the cam is, that's where Little Charmer was for about 2 hours until he flew down to the ledge.
Now, I'm sorry I couldn't really tell if it was Princess or Trey on the Paris building tonight as he/she was facing north, but form the coloring of the head, I think it was Trey.  He was there the whole time I was, watching our three babes doing there thang.
It was a lot of fun!!!!!

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / July
« Reply #7743 on: July 06, 2009, 22:22 »
The female chick hasn't fledged yet, so if you saw one bird there, it was her.  The adults have only been by a few times, she chases off Trey when he comes in so perhaps it was him you saw?  The chicks don't have any white on them now that their natal down is pretty much all gone - they are gold and brown.  The adults are slate grey (Princess is dark slate grey, Trey is a lighter slate grey) and white.
Thanks.  Somebird parent-size flew in.  We didn't think we saw Trey while I was there.  Princess moved around several times in my 1.5 hours.  But I'm not sure who we were seeing on the ledge.  The ledgewalking confused me -- seemed like it had a white breast.  If you can check the time, it's between 5:30 and 6:40.  MsD might have a better time-frame. ;D

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / July
« Reply #7742 on: July 06, 2009, 22:15 »
2215 hrs (local) - and that I believe folks is three chicks on the ledge for the night ...
(hopefully)

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / July
« Reply #7741 on: July 06, 2009, 22:02 »
10:-1pm
If the one at eh 3 position takes off I will smack him.
wings up and then down to 12. Stay put please


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Re: Radisson - 2009 / July
« Reply #7740 on: July 06, 2009, 21:56 »
Actually, Dennis does have photos of one of the chicks (and they are all the same basically in colour) on his photo gallery - www.pbase.com/photosbydennis - and click on Peregrines 2009.

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / July
« Reply #7739 on: July 06, 2009, 21:54 »
The female chick hasn't fledged yet, so if you saw one bird there, it was her.  The adults have only been by a few times, she chases off Trey when he comes in so perhaps it was him you saw?  The chicks don't have any white on them now that their natal down is pretty much all gone - they are gold and brown.  The adults are slate grey (Princess is dark slate grey, Trey is a lighter slate grey) and white.

Does that help?

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / July
« Reply #7738 on: July 06, 2009, 21:53 »
Okay all...I'm on my way downtown.  Hope to see some people lurking about!!  ;D
How was your watch, allikat?  Scoop  :D

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / July
« Reply #7737 on: July 06, 2009, 21:48 »
Tracy, how white is the girl's chest?  Or Dennis, if you have a photo.  I'm not sure who we could see on the ledge today. 

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / July
« Reply #7736 on: July 06, 2009, 21:46 »
Get your own food.....

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / July
« Reply #7735 on: July 06, 2009, 21:41 »
Great to see all the chicks together, catching up on the day, snacking...

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / July
« Reply #7734 on: July 06, 2009, 21:37 »
Happy to see that everyone's home.  Hope they stay put for the night.

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / July
« Reply #7733 on: July 06, 2009, 21:36 »
I hope they stay put now ::) ::)


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Re: Radisson - 2009 / July
« Reply #7732 on: July 06, 2009, 21:35 »
Number 2 brother just flew back in for a snack.  His landing was very precise - good for him!  :)