Trey is our resident male. He was hatched here on the Radisson in 1996, the only male in a nest of three. His parents were T-Rex and Madame. He is the only chick from this nest that we know has survived. He was observed in 1998 on the St Boniface Basilica and then in 1999 on the Provincial Legislative Buildings. Both locations are less than 1 km (as the peregrine flies) from the Radisson.
In 2000 Trey returned to Winnipeg and took over the Radisson Hotel Downtown nestsite from his Brandon-hatched cousin, Simba. He was paired with Madame from 2000 to 2002. One of their young, Sherpa, was observed in Winnipeg in 2006.
In 2003, Trey didn't return to the City but Madame had the company of a ghostly white, very young male peregrine at the Hotel.
Princess, the current resident female, took over the Radisson territory from Madame in 2004. She is a 2002 wild-hatch from the NSP Riverside Power Plant in Minneapolis, Minnesota - she is also our second Radisson female from Minneapolis. To-date Princess and Trey have produced 16 young. Of the 16, five have died - The Little Daredevil (2006) who died the day after fledging, Taku (2007) who died of a cerebral accident shortly before banding and The Lost Chicks (2008) who died of exposure during a very heavy, multi-hour rainstorm. Five are known to have survived: Alley in Lincoln, Nebraska, Radisson in Edmonton, Alberta, and Lucy and Ivy here in Winnipeg and Hurricane was observed in Grand Forks just this year, we don't know yet if he will be staying or just passing through.
As of April 8, 2009, we have identified our resident pair and it is once again Trey and Princess. This is their sixth year together and we are all hoping for a happier outcome to this year's nesting.If you want to be able to identify Princess and Trey, check out their mugshots in the
Photo Gallery
