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Offline BirdLover

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Re: Red Deer - Telus Tower - 2012 / Windsong & ?
« Reply #210 on: April 30, 2012, 18:46 »
We now have two eggs here    :)

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Re: Red Deer - Telus Tower - 2012 / Windsong & ?
« Reply #209 on: April 28, 2012, 11:41 »

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Re: Red Deer - Telus Tower - 2012 / Windsong & ?
« Reply #208 on: April 28, 2012, 10:36 »
We have an egg in Red Deer!  :D :D :D

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Re: Red Deer - Telus Tower - 2012 / Windsong & ?
« Reply #207 on: April 17, 2012, 13:36 »
Peter and  were here on Sat. april 14th

We drove in blowing snow all the way from Edmonton to Red Deer and then it snowed all the time we were there. Miserable weather...

bev, what a trooper you are - and Peter too! You are so dedicated to these birds and that is very evident! Reminds me of the old US Postal Service Motto... "Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds!" That's you & Peter, bev! ;D

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Re: Red Deer - Telus Tower - 2012 / Windsong & ?
« Reply #206 on: April 16, 2012, 21:08 »
Peter and  were here on Sat. april 14th

We drove in blowing snow all the way from Edmonton to Red Deer and then it snowed all the time we were there. Miserable weather.
But we only saw one falcon at entrance to nest box. Will come back and post small picture. we stayed as long as we could but saw no others.

There was nothing at other site that we could see. Just pigeons. I do not like that site anyway, but they are the ones that pick them ;) ;)

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Re: Red Deer - Telus Tower - 2012 / Windsong & ?
« Reply #205 on: April 12, 2012, 21:19 »
nice RCF :)

I was looking for bands.
but she has white on the end of her tail. A good marker.

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Re: Red Deer - Telus Tower - 2012 / Windsong & ?
« Reply #204 on: April 12, 2012, 09:57 »
Getting Aquainted

http://youtu.be/qPsIjfSGa54
« Last Edit: April 12, 2012, 10:00 by The Peregrine Chick »

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Re: Red Deer - Telus Tower - 2012 / Windsong & ?
« Reply #203 on: April 11, 2012, 13:49 »
I am sorry I forgot to come over here and post.

If  this is a female , it is a new female. I do not know if many of the Red Deer people know that the resident female died at season end.  When Peter and I drove there last Thursday, we spotted a falcon  on the tower. I have picutres. they look same as one posted here. I talked to a man , who lives right there, and he has been watching for years. He said this was the first back and it was either late last Wed night or Thursday morning. As he checks all the time. He also has a scope. I told him about the female. At that  time there was only one home. He sadi some do not like the falocns s they kill the Jays but I told him the Jays were not main food source and so there would still be lots around. We saw 4 while we were talking.  It is a  beautiful spot for these falcons. He indicated that bird sanctuary was not far away and so they probably go three for a smorgasbord  :)
He and his wife jsut sit with their scope and watch them

We did see a car with someone with a scope. I will come back with my few shots.

Anyhow , I have to go there on Saturday again and i will check it out. there were none home at other site when we were there. Lots of pigeons
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Re: Red Deer - Telus Tower - 2012 / Windsong & ?
« Reply #202 on: April 11, 2012, 13:42 »
One falcon at the nest box chupping, you can here one in background calling. The falcon walks to the other side of the box and disappears off cam view.    :)

http://youtu.be/EtL_00Pgz78



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Re: Red Deer - Telus Tower - 2012 / Windsong & ?
« Reply #201 on: April 11, 2012, 13:32 »
The inside cams are offline, so just the external cam is working.  I have some video of one at the box and thank goodness for sound because you can hear both falcons.  ;D   I will post the video after I convert it.

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Re: Red Deer - Telus Tower - 2012 / Windsong & ?
« Reply #200 on: April 11, 2012, 13:07 »
Note from one of our Alberta fans ... the Red Deer female at this location has a boyfriend ... turned up this morning about 11am local time.

I was watching the cam earlier, didn't see any falcons but I sure heard what I thought was two of them.  Thanks TPC for confirming that I was hearing correctly.   ;D

Happy to pass along messages/reports/sightings  :D

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Re: Red Deer - Telus Tower - 2012 / Windsong & ?
« Reply #199 on: April 11, 2012, 13:02 »
Note from one of our Alberta fans ... the Red Deer female at this location has a boyfriend ... turned up this morning about 11am local time.

I was watching the cam earlier, didn't see any falcons but I sure heard what I thought was two of them.  Thanks TPC for confirming that I was hearing correctly.   ;D

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Re: Red Deer - Telus Tower - 2012 / Windsong & ?
« Reply #198 on: April 11, 2012, 12:59 »
Note from one of our Alberta fans ... the Red Deer female at this location has a boyfriend ... turned up this morning about 11am local time.

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Re: Red Deer - Telus Tower - 2012 / Windsong & ?
« Reply #197 on: April 05, 2012, 16:47 »
I hope we have a resident female this year.  

I hope so too BL!  
Somebirdie there right now. :)


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Re: Red Deer - Telus Tower - 2012 / Windsong & ?
« Reply #196 on: April 05, 2012, 11:29 »
I am so sad to hear that Perry has died.  :'(
I hope we have a resident female this year.  Will give me another reason to go visit Red Deer.