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Offline CeeBee

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McKenzie Seeds - 2009 / June
« Reply #188 on: June 27, 2009, 17:40 »
It is so neat to hear about Hurricane!  One of my favourite memories is looking at the cam one stormy night and seeing the chicks tucked up under the nest box with Trey keeping guard on the edge - silhouetted against the lightning.  I guess this also shows that the chick names should be kept neutral and not obviously feminine or masculine! 
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Offline allikat

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« Reply #187 on: June 27, 2009, 17:25 »
I'm so confused on who is where...I read TPC's post on Zeus and who he's nested with...I got lost after reading more.

So who is where?   ::)
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McKenzie Seeds - 2009 / June
« Reply #186 on: June 27, 2009, 17:21 »
Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on June 27, 2009, 17:13
Quote from: bccs on June 27, 2009, 17:12
so, how's Chinook?? ;D 

Haven't heard anything from him lately, thanks for asking though  :D

It would be great to have news about Chinook it's just that Mistral was such a determined little chick, trying to keep up with her bigger sibs. I spent waay more hours than anyone needs to know spending falconcam time with her ;D ;D ;D

Great names btw!
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« Reply #185 on: June 27, 2009, 17:16 »
Well I bit, didn't I? :P
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Offline The Peregrine Chick

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McKenzie Seeds - 2009 / June
« Reply #184 on: June 27, 2009, 17:13 »
Quote from: bccs on June 27, 2009, 17:12
so, how's Chinook?? ;D 

Haven't heard anything from him lately, thanks for asking though  :D
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« Reply #183 on: June 27, 2009, 17:13 »
Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on June 27, 2009, 17:05
Quote from: BirdLover on June 27, 2009, 16:24
Oh, yeah!  How is the ankle TPC?  You taking it easy so you're good to go on Thursday?

I will be, come heck or high water!  Guess I shouldn't mention high water in this province right now  :-\

too much water/rain for chicks and humans alike...off topic but I think it's time to plant rice in my back yard :D

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McKenzie Seeds - 2009 / June
« Reply #182 on: June 27, 2009, 17:12 »
so, how's Chinook?? ;D
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McKenzie Seeds - 2009 / June
« Reply #181 on: June 27, 2009, 17:11 »
Quote from: pmg on June 27, 2009, 17:09
Sure would like to hear about what Mistral is up to. Great to have news about Hurricane!

Funny how no one asks about Chinook    ::)  ;)
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« Reply #180 on: June 27, 2009, 17:09 »
Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on June 26, 2009, 16:09
Okay, looks like we have identities on our birds in Brandon ....

male is Zeus - 1995 wild-hatch from the McKenzie Seeds Building; resident male since 2002, two sabbatical years - 2003 & 2007.  He has had three mates - I/*T (2002), Holly (2004-2008) - 10 chicks total todate = Donna (2008 nested in Saskatoon) & Terminator (2008-09 nesting in Grand Forks) are nesting, Obi-Wan spent the summer of 2006 in West Winnipeg with Lucy (2005 Radisson chick) but did not nest.

female is new - and a total surprise - its Hurricane from the 2007 wild-hatch at the Radisson and who was observed in Grand Forks this spring at the nest site of Brandon's Terminator.  When we measured Hurricane's legs during banding, she measured as male, so we attached male bands.  Appears that Mistral was tiny but a female and that Hurricane was too was female but that she was small and so were her legs!  We were sure we had two males and a female that year, but it may be that we had one male (Chinook) and one small female (Hurricane) and one tiny female (Mistral).  Taku was found to be a female during her necropsy but we couldn't sex her because she died before banding - and you can see how much our female this year has grown in comparison with her brothers!  Also possible that 2007 was an all female year - three small females and one tiny female.  All we need is for Chinook to turn up somewhere and we will know for sure!

Hi Ballywig
did you see this post  by TPC. It's very interesting.  Sure would like to hear about what Mistral is up to. Great to have news about Hurricane!
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McKenzie Seeds - 2009 / June
« Reply #179 on: June 27, 2009, 17:05 »
Quote from: BirdLover on June 27, 2009, 16:24
Oh, yeah!  How is the ankle TPC?  You taking it easy so you're good to go on Thursday?

I will be, come heck or high water!  Guess I shouldn't mention high water in this province right now  :-\
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McKenzie Seeds - 2009 / June
« Reply #178 on: June 27, 2009, 16:33 »
Quote from: pmg on June 27, 2009, 15:06
Ballywig, here's TPC's info about the banding date and time
Oops, Thanks PMG - I musta missed that update!  :-[
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« Reply #177 on: June 27, 2009, 16:24 »
Oh, yeah!  How is the ankle TPC?  You taking it easy so you're good to go on Thursday?
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McKenzie Seeds - 2009 / June
« Reply #176 on: June 27, 2009, 16:01 »
Thanks PMG, got interrupted and had to hobble away from my 'puter for awhile!!
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McKenzie Seeds - 2009 / June
« Reply #175 on: June 27, 2009, 15:06 »
Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on June 26, 2009, 17:06
Banding is set - next Thursday, July 2nd.  Everyone meet at the parkade in the city centre (free parking) as we believe that is where we can set y'all up for the best view.  Only Project staff will be going onto the building.  We hope to meet everyone there at 10am.  We need to meet the Brandon crew at 10:30 so that should give us enough time to get everyone organized before we need to get going.  

Banding won't take more than 1 hour all told - you'll know when its finished as the parents will freak out (for a second time) when we return their chicks to them.  We will then be heading off for lunch at the Double Decker as is our tradition and everyone is welcome to join us.  We hope to be back on the road around 1-1:30 so that we can Bob Jones our bander off to his next gig!

When you have your transpo worked out, drivers pm me with the names of your passengers and I'll send you a map with all the pertinent information.  

Ballywig, here's TPC's info about the banding date and time
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McKenzie Seeds - 2009 / June
« Reply #174 on: June 27, 2009, 14:59 »
TPC any confirmation yet on Thursday being the day, and 10:30ish being the time? (That's the Banding time, not the leaving Wpg time right?)  ;D
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