Author Topic: ON / Windsor - Ambassador Bridge - 2009-12 (Read 11146 times)

Kinderchick · « **Reply #57 on:** June 10, 2012, 13:56 »

From the CPF website...

June 10, 2012 - Windsor - Ambassador Bridge

Dennis Patrick Reports:

Yesterday morning, one of our Watchers, Vicki phoned us as we were on our way to the Bridge to tell us that Twitter had landed on the street then flew from there to a fence post, no problems in the flying. Then she spent most of the day resting on the right side of the Abutment. Later on in the evening Twitter and General Brock were flying around with ease. Both Viper and Eddy were still in the nest box getting fed. All four of them can be heard when it’s feeding time. It’s fun to see the people that are walking by that are looking up to see what is going on. A lot of them do stop and ask questions and of course Dennis is very happy to tell everyone what we are doing and then we get more Volunteers.
This morning we got a phone call telling us that Viper had fledged on was on the ground in the park across the street and then in a few minutes another call to say that Eddy had fledged and was on the ground as well. Dennis jumped on his motorcycle and drove down to see what was going on. Both of them were fine.

RaptorGal · « **Reply #56 on:** May 15, 2012, 15:05 »

In case my posting was to go here and not under the Radisson site, here it is again. Lets hear it for the Windsor chickettes!!
http://www.cbc.ca/news/offbeat/story/2012/05/15/wdr-peregrine-falcons-feeding.html

The Peregrine Chick · « **Reply #55 on:** March 27, 2012, 20:02 »

If there is a webcam installed at this location this year, we will leave this thread separate, if not, then I'm going to combine the last three year's threads just to help clean up the board.

The Peregrine Chick · « **Reply #54 on:** March 27, 2012, 19:54 »

2012 NESTING SEASON

Peregrine falcons mating
posted: 23 March 2012

Windsor’s peregrine falcons have been seen mating and if they don’t already have some eggs laid at the Ambassador Bridge, they will soon.

“We’ve witnessed them mating numerous, numerous times,” Canadian Peregrine Foundation-Windsor Watch co-ordinator Dennis Patrick said Friday. He’s seen the male named Freddie entice the female Voltaire with food and watched their flight displays and mating. Patrick expects there may already be eggs on the ledge of one of the concrete pillars at the bridge but doesn’t have that confirmed yet. “Everything was out of sync last year. This year it’s good. We’re right on track.” There could be chicks hatching at the end of April or early May, he said.

The bridge company and the Canadian Peregrine Foundation installed a raised nest box last year that is expected to increase the chances of a successful hatch for the once-endangered species. Patrick is hoping for four eggs and chicks this year. The peregrine pair at the bridge had three batches of chicks in the last few years. Although the nest is on a ledge under the busiest border crossing in North America, the couple don’t seem to mind.

Link to story: http://blogs.windsorstar.com/2012/03/23/peregrine-falcons-mating/

Alison · « **Reply #53 on:** June 03, 2010, 19:21 »

Pics from the banding:

The Peregrine Chick · « **Reply #52 on:** June 01, 2010, 21:18 »

Quote from: bcbird on June 01, 2010, 19:41

Maybe the hat is mistaken for the back of the neck, and they are aiming for the decapitation hit?

Entirely possible !

Kinderchick · « **Reply #51 on:** June 01, 2010, 21:06 »

Quote from: bcbird on June 01, 2010, 19:41

Maybe the hat is mistaken for the back of the neck, and they are aiming for the decapitation hit?

LOL, bcbird!

bcbird · « **Reply #50 on:** June 01, 2010, 19:41 »

Maybe the hat is mistaken for the back of the neck, and they are aiming for the decapitation hit?

The Peregrine Chick · « **Reply #49 on:** June 01, 2010, 18:10 »

They also like to aim at hats when you are one of the banders ...

bev. · « **Reply #48 on:** June 01, 2010, 17:58 »

I will have to remeber the sunglass tidbit.

bcbird · « **Reply #47 on:** June 01, 2010, 16:57 »

From the above report:
Hunter also had people in the crowd remove their sunglasses. The birds measure size and fierceness by your eyes so sunglasses can frighten them.

Now that is definitely something I never would have thought of!

Shocka88 · « **Reply #46 on:** June 01, 2010, 13:14 »

Awe......what an adorable little baby face!

Alison · « **Reply #45 on:** May 28, 2010, 18:16 »

The chicks at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor have been banded:

Peregrine chicks raise squawk over banding

Amid squawking and dive-bombing peregrine falcon parents at the Ambassador Bridge, three chicks were banded and named Thursday. One vocal female and two males were dubbed Bridgette, Lancer and Windsor.

“This is like a dream come true,” said Dennis Patrick, the site co-ordinator for the Canadian Peregrine Foundation-Windsor Watch before the first chicks from the bridge nest were banded. It almost didn’t happen. The adult female peregrine falcon named Voltaire didn’t leave the nest when a lift bucket was first raised to the ledge under the busy bridge.

Marion Nash, vice-president of the Canadian Peregrine Foundation in Toronto, said if the mom hadn’t left to try to defend the nest from the air, the banding attempt would have been abandoned. “Mom was pretty defiant. She stayed on that nest. That’s the first time we’ve ever had one stay,” she said. Nash, who had on a helmet and gloves, was playing the villain to distract the parents while the chicks were lowered in a gym bag to be banded on the ground. She spent about an hour being dive-bombed by both adult peregrine falcons but wasn’t hit. She said the adults came without 10 feet of her. Peregrine falcons can reach speeds of up to 320 km/hour when diving for prey. For the falcons, it’s no more stress than they would have in the wild. And when the chicks are returned to the ledge, the adults gain confidence.

“We just defended our nest,” Mark explained to volunteers. “You won’t believe the new attitude these birds have.”

On the ground, the first chick out of the bag was a noisy female weighing in at 1,097 grams. Ministry of Natural Resources management biologist Pud Hunter, who did the banding, said she was more aggressive because she was the oldest and was protecting her siblings. When the young peregrines get squawking and anxious they are distracted by a spray of water. Peregrine falcons get their moisture from the blood in the red meat they eat, so water is a new taste. Hunter also had people in the crowd remove their sunglasses. The birds measure size and fierceness by your eyes so sunglasses can frighten them. Lancer, named in honour of the nearby University of Windsor, was quieter. He was 697 grams. It was trickier to figure out the sex of the 732-gram Windsor. Sex is determined mostly by weight. Anything larger than 750 grams is a female. At about 650 grams, it’s a male. Anything between those numbers comes down to a leg measurement.

A small crowd of volunteers got to take pictures and watch as ministry officials put bands on both legs. One band is black and Canadian and the other is a silver U.S. Fish and Wildlife band. They weigh less than a feather and the banders call them jewellery. The Ambassador Bridge chicks also got some coloured electrical tape which will wear off. Until it does, volunteer watchers will know Bridgette has a red band, Lancer’s is yellow and Windsor’s is green. All three are healthy. If the birds survive — nine out of 10 peregrine falcons die before they reach breeding age — the numbers on the bands can be seen with the right magnification to give people an idea of where the adult birds go.

Freddie, the adult male, was banded in 2002 and is the adopted mascot of the Bowling Green (State University) Falcons. Voltaire was banded in 2006 in Eastlake Ohio. The Ambassador Bridge okayed Thursday’s access to the nest and bridge director of communications Phil Frame got to name the female Bridgette. He said the peregrine falcons have “impeccable taste, they’ve chosen the number one border crossing in North America.”

Frame said the bridge company could consider installing a web camera for next year’s nest.

source: http://www.windsorstar.com/technology/Peregrine+chicks+raise+squawk+over+banding/3079701/story.html

Alison · « **Reply #44 on:** May 21, 2010, 18:51 »

It's good to know Freddie and Voltaire have three chicks!

Third falcon chick spotted at Ambassador Bridge

WINDSOR, Ont. — A third peregrine falcon chick was spotted at the Ambassador Bridge this week.

“We got confirmation on three chicks,” Windsor Peregrine Watch Team site co-ordinator Dennis Patrick said Wednesday. The chicks are about 19 days old. Because watch team members have to use binoculars and because of the angle of looking up at the high ledge, the team couldn’t confirm there were three chicks until Monday.

“They are growing so astoundingly fast,” Patrick said. “When you see them in the evening you go ‘I can’t believe how much they grew this day.’” In 21 days, the chicks will be adult size and ready for their first flights, he said. Adult peregrine falcons Freddie and Voltaire are hunting for food to feed their youngsters. Freddie brings food and Voltaire feeds the chicks, Patrick said.

The Windsor Peregrine Watch Team is monitoring the nest and will be there especially for the first flights in June. About 80 per cent of peregrine falcon chicks don’t survive but teams of trained volunteers can reduce the mortality rate to about 20 per cent.

source: http://www.windsorstar.com/technology/Third+falcon+chick+spotted+Ambassador+Bridge/3053766/story.html

Freddie or Voltaire: photo by Jason Kryk.

carly · « **Reply #43 on:** May 18, 2010, 05:06 »

!! THIRD CHICK IS CONFIRMED 100%

We’ve been 98% sure we had three chicks and have been struggling to be able to see for that last 2% to make us 100% sure that we had three chicks hatched. Well tonight Lou, Ken, you were right as we watched they all lined up along the nest ledge and waved!!!! Special thanks to Nicko who stuck with us in the rain and helped us 100%confirm the third hatch!! No doubt we have three chicks and they are growing like weeds!!!! They are getting huge. We should have some really good pictures over the next few days.

The maturity and confidence and team work of Voltaire and Freddie is light years ahead of last year!!! We are gased at the possibilities!!
Dennis and Gwenster and the whole Windsor Falcon Watch Team.

Alison · « **Reply #42 on:** May 10, 2010, 18:51 »

2010 NESTING SEASON

An article on the peregrines at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor:

Falcons back, with chicks

Peregrine young seen Saturday at bridge. Peregrine falcon couple Freddie and Voltaire are back nesting under the Ambassador Bridge and have two chicks this year. The young appeared May 1 and the Windsor Peregrine Watch Team is already looking for volunteers to train to monitor the nest especially when the young get ready for a first flight in June. Eighty per cent of peregrine falcon chicks don't survive and the team is hoping people will keep their distance or be trained at a May 16 workshop to help protect the fledglings when they are ready to fly.

"All we want to do is improve their odds," Windsor Peregrine Watch Team site co-ordinator Dennis Patrick said Friday.

It's the second year the peregrine falcons at the bridge have produced young. Last year one chick died and the other got injured, rescued and then disappeared. It's not clear what happened to that bird, but the adult peregrine falcons stayed in Windsor during the winter.

This year Patrick is asking people to keep their distance from the threatened species or train to be part of the watch team that is affiliated with the Canadian Peregrine Foundation. The training workshop is being held Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Walker Road Superstore in the community room. Patrick said volunteers will work shifts to monitor the birds and will learn how to protect the peregrines during the mid June period when the fledglings attempt their first flights. Patrick said the team will have a protocol mandated by the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Canadian Peregrine Foundation and will only intervene if the young are in imminent danger.

The team hopes to train 20 to 25 volunteers for three-hour shifts during mid-June. He's asking people who aren't volunteers to respect the species at risk and the property at the bridge and the University of Windsor. Anyone whose presence is not in the best interest of the birds could be asked to leave, he said.

"If they could just understand, this is a National Geographic special right above our heads. We're seeing a bird make a comeback in an area where it was extinct," Patrick said of the importance of a successful nest.

Windsor is lucky to have a peregrine falcon nest since the cliff dwellers usually prefer a higher ledge on a skyscraper when in urban areas. And in flat Windsor, the Ambassador Bridge nest could be the first peregrine falcon nest ever in the area, said Marion Nash, vice-president of the Canadian Peregrine Foundation. She said there are 88 nests in Ontario with most in northern Ontario. In the bird's comeback, "every single nest site is important," Nash said. She said people interested in following peregrines can do so on the foundation's website at www.peregrine-foundation.ca. She said too many gawkers can stress out the birds and since the peregrine falcons are territorial, it could be dangerous.

http://www.windsorstar.com/technology/Falcons+back+with+chicks/3007880/story.html

carly · « **Reply #41 on:** September 03, 2009, 17:47 »

No nothing Alison

Alison · « **Reply #40 on:** September 03, 2009, 16:40 »

Just wondering if anyone has heard anything about the missing juvie. The last update I have seen was from August 24, about a sighting that was thought not to be the same juvie.

http://www.windsorstar.com/technology/Peregrine+sighted+Riverside+Drive+missing+raptor/1925707/story.html

bev. · « **Reply #39 on:** August 12, 2009, 12:15 »

this is what angers me. I just wish people could leave well enough alone. Let the rehabilitators do their jobs.
I s it better for the young to be with their family, most definitely. but not if they are injured.

I know they do do not know for sure what happened, but it looks suspicious to me.

I am praying that things end well.

carly · « **Reply #38 on:** August 12, 2009, 05:19 »

People have been calling in sightings in Windsor however it is doubtful that it was Ambassador they saw as his injurey was quite serious and he wouldn't be able to fly away. And police have confirmed the hole was not made by an animal.

http://www2.canada.com/windsorstar/news/story.html?id=3265c6ad-c786-4c52-9ae3-68477ac5aa50

carly · « **Reply #37 on:** August 11, 2009, 18:41 »

I haven't heard anything but if I do, for sure I will post it here

Alison · « **Reply #36 on:** August 11, 2009, 18:21 »

Just wondering if there is any news - Carly, if you hear anything, please post an update.

carly · « **Reply #35 on:** August 10, 2009, 20:06 »

Obviously not well thought out as he was still injured, they've probably sent him to his death. If he's still hurt and we know he hasn't learned to hunt yet...

allikat · « **Reply #34 on:** August 10, 2009, 19:33 »

I hope that someone can put out the word and then maybe, just maybe he will reappear.
I hope he is okay...
I think someone set him free not realizing that he was most likely going to be set free once he was rehabilitated.
We're all thinking of you little guy...

Alison · « **Reply #33 on:** August 10, 2009, 19:26 »

This is unbelievable - it does sound as if someone may have taken him. I can only hope he is found and returned to the wildlife centre.

carly · « **Reply #32 on:** August 10, 2009, 19:13 »

*sigh* Someone may now have doomed our surviving juvie. And people wonder why I dance on my balcony...

http://www.windsorstar.com/technology/Injured+peregrine+does+disappearing/1879046/story.html

allikat · « **Reply #31 on:** June 30, 2009, 11:20 »

Thanks for the update...albeit, not a great one but time will tell on this little guy.

carly · « **Reply #30 on:** June 30, 2009, 08:21 »

More on Ambassador:

A week after his sister died, the male peregrine falcon that was hatched under the Ambassador Bridge this spring has suffered an injury that could permanently affect his future in the wild. Nancy Phillips, president of the Wings Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, said it's believed the male fledgling was hurt in the thunderstorm that struck Windsor Thursday afternoon. The injured falcon -- known as Ambassador -- was rescued from the ground by observers, who immediately brought him to the centre for treatment.

"He does have a small injury, and we're worried about his well-being at this time," Phillips said. "We just don't know which way it's going to play. We want to give all our time and energy to the bird at this moment, and see what we can do in the next few days."

The male is one of two chicks hatched in early May by a peregrine falcon couple who have chosen the support pillar on the Windsor side of the Ambassador Bridge as their annual nesting site. The other chick, a female, died June 19 with a throat infection. Observers have surmised that the heavy winds during the storm blew the male fledgling to the ground, injuring one of his wings.

Phillips said Ambassador is "resting comfortably," and the centre's goal is to give him as much peace and quiet as possible. "We are seeing some improvement." The centre hopes to have the bird examined by a veterinarian and X-rayed early this week. Phillips said she's been told Freddie and Voltaire -- the names given to the parent couple -- have remained in the Ambassador Bridge area, and they can still be seen around the pillar. But time is running out for the young male. Phillips said the bird is a "teenager." This stage of his life is when he should be learning crucial survival skills from his parents. For that reason, it would be ideal if he could return to Freddie and Voltaire in a matter of days. But Phillips said that won't be possible "unless he can recuperate very fast -- which I can't see happening, that fast. I think time will tell."

Peregrine falcons are considered a species at risk in Canada. Their numbers fell severely in the 1970s due to the pesticide DDT. Now the birds are making a gradual comeback, and they've adapted to urban environments.

Since this spring's successful hatchings, the Windsor falcon family and their nest site have drawn many onlookers and volunteers. Phillips remains positive about Ambassador's future. She said he has many long-term options: he could be kept for educational purposes, or brought to places dedicated to bird rehabilitation. Phillips said the Ministry of Natural Resources will make the final choice on where the bird should go. Phillips credited observers for saving the bird Thursday, and acknowledged their disappointment at the latest events in the falcon family's lives.

Alison · « **Reply #29 on:** June 29, 2009, 19:03 »

Part of an update on the Windsor peregrines, dated June 27:

Junior the male chick is resting comfortably after a nasty tumble during the Vicious Thunder Storms we had on Thursday evening. The family has not left to wander aimlessly around the region. Despite reports other wise. Two of our dedicated volunteers who are actually following what is going on at the Bridge found Junior grounded and with due protocol rescued the little fellow after that terrible storm.

We are all thankful that Ray and Toni listened to their hearts because of their love of the birds and went down just to see how the birds were doing. Gwen and I had been there in the morning but had other obligations going on when Junior needed to be rescued. Gwen and I are totally thankful for Ray and Toni finding Junior, keeping their heads and most probably saving his life. I will give you more information as I have it on Junior.

The chicks are not officially banded or named yet and the male will be named only in the event that he gets better.

I hope this little guy will be okay. The update doesn't sound too positive.

The Peregrine Chick · « **Reply #28 on:** June 22, 2009, 21:51 »

Quote

All fungicides are hard on the liver - human or bird - so as a prophylaxsis, it is can be seen to be as great a risk to the chicks health (small liver, easier to damage) as frounce if they acquire it. I checked through our 20 years of nesting records (at a total of 6 nestsites) and I can't find any occurrence of frounce in any of our chicks/birds.

Quote from: allikat on June 22, 2009, 21:47

And let's hope it stays that way!

ABSOLUTELY!!!

Alison · « **Reply #27 on:** June 22, 2009, 21:49 »

Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on June 22, 2009, 21:44

I checked through our 20 years of nesting records (at a total of 6 nestsites) and I can't find any occurrence of frounce in any of our chicks/birds.

Considering that Frounce is relatively common in peregrines, I think this is a great record.

allikat · « **Reply #26 on:** June 22, 2009, 21:47 »

Whew...I tried to correct a quote but can't so this is a post for nothing

I'm having issues taking a section out of a quoted paragraph to comment on it...Again, allikat seems to be having trouble with quoting!

The Peregrine Chick · « **Reply #25 on:** June 22, 2009, 21:44 »

Quote from: Alison on June 22, 2009, 19:58

Quote from: bev. on June 21, 2009, 20:30
TPC. Is there anyway that trounce can be treated as a precaution , before they actually have it.
Preventative measure, per say.

Bev, I have known of several sites where the chicks have been treated prophylactically for Frounce. I am not sure how effective this really is - perhaps TPC has more info on that. The same medication that is used to treat Frounce, Flagyl (Metronidazole) is also used to treat Giardia in birds. If it is used when that organism is not actively shedding, it will have no effect. Flagyl is also very hard on the liver, so it is not something to be overused.

All fungicides are hard on the liver - human or bird - so as a prophylaxsis, it is can be seen to be as great a risk to the chicks health (small liver, easier to damage) as frounce if they acquire it. I checked through our 20 years of nesting records (at a total of 6 nestsites) and I can't find any occurrence of frounce in any of our chicks/birds.

Alison · « **Reply #24 on:** June 22, 2009, 19:58 »

Quote from: bev. on June 21, 2009, 20:30

TPC. Is there anyway that trounce can be treated as a precaution , before they actually have it.
Preventative measure, per say.

Bev, I have known of several sites where the chicks have been treated prophylactically for Frounce. I am not sure how effective this really is - perhaps TPC has more info on that. The same medication that is used to treat Frounce, Flagyl (Metronidazole) is also used to treat Giardia in birds. If it is used when that organism is not actively shedding, it will have no effect. Flagyl is also very hard on the liver, so it is not something to be overused.

The Peregrine Chick · « **Reply #23 on:** June 22, 2009, 17:55 »

No, fungicides are not something you can just "give" they are very powerful ... and fungal infections tend to take hold where there is a weaker immunity, so the female chick may well have had other problems that just had not yet manifested themselves ... and could have been passed along to her young if shew were to survive long enough to breed successfully ...

bev. · « **Reply #22 on:** June 21, 2009, 20:30 »

TPC. Is there anyway that trounce can be treated as a precaution , before they actually have it.
Preventative measure, per say.

The Peregrine Chick · « **Reply #21 on:** June 21, 2009, 11:46 »

"... same thing that has been killing the chicks elsewhere" ... "From what you read elsewhere, this seems to be a known problem" ...

First, has anyone seen a confirmation of what the "problem" was? If you are talking about trichomoniasis (frounce), its a parasitic infection, not a fungus. It is also pretty common.

Second, there are a whole host of things that chicks in the nest are susceptible to - bacterial, viral and fungal infections, parasites and environmental stressors - rain, cold, heat.

We know that the Windsor chick had a fungal infection from the report - fungal infections are brutally tough to get rid of, I had one and I was deathly ill, and it took six months for chemo-like drugs to do their work and another two years to regain my strength.

Fungi that affect birds: Aspergillosis, Candidiasis, Crytococcosis & I'm sure there are more ....

Parasitic infections - Trichomoniasis, Cryptosporidium, Coccidia, Cryptospridiosis and again, I'm sure there are more I don't know about ...

nibs · « **Reply #20 on:** June 21, 2009, 09:11 »

From what I read elsewhere, this seems to be a know problem. What I was wondering,does it go in stages yr to yr ? Some worse than others and should the pigeons & doves be watched also (like they do with crows and blue jays for west nile) so that they know if there is going to be a bigger problem some yrs?(if that makes any sense)

bev. · « **Reply #19 on:** June 21, 2009, 09:04 »

I wonder if this is the same thing that has been killing the chicks else where. I am beginning to wonder if a treatment program needs to be evaluated.

I am glad that they got her into rehab but I wish it had been done sooner. If it is the same thing , it just seems to travel so quickly.
a lot of chicks this year?

?

Sad indeed.

carly · « **Reply #18 on:** June 21, 2009, 06:08 »

Dennis Patrick Reports:
Dear Peregrine Community,

I am sorry to inform all of you that late Friday the little female chick died peacefully at Wings Rehab from a type of fungus infection. We believe this to be the first reported case of such an infection at Wings Rehab.

Obviously this outcome is far from what any of us hoped for our peregrine family and our first Peregrine Watch.

However, it is important to put this sad news into perspective: the rate of mortality for young peregrines in their first year ranges from around 60% to over 80%.

The fact that one out of two chicks on our Watch not only survived, but seems to be doing very well is a success. This first Peregrine Watch has been a learning experience for everyone involved, and we all did a good job under very challenging circumstances. We have learned so much that can be applied to future Watches. Look how far we’ve come! As a community we went from no peregrines, to a pair of peregrines checking out the nest site but without a successful hatching, to having 3 eggs but only 2 hatch, to having 2 young make their way into the world, and one chick doing extremely well. Now Voltaire & Freddy can focus all their attention on the young male, and that is a good thing.

Once again, Dennis & I thank you for your commitment, passion, and concern regarding these young peregrines. We do plan to apply lessons learned from this year’s Watch, and we sincerely hope that you will consider being part of this important effort in the future. And of course, we hope our family of peregrines will grace us with their presence next year.

Dennis Patrick
Gwenster
CPF Site Coordinator

Caroline Biribauer
Friends of Watersheds Organizer
Essex Region Conservation Authority

bev. · « **Reply #17 on:** June 18, 2009, 20:03 »

Keep us posted Carly. I am going to go looking to see what I can see.

allikat · « **Reply #16 on:** June 18, 2009, 18:43 »

I wonder what's going on?

carly · « **Reply #15 on:** June 18, 2009, 17:31 »

Me too Bev, it sounds similar to how Bella was behaving at GRE.

bev. · « **Reply #14 on:** June 18, 2009, 17:23 »

I sure hope they do not wait too long.

carly · « **Reply #13 on:** June 18, 2009, 05:10 »

This did pop up on my alert this morning, seems the young female juvie may be having some issues.

http://www2.canada.com/windsorstar/news/story.html?id=c4554f10-a3ea-4e90-b083-b022d8745558

carly · « **Reply #12 on:** May 26, 2009, 05:09 »

Latest update:

What a beautiful morning. Freddie and Voltaire were at it when I arrived at 7:00 this morning. The chicks are like teenagers “when it comes to food, you step on there foot and there mouth opens!” I know that I knew that peregrines grow to full size in roughly 40 days but to see this growth from one day to the next is astounding. Our parents are very keen hunters and very diligent parents. Freddie might wear the pants in the family but Voltaire sometimes tells him which leg to put on first. The chicks spend far more time alone and are wandering around freely on the nest ledge. They have discovered the food stashes in the right corner of the nest but I can’t say that they are attempting to raid the fridge on their own yet. We should have some newer chick flicks in the next couple of days. It was alot cooler tonight and when we left the youngsters were huddled in the corner wishing they had a space heater

The Peregrine Chick · « **Reply #11 on:** May 20, 2009, 17:50 »

Hmmm, think I posted most of that earlier ... but you wrote it better Alison!

Alison · « **Reply #10 on:** May 20, 2009, 16:14 »

What a genetic background Freddie has!

His father, Fury, was born in 1997 at One Summit Square, Fort Wayne. In 2002 he was badly injured; he was not releasable and became an education bird.

Fury is a son of Freedom and Roosevelt, still the resident pair at Fort Wayne.

Roosevelt's mother was Aurora, from Aurora, Ontario, and his father was Bandit of the Rhodes Tower in Columbus, Ohio.

Freddie's mother, *7/X, was born at the Lazarus Building in Dayton, Ohio, a daughter of Mercury and his second mate Baltimore, 7/D.

Freddie is also an older brother of Victory, 2/*1, born 2002, who was the former mate of Orville at the Rhodes Tower in Columbus until she was injured in 2006.

I haven't found any info on Voltaire so far.

Liz · « **Reply #9 on:** May 17, 2009, 23:02 »

I'd guess at 11:21/22 pm

allikat · « **Reply #8 on:** May 17, 2009, 22:28 »

For those of you have digital cable...watch at 11pm on channel 45 in case you missed the little story on falcons.

allikat · « **Reply #7 on:** May 17, 2009, 22:25 »

I just caught it...did I miss much?

Liz · « **Reply #6 on:** May 17, 2009, 22:24 »

In Windsor, ON, I think. Chicks will be flying in a couple of weeks.

Liz · « **Reply #5 on:** May 17, 2009, 22:23 »

CBC, PFs!

The Peregrine Chick · « **Reply #4 on:** May 17, 2009, 21:50 »

Quote from: carly on May 17, 2009, 20:26

The territorial adult male was banded: Black 26 over Green H - named Freddie, produced in Toledo Ohio USA

The territorial adult female was banded: Black N over Green 77, - named Voltaire

Freddie - 2001 wild-hatch from Commodore Perry Motor Inn, Toledo, Ohio
Voltaire - 2006 wild-hatch from Eastland Power Plant in Eastlake County, Ohio

On Freddie's father's side, the line goes back to:
Aurora, a captive-bred female released from Aurora, Ontario in 1991

Also ...
Freedom, a captive-bred female released in 1994 in Indiana
(curiously, both Freedom & Aurora were paired with different birds named Bandit)
Mercury, a captive-bred male released in Ohio in 1990
Baltimore, wild-produced young hatched in Baltimore, Maryland in 1993 (no IDs on parents)

eagle63_1999 · « **Reply #3 on:** May 17, 2009, 20:27 »

Very kewwwwwwwllll Carly thanks for the info. Forty years eh, gotta love the peregrines lol

carly · « **Reply #2 on:** May 17, 2009, 20:26 »

The falcon story is on!! First pair in over 40 years in Windsor on the Ambassador bridge!! Woah - beautiful filming of them. Oh shot of mom with 2 of the babies...!!! Oh she's beautiful!! 15,000 trucks a day go over the bridge above them!!

Short and sweet but gee the mom is beautiful, very distinct looking!

This is the pair that's there, info from our CPF site:

The territorial adult male was banded: Black 26 over Green H - named Freddie, produced in Toledo Ohio USA

The territorial adult female was banded: Black N over Green 77, - named Voltaire

carly · « **Reply #1 on:** May 17, 2009, 20:01 »

2009 NESTING SEASON

Oh, oh..CBC news Sunday Night right now...one of the news item is going to be our peregrine falcons in Windsor!! I'm glued to the news now!!