AB / Edmonton - Weber Centre - 2009-18

[The Peregrine Chick]

So the TG is on the Weber building on one side and another female is on the other side.  boy, boy. they will not fight there as it is not considered a nest site.

It isn't just the nestsite they will fight over.  They will definitely fight over the core area of a territory but they will defend as far as they are inclined to - sometimes right to the border, sometimes just out of the immediate vicinity.  Will also depend on the time of the year.  If the birds aren't fighting, only Radisson knows why ...

[carly]

Good news Bev!  And Radisson must have heard me because she's back now...lol 

Interesting that 2 females are on the Webber building...we need some males for them and 2 nestboxes!

[bev.]

I have jsut been to the Weber building and then spent an hour on the parkade with one of the biologists. He has been there since 7:30am and will stay there for a bit. another biologist will be there around 4:00pm  Needless to say i am cold and wet.  So the TG is on the Weber building on one side and another female is on the other side.  boy, boy. they will not fight there as it is not considered a nest site.

So now for the nest site building. The female when I left was on the south side of the nest building. and the male is on the heart building.  Wayne saw  some copulation, on the heart building but no feeds.  I showed him where I see them feed so he will be looking at that.

So far everything looks O.K.  TG might just be resting up first, This site is considered the second best site in Edmonton area.  The best site is Downtown Edmonton. the female there is pretty formidable. I guess they wanted to put a nest box on the Weber building but the manager will not hear of it.

and yes, the weather is pretty  crummy.  So it is still wait and see.

[allikat]

Oh please...no more drama.

It's wonderful to know that TG is on her way back..it's always fantastic news to hear about mature peregrines coming back (home). 

[bev.]

I was just kidding also Carly. 
I am glad someone is getting nice weather.

Have a great falcon watching time.

[bev.]

I got an e-mail and with  the  head winds etc. and cross winds  they think will hold the transmitter girl up.  She may be in this evening but if not tomorrow morning. They will not get another reading for a few days now which will be too late for us.

I had to babysit this afternoon and am going  out tonight.  I wish I could stay and watch here but it is a function for my husbands work.  My fingers are crossed .  Please e-mail me if you see anything.  the biologsits are probably watching also.  the biologists are hoping people  are watchng the cam. but if anything happens we might not even see it.

I am going out with positive thoughts .

[bev.]

For the last two years the Transmitter girl was in south Edmonton on the Weber building. This was after she lost her fights.

She lost her site in 2007 to Balzac girl, after a nasty fight . The biologists separated them. She tried again the next day and was chased off. She flew around south of Edmonton and then north of Edmonton and ended up on the Weber building.
Last year she tried again but lost and went right to the Weber building.  when her wounds healed she tried one more time , we believe, at the site and ended up in Rehab.
So I am really hoping that she has realized that is not a good place to try.

The transmitter male lost his  site in Ft. Saskatchewan but ended up on a trestle bridge outside of Ft . Saskatchewan and successfully mated and had 2 chicks.
Unfortunately his transmitter stopped at the end of September and so they do not know where he is.

Peter and I know all the sites in the area and we went to the Trestle bridge last year and observed. We observed at a few more also.  so when the weather smartens up we will go for a gander.

There was a falcon at the Weber building last night and I took a picture and sent it to the biologists. I am hoping it is a male.
This building is not a good nest site though.
I am keeping positive thoughts and praying for good measure.

[The Peregrine Chick]

Homeless has been homeless for a number of years - if there are other nestboxes in Edmonton she may just buzz by the Campus and move on.  And she spent a bunch of time near Red Deer didn't she last year?  If not Red Deer, where was it?  As I recall there was another dislodged/homeless male that floated around last year too ....

Basically, she hasn't be successful here for a couple of years, no reason to assume the worst.  Her imperative is to produce offspring, she hasn't been able to do that for a couple of years so the chances are just as good that she will find another location.  Think of Ivy - last year he tried his luck at the Radisson then moved to West Winnipeg.  Trey's father was the same way and spend a few years at the U of M campus before taking over the Radisson territory when his father disappeared in the midst of incubation ...

Think happy thoughts ...

[carly]

Is it possible she may not try for the nest this time after having lost the previous year?  Perhaps she might do a quick fly-by and see someone home and just keep on flying?

Keeping positive thoughts here for both girls.

[bev.]

I just received this e-mail. needless to say I am very sick inside right now. I do not know if I am cut out for this.  I am hoping  transmitter girl does not come to the site. I am sure the bilogisets will be there this weekkend.  I have been praying so please keep your fingers crossed.

Homeless crossed the border this morning. At noon April 24, i.e. and hour ago she was just west of Pakowki Lake, south-east of Foremost.  I would expect her 'home' tomorrow afternoon! Sunday at the latest  I will check the website this evening to see if any further transmissions tell us where she is by nightfall.

[carly]

I just got home from doctors and allis quiet at the box.  Eli, you should a transmitter on homeless if it's her, you'll see a little antena on her back (kind of like a little backpack with a little wire sticking out).

Here is a photo of Quest from Rochester and you can see her attena clearly.

http://rfalconcam.com/imprints/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/quest2.jpg

[Elaine L]

There is a falcon at the box that looks quite ruffled, and unlike other days, is looking inside the nestbox; could this be "Homeless"?  She is due back today, according to the news reports on the website.

[carly]

What a great day!  Radisson has been there most of the day!  I will keep my fingers crossed for TG.  Perhaps with the increase in the falcon population we are seeing, she may succeed in finding herself a new mate this year!   

[bev.]

I will have to check the color but I thought it was silver It is like this O|Y.

I also just got this e-mail
As of the 21st, homeless was in southern Montana, about 100km south-east of Billings She was 1000 km from Edmonton, so looks like 24-25th for her homecoming, unless she catches a tail wind, or hits a spring snow storm

Cross your fingers that nothing happens and that she does not try here again.

[carly]

What great news to wake up to!!!  I admit I was worried but I guess 'all in their own time'.  Yay...I bet you slept well last night Bev    I will watch this morning and hope to see one or both !