Miscellaneous peregrines

[AlisonL]

golly,what a buncha birds..is that now??how  are they going to feed these??wow

I think this pair will feed the chicks very successfully.

In 2008, this pair laid seven eggs, and six hatched. Six chicks were banded:

Here they are:



Last year, the female laid eight eggs, and four hatched; three male chicks were banded.

[AlisonL]

Rochester

Wonderful news posted on Imprints today; one of the juvies from 2004, Alkyonis, has been found in St. Claire County, Michigan.

I remember Alkyonis so well. She spent time at Wild Wings in rehab with a wing injury, and was then released at the tower.

While she was responding to our inquiry about the mystery falcon at Kodak, Barb mentioned a new falcon that they discovered at the DTE Power Plant in St. Claire County, Michigan. They’re trying to identify the falcon, and got a picture of its ID Band: Black/Red *G/O, with a silver USFWS band. According to Barb, that band isn’t in the Midwest banding database, so she wondered if we might be able to help with an ID.

Does that band ID sound familiar? We don’t blame you if it doesn’t, but it turns out that band was assigned to our very own Alkyonis, one of Mariah and Kaver’s offspring from 2004! She had to be rescued twice, and spent a few weeks in rehab before finally returning to her family in August of that year. Falconcam team member Jim Pisello participated in one of her rescues, but with two rescues and a rehab under her belt, her future seemed uncertain. So it’s fantastic to learn that she beat the odds and has survived for over five years. Barb has promised us an updated picture of Alkyonis, which we’ll publish as soon as we get it. She did send us a shot that shows the ID band on her leg, so we’ll leave you with that for now.

http://rfalconcam.com/imprinting/

The great photos of Alkyonis are courtesy of Barb Baldinger and Dan Miller.

She is such a beauty: I wonder where she has been for the past six years.





Alkyonis and her siblings in 2004:



Her parents, the legendary Mariah and Kaver, in 2004:



Kaver in 2004:





Mariah in 2004:

[AlisonL]

It seems the RSPCA in Australia has a major shortage of space:

If you give a hoot, RSPCA wants you

By Ewa Kretowicz, City Reporter
07 Sep, 2010 09:17 AM

The RSPCA has put out a call for new carers after being inundated with injured birds.
More than 120 birds are already in care, and spring and summer are the animal shelter's busy season with up to 400 new birds expected to need nursing in the coming months.

Wildlife supervisor Alanna Kropf blames the breeding season on the high number of injured birds.

Yesterday she visited a peregrine falcon who is sharing an aviary in Calwell with a barn owl.

''More get compromised because they are interacting with us,'' she said.

''In urban areas, where there are lots of stress and there is not that much food around, it's even worse. It can be worse because not only are they worrying about trying to find a mate, they have to find food and a suitable breeding site. We had a magpie come in that had been electrocuted because she had tried to build a nest on a power box.''

Ms Kropf said the peregrine falcon was found trapped in blackberry plants two weeks ago.

''We found she had no fractures or breaks, which is really fortunate because it's her livelihood. She needs to soar they can fly up to 300km per hour.''

RSPCA ACT chief executive Michael Linke said birds accounted for 85 per cent of the wildlife brought to the shelter, with carers nursing a brown goshawk, tawny frogmouth and a few gang-gangs.

I don't think I have ever seen a barn owl and a peregrine sharing space before:

Photo by Karleen Miney.

[Dot]

Re: Harrisburg:  9/14/2010  ::   There's a New Female in Town!
For the past two weeks there has been a lot of activity at and near the nest ledge. Recently, a new adult female falcon has been seen bonding with the male. The origin of this female is unknown as she is not banded. Email information from web viewers indicates that the resident female is no longer at the ledge. An employee at the Amtrak Station across the street reported seeing a dead falcon near the rail line. No carcass was found there. The resident female has probably defended the nest ledge from challenging interlopers in the past. One could speculate that at 12 years old, she could no longer fend off younger, stronger females seeking out nesting territory. Any information that web viewers care to share would be appreciated. For now, we have set two close camera views at the nest box and perch for observation purposes.

[AlisonL]

It is very sad that Mom has been missing. She and Lil Dad have always had such a strong bond, and have done such a wonderful job of raising their chicks each year. I am still hoping that Mom survived, and will show up somewhere.

I'm not sure who this is, but this is one of Lil Dad's favorite perches.

[AlisonL]

One at the nest today:

[Dot]

Harrisburg is one of my favorite cams - I love seeing the traffic on the street - it's so wide open.  Wonder what will happen next season.

[AlisonL]

Harrisburg is one of my favorite cams - I love seeing the traffic on the street - it's so wide open.  Wonder what will happen next season.

This has been one of my favorite cams for a long time too - I really miss seeing Mom there.

Both at the nest today:



The new female?

[AlisonL]

The new female?

[AlisonL]

Harrisburg

[AlisonL]

Huntly, Scotland

One peregrine with a very full crop:

[AlisonL]

Clinton, Iowa

Program celebrates return of the peregrine falcon

CLINTON, Iowa — A program honoring the return of the formerly endangered peregrine falcon will be presented at 11 a.m. Saturday at Eagle Point Park in Clinton.

The peregrine falcon population continues to expand in Iowa with 14 nesting pairs producing 21 young around the state this year. There were six pairs nesting in close proximity or occupying historic nesting cliff sites along the Mississippi River flyway. Clinton County occupies the unique position of the southern extent of this historic nesting range in Iowa.

In recognition of the return of falcons to Clinton, Ray Young Bear from the Meskawki Nation, Bob Anderson from the Raptor Resource Project, Kent Long from Archer Daniels Midland, Curt Hubbard from M.L. Kapp Generating Station, Ed Britton from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Pat Schlarbaum from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will provide insights into the emerging falcon population.

As standard bearers of the Endangered Species Act, the demise of peregrine falcons in the 1960s precluded the banning of the pesticide DDT in 1972. Many years of conscientious falcon work helped bring them back from near extinction.

http://qctimes.com/news/local/article_f463bcf0-c5e9-11df-8f8e-001cc4c002e0.html

[Linda M]

New nestbox installed on Iowa cliff:

http://qctimes.com/news/local/article_c2c9b79e-c850-11df-a3e2-001cc4c03286.html

[kittenface]

Oh my goodness
Bob and all of them need a big pat on the back for all their dedication on getting these nestboxes in, they are truely hero's in my eyes.
A great big THANK YOU from me to all of them for their hard work to get the Falcons back on the cliffs where nature intended them to be

[AlisonL]

It's great to see another cliff nest box installed. Hoping for every success with the new box.

A link to another article which gives more information on the nest sites in Iowa and Illinois:

http://qctimes.com/article_22163ff6-c851-11df-9de0-001cc4c03286.html