Allison have you contacted Donna yet about the Falcon your trying to idenify?
Hi Alison...I just checked Greg Septon's banding reports for the Wisconsin nests he monitors (30 + nests)...no bands matching your juvie..great pictures, though!!
And there is a nest box on one of the Statesman Towers, so perhaps the birds are showing interest in it.
Peregrine Falcon found dead in downtown Canton... :'(
Canton Repository (Jan. 5, 2012)
http://www.cantonrep.com/news/x1569737054/Peregrine-falcon-found-dead-in-downtown-Canton
I cannot imagine what this guy saw. What bird with a 4-foot wingspan would land on a balcony in the city and eat a porkchop? Methinks that this guy is a bit of a joker.
Maybe to much sauce, and I am not talking about BBQ sauce. ::)LOL! You could be right about that, rcf. ;)
Well I don't know, we live in strange times. Birds adapt. I suspect it was a big seagull of some sort and it seems seagulls have learned to eat just about anything. Certainly I've seen sea gulls flying over the tallest of buildings in Winnipeg.
But, I wouldn't dismiss Mr. Marks' claim out of hand. He saw what he saw. He said he "thought" it was a peregrine falcon, not he "knew" it was. And I'd suggest, given that the bird subsequently brought its own prey to the balcony to eat, it may well have done so many times before. Who knows, perhaps it has or has had a cache there, in which case I'd think a raw pork chop might be indistinguishable from any other dead meat.
Would this pair be of the nonmigrating subspecies, TPC?
They didn't seem different in appearance to the Anatum, though I'm not certain what different features distinguish the two.
My husband found this today - though I can't get the video, the pictures still tell the story.
The type in BC is nonmigratory and apparently a bit different in appearance and size from those in most of the rest of Canada.
From Wickipedia:
Falco peregrinus pealei, described by Ridgway in 1873, is also known as Peale's Falcon, and includes rudolfi.[36] It is found in the Pacific Northwest of North America, northwards from the Puget Sound along the British Columbia coast (including the Queen Charlotte Islands), along the Gulf of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands to the far eastern Bering Sea coast of Russia,[36] and may also occur on the Kuril Islands and the coasts of Kamchatka. It is non-migratory. It is the largest subspecies, and it looks like an oversized and darker tundrius or like a strongly barred and large anatum. The bill is very wide.[37] Juveniles occasionally have pale crowns. Males weigh 700 to 1,000 grams (1.5–2.2 lb), while females weigh 1,000 to 1,500 grams (2.2–3.3 lb).[26]
As well, I don't understand the assertion that "this type of behaviour is unprecedented" among peregrine falcons. Is this not the typical behaviour of a female peregrine falcon protecting her offspring? ???
If these chicks are being raised from birth in captivity, then can they only be used for falconry purposes, since they will have been imprinted?
Also, the article says that they are a cross between a white Gyr Falcon & a Peregrine Falcon. Is it typical for different species of falcons to cross breed? Or would the mother have been artificially inseminated?
And if so, why would a scientist who's interested in the restoration of the peregrine falcon population support cross breeding? ???
Is it spring? For some places in the Midwest yes, but in MN and WI I would say NO! I say this, based on this image of a female peregrine incubating 4 eggs in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area just a few days ago.
(http://i1137.photobucket.com/albums/n506/DoreenHebert/69044_614650768564066_906243002_n.jpg) (http://s1137.photobucket.com/user/DoreenHebert/media/69044_614650768564066_906243002_n.jpg.html)
...THIEVES are suspected of stealing four peregrine falcon chicks from their nest...Unbelievable! >:(
93 UAE falcons released into the Kazakhstan wildThis is absolutely wonderful news! Go falcons go!!!
The release which was carried out through May 16 to 18 of this year included a total number of 46 Peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) and 47 Saker falcons (Falco cherrug) which were released in Kurchum, eastern Kazakhstan, for the fifth consecutive year.
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/environment/93-uae-falcons-released-into-the-kazakhstan-wild-1.1200757
Wouldn't a better idea be to somehow block off the know sites under the bridge(s) to discourage nesting at all, rather than let the chicks drown if they fall. :'( Maybe chicken wire or something similar?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/arctic-rain-threatens-baby-peregrine-falcons-1.2450721 (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/arctic-rain-threatens-baby-peregrine-falcons-1.2450721)
An article about Arctic peregrines, and their struggles.
4 week old Peregrine Falcon chick found abandoned by the roadside in Scotland
The Scottish SPCA is appealing for information after a peregrine falcon chick was found abandoned in a box by a roadside...
http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/2014/05/15/4-week-old-peregrine-falcon-chick-found-abandoned-by-the-roadside-in-scotland/
4 week old Peregrine Falcon chick found abandoned by the roadside in Scotland
The Scottish SPCA is appealing for information after a peregrine falcon chick was found abandoned in a box by a roadside...
http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/2014/05/15/4-week-old-peregrine-falcon-chick-found-abandoned-by-the-roadside-in-scotland/
Your link doesn't work Kinderchick. ??? I tried it a couple of times and got this.
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Your link doesn't work Kinderchick. ???
Tracy I'm not sure where to post this. Nice video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08eDN1csgRA&feature=youtu.be
This is, indeed, very strange, but also very interesting - peregrine falcons raising herring gulls. Do you think what they mean by "the outcome is not likely to be a good one for the young" could mean that after they fledge & become self sufficient, they could then become prey for the peregrine falcons? ???
That is very sad news about Madame X being shot. But wonderful news that she is learning to fly again & with determination, may actually be released into the wild before too long. Amazing. :D
On the next episode of The Nature of Things on CBC is "Songbird SOS" The vanishing of the music from songbirds is increasing.Yes, unfortunately the small song birds are in fact disappearing - they get caught during migration and fly toward large buildings with their lights still on, when no one is home.
So ... um ... Is that rock the man is climbing on permanently white washed?
Concord, New Hampshire
A young female peregrine falcon was released near Horseshoe Pond in Concord on Friday, August 26, two days after it was spotted nearby on an Interstate 393 exit ramp. When found, the bird appeared uninjured but remained where it was on the pavement when approached by people. It was eventually placed in the care of Wings of the Dawn, a wildlife rehabilitation center in Henniker, and cleared for release by Weare Animal Hospital before being banded and released by New Hampshire Audubon.
It's always good to see a rescued peregrine flying free again. There are about ten photos of this beautiful juvie which accompany the news item. I noticed that the banding process was a little different.
http://www.concordmonitor.com/New-Hampshire-Audubon-releases-peregrine-falcon-4347733 (http://www.concordmonitor.com/New-Hampshire-Audubon-releases-peregrine-falcon-4347733)
some banders are good enough to band fast and without a second person to hold or restrain the bird (adult or chick) in some way. Certainly solo bandings on chicks are easier because they don't have flight feathers on their wings which make it much more difficult and the tail feathers don't get in the way. The rest of us I would say have considered what we would do if we were ever in a position where we didn't have an extra pair of hands. I know I have a plan in my back pocket in case it ever happens to me. When the juvenile is being held by his feet, it is probably to a) not restrain the juvie until needed and b) let the chick cool off after banding - they don't perspire rather pant through their mouth but it helps if they can get a breeze across their breast and under their wings. The ice-cream-cone hold doesn't hurt the bird - trick is to be able to do it securely (no strain on their legs/feet) and so they rest their body on the top of your hand otherwise they feel unstable and protest. Its a nice secure hold if your hands are big enough/strong enough - but you can't use it on all birds - some just try to eat your hands ::)
CITES is an organization which is generally regarded as having no real power
Two pairs of breeding peregrines found in South Dakota
I wonder if any of these birds were originally from Winnipeg, or are descendants of Winnipeg peregrines.
It seems much too early to consider removing peregrines from the endangered species list in South Dakota.
I'm going to have to do a bit of snooping and talking to buddies of mine south of the border to find out if there are any Manitoba birds in the mix - not impossible by any stretch - we are nesting north and south of them. Will let you know if I hear anything.
As for endangered species lists - it would just be a state protection as they are completely off the federal recovery lists.
Windsor bird watcher wants peregrine falcons to stay on endangered list
Windsor bird watcher wants peregrine falcons to stay on endangered list
Urban peregrine population numbers are much lower than some southern non-urban (Alberta, Ontario) and northern populations and it is overall national population numbers and distributions for anatum and tundrius subspecies that are major considerations in determining if a species remains on the "at-risk" list. Peregrines (anatum & tundrius) haven't been an endangered species federally for more than a decade, but individual provinces have their own lists. In Ontario they are "special concern" the least of the at-risk categories. In Manitoba they are still endangered for the moment. They haven't been on Saskatchewan's SAR list for years and have been "threatened" in Alberta since 2014 and Alberta is a peregrine powerhouse province both north and south.
https://twitter.com/mbperegrines/status/958819753061179398
Set your PVRs folks!
Nova - World's Fastest Animal - The Peregrine Falcon
Wednesday, Nov 21 @ 8pm CST
See the world through the eyes of nature’s fastest animal: the peregrine falcon. Though once perilously endangered in the U.S., this spectacular predator is now thriving again in American cities and on every continent but Antarctica. What is the secret to its predatory prowess? To find out, follow a young family of peregrines in urban Chicago as the chicks hatch and learn from their parents to fly and hunt. And join expert falconer Lloyd Buck as he trains a captive peregrine and puts its hunting skills to the test. What’s the secret behind the peregrine falcon’s blistering speed, able to reach nearly 200 mph?
link to Nova website = https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/worlds-fastest-animal/
The who was Frisco from Minnesota and here's what I found out about him.
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is on fire
Apart from being a national disaster for France, peregrines nest at the Cathedral. I can only hope that they were able to escape, and that there were no chicks in the nest. :'(
Had the peregrines moved back to the Cathedral? I know 5-6 years ago they were on a tower near the Eiffel Tower and that historically (pre-1900) they had nested on the Cathedral, but hadn't heard they'd made it back to the Cathedral ... ???
TPC...Chicago Peregrine Program just posted to their FB site that they had a late re-nest at one of their nests and just banded the chicks last week!! I have never heard of kids this late in the year...and Chicago's winters come early and are cold. Wow....it's the top post on their page if you want to check it out. Have you heard of such a thing this late in the year?
https://www.facebook.com/IllinoisPeregrines/ (https://www.facebook.com/IllinoisPeregrines/)
Good video of an annoyed peregrine falcon ..Thanks for posting this video TPC. Could not tell if he was laughing or crying. :o
https://www.theweathernetwork.com/videos/gallery/angry-falcon-attacks-men-working-on-highrise-near-its-nest/sharevideo/6304146212001
(Hope this link works - if not, check it out on the Weather Network)