West Winnipeg - 2012 / Beau & Jules

[photosbydennis]

A few more photos have been added.
http://www.pbase.com/photosbydennis/west_wpg_2012

[SusanE]

Your photos are always awesome, Dennis, but I particularly like photo #120.   

[susha]

It would've been around 4:45 or thereabouts, while heading east on Portage, I spied a bird on a letter of the building I'm thinking might be the diner.  While I waited at the light, he/she flew to another letter.  Do we know if Jules has laid any eggs, TPC?

[The Peregrine Chick]

It would've been around 4:45 or thereabouts, while heading east on Portage, I spied a bird on a letter of the building I'm thinking might be the diner.  While I waited at the light, he/she flew to another letter.  Do we know if Jules has laid any eggs, TPC?

We don't know for sure yet, but we suspect that she perhaps began incubating Monday/Tuesday based on her behaviour.  We hope to get a peek at her nesting location via camera shortly ...

[Saoirse]

TPC, do you know where they chose to nest? Not asking where it is, just wondering if you're satisfied with this year's choice!

[The Peregrine Chick]

TPC, do you know where they chose to nest? Not asking where it is, just wondering if you're satisfied with this year's choice! 

Until I see the eggs I can't be sure, but I suspect they have nested in the evil spot.  Fortunately, I left some help in the evil spot in case I had difficulty accessing the location.  Thought I was being overly obsessive but seems to have been the right decision.

Hope that helps, Saoirse 

[Saoirse]

That's all I wanted to know, TPC -- and I'm sorry they seem to have chosen the evil spot -- but just goes to show that being overly obsessive isn't a bad thing! 

[dupre501]

Last night took a drive around the WW area. Only saw one bird, but he/she kept us hopping by switching between the diner and the bleachers several times. Nice to see the soaring though.

[ballywing]

TPC, do you know where they chose to nest? Not asking where it is, just wondering if you're satisfied with this year's choice! 

Until I see the eggs I can't be sure, but I suspect they have nested in the evil spot. 

Noooooooooooo!!!!! -    Argh .....how frustrating!!!!!!   

[The Peregrine Chick]

Update on Jules and Beau ... yes, looks like they were a bit faster than Hurricane and Brooklyn and have already begun incubating eggs.  We don't know how many yet, but we hope to soon.

[allikat]

Jules...you little "raptor" you!!!   

[Moonstar]

I am assuming the eggs were laid in the bad spot and not in one of the boxes provided?

[The Peregrine Chick]

I am assuming the eggs were laid in the bad spot and not in one of the boxes provided?

Yup, 'fraid so.  However, she is in a tuppernest so that should help reduce egg loss and early chick mortality.
We were able to confirm as of this morning that she is on 4 eggs (thank you Dennis & Eye-Spy).  Best estimate on hatch will be last week in May.  We hope to be able to improve the camera angles in the next couple of weeks, at the moment she is quite a distance away from one camera and out of the frame on the other.  With better angles we should actually be able to see the hatching this year.

[photosbydennis]

Eye-Spy did all the early morning work  ...thanks.
...I just got to watch and report that the West Winnipeg Birds had 4 eggs 

[RCF]

There must be something Jules likes at that site for her to lay eggs the second year in a row.