West Winnipeg - 2013 / Beau & Jules

[The Peregrine Chick]

Didn't find anyone in the West Winnipeg territory today when we were out ...

[Cooper]

Well somebody is still hanging around. Birdy, fairly large but not huge, on the "G" south side diner at about 8:20 this morning.

[The Peregrine Chick]

Well somebody is still hanging around. Birdy, fairly large but not huge, on the "G" south side diner at about 8:20 this morning. 

Does the bird seem darker on the chest than Beau & Jules Cooper?  The black/red female is quite rusty on the breast ...

[Cooper]

Yes, the breast seems darker. In fact all the birds that I've been seeing there (and I would say that there have been at least two, one larger than the other) in the past couple of weeks seemed to have "dirtier" looking breasts than Beau and Jules. I said dirtier because rather than "rusty", they look greyer to me (like they've been playing in dust or not using Tide for their laundry) 

Originally, when I assumed it was Beau and Jules I was seeing, I figured the less than bright white chests must be their non-breeding/winter season moult. It didn't occur to me that I might be seeing different birds because there really had not been any significant period that I hadn't seen them.

[The Peregrine Chick]

Andamooka is Texas/Louisiana area (not with Bogart - its a large area) and La Peregrina is in eastern Mexico - remember, she was the first to head off and she has been hanging out in the same relative area as where she came ashore I believe (she flew across the Gulf to Mexico).

[The Peregrine Chick]

Juliet (2012 West Winnipeg) has decided to return to her overwintering grounds in the central US states again this year.

[sparkster]

Andamooka is Texas/Louisiana area (not with Bogart - its a large area) and La Peregrina is in eastern Mexico - remember, she was the first to head off and she has been hanging out in the same relative area as where she came ashore I believe (she flew across the Gulf to Mexico).

Thank you for the update on these and the other chicks. It is wonderful to hear good news about all of them. They are amazing brave birds to fly so far alone, not all that long after leaving the nest. 

[Kinderchick]

It is wonderful to hear news of these chicks! Thanks TPC.

[Cooper]

Hmmm... Don't know who (or even what), but somebirdy was visiting the letters on south side diner this morning. I was stuck in traffic so was able to watch as he/she sat on the "t" for a while and then took a little flight over to the "r". Definitely falcon like in profile, both sitting and flying, but had more buffy brown colour than I would have thought for a Peregrine. Although that could have been effect of sun on his feathers as the sun was indeed shining on him.

[photosbydennis]

Hey
It's news like that I don't want to hear...I should be on the hunt for Snowy Owls, not Peregrines at this time of year 
Thanks for the report Cooper will see if I can check it out   

[The Peregrine Chick]

Hmmm... Don't know who (or even what), but somebirdy was visiting the letters on south side diner this morning. I was stuck in traffic so was able to watch as he/she sat on the "t" for a while and then took a little flight over to the "r". Definitely falcon like in profile, both sitting and flying, but had more buffy brown colour than I would have thought for a Peregrine. Although that could have been effect of sun on his feathers as the sun was indeed shining on him.

I checked the recorder for yesterday and yup, Smiley was still downtown, not for long but he was there.  I'm not surprised he's made a trip out to the Diner - that was where Dennis and I first caught sight of him and confirmed his band number back in 2010.  He arrived before Beau, then got kicked out of the area a bit more than a week later, and he moved over to HSC.  He wasn't even a year old when he turned up here, bit like T-Rex, Trey and Ivy actually.  T-Rex never had any intention of going anywhere else, Trey remained a bachelor until he got his chance at the Radisson and though Ivy had two mates before Princess, neither of those pairs had successful nests.  Considering how successful these three males have been, could bode well for Smiley so long as he chooses an unoccupied nestsite to claim.  We know he's not unappealing to the ladies - Joli's been pretty smitten with him "married" though she is ... 

[Kinderchick]

LOL! "As the World Turns!"