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Re: State Capitol - 2015 / 19K & Alley
« Reply #19 on: April 03, 2015, 13:26 »
I'm glad last year's losses didn't put them off ...

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Re: State Capitol - 2015 / 19K & Alley
« Reply #18 on: April 03, 2015, 08:58 »
Two eggs this morning



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Re: State Capitol - 2015 / 19K & Alley
« Reply #17 on: March 31, 2015, 20:13 »
Congratulations to Alley and 19/K!



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Re: State Capitol - 2015 / 19K & Alley
« Reply #16 on: March 31, 2015, 18:43 »
holy cats, that was quick!! Well done Alley and 19K!  And well done RCF - you always manage to get THE shot  :D

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Re: State Capitol - 2015 / 19K & Alley
« Reply #15 on: March 31, 2015, 18:20 »
Nice!!  One of my favorite nests:)

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Re: State Capitol - 2015 / 19K & Alley
« Reply #14 on: March 31, 2015, 18:12 »
Peregrine Falcons welcome first egg of 2015
 
The Peregrine Falcons at the Capitol just welcomed there first eggs on Tuesday afternoon (March 31). 

http://neblandvm.outdoornebraska.gov/2015/03/peregrine-falcons-welcome-first-egg-of-2015/




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Re: State Capitol - 2015 / 19K & Alley
« Reply #13 on: March 30, 2015, 18:27 »
Male Peregrine Falcon identified

Confirming the identity of the male this year is a bit intriguing compared to previous years as our long-time resident male, 19/K, was spotted at the Woodmen nest box in Omaha in February and apparently got in quite a fight with his progeny, Mintaka, there in March.  Well, I am pleased to report we were able to confirm the identity of both birds.

More info and photos at this link

http://neblandvm.outdoornebraska.gov/2015/03/male-peregrine-falcon-identified/

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Re: State Capitol - 2015 / 19K & Alley
« Reply #12 on: March 26, 2015, 22:32 »
Great pics, RCF, especially the last one!

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Re: State Capitol - 2015 / 19K & Alley
« Reply #11 on: March 22, 2015, 12:20 »
 :-*
 


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Re: State Capitol - 2015 / 19K & Alley
« Reply #10 on: March 21, 2015, 21:28 »
Bonding at the nest:

 



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Re: State Capitol - 2015 / 19K & Alley
« Reply #9 on: March 19, 2015, 12:59 »
Thanks for the updates Alison - and for helping to clear up my confusion about Hera!  :)

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Re: State Capitol - 2015 / 19K & Alley
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2015, 23:54 »
Two at the nest on March 16:

 

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Re: State Capitol - 2015 / 19K & Alley
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2015, 23:51 »
RCF - you watch the Lincoln site quite regularly - can you remember if Alley's coloured (black) band was intact or if it looked like one of the rivets was failing?

The reason I ask is that I was thinking about the Omaha female and that she has a silver leg band.  The Midwest folks have used the pink anodized bands for awhile whereas we (Canada) have stuck to the unanodized silver bands.  There have been a couple of resident birds that have lost their coloured bands in the past and I wondered if perhaps 19/K's time in Omaha was because Alley (sans black band) was there and I couldn't remember if Omaha's Hera was unbanded or just had a silver band ....

thanks RCF!
Not RCF, but I wanted to mention a couple of things about the Omaha situation.

You are right, the Omaha female, Hera, has a silver USFWS band on the right leg and no band on the left leg. She was an unbanded bird when she first came to Omaha, and was given the silver band when she was in rehab after being seriously injured some years ago.

I am pretty sure that Alley remained in Lincoln while 19/K was in Omaha.

Near the beginning of the video of the battle, a female flies in and lands on the edge of the nest. The video is not clear, but I thought I could just distinguish a silver band on the right leg, so I thought it was Hera, in her tenth year at the nest.



However, it seems that there is now a new, unbanded female at the Woodmen nest. The Woodmen cams were down from September 9 of last year until earlier this month, so there is no way to know what might have happened during that time.

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Re: State Capitol - 2015 / 19K & Alley
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2015, 19:58 »
Thanks RCF, I must be thinking of another bird somewhere ... at least we know she's back safe and sound.  :)

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Re: State Capitol - 2015 / 19K & Alley
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2015, 19:15 »
RCF - you watch the Lincoln site quite regularly - can you remember if Alley's coloured (black) band was intact or if it looked like one of the rivets was failing?

The reason I ask is that I was thinking about the Omaha female and that she has a silver leg band.  The Midwest folks have used the pink anodized bands for awhile whereas we (Canada) have stuck to the unanodized silver bands.  There have been a couple of resident birds that have lost their coloured bands in the past and I wondered if perhaps 19/K's time in Omaha was because Alley (sans black band) was there and I couldn't remember if Omaha's Hera was unbanded or just had a silver band ....

thanks RCF!

This screen capture is from this year and her band looks fine.