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Re: McKenzie Seeds - 2015 / July - Dec
« Reply #109 on: July 11, 2015, 14:44 »
No reports yet but the Mckenzie seeds chicks should have just started or be just about to start fledging. Like usual the females aren't a great deal larger than their male siblings so they could join their brothers sooner rather than later or not depends on the individual birds of course  ;)

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Re: McKenzie Seeds - 2015 / July - Dec
« Reply #108 on: July 02, 2015, 11:16 »
The McKenzie Seeds chicks appear to be about a week younger than the West Winnipeg and Logan chicks based on their development when we banded them.  But like their siblings from previous years, it didn't take them long to figure out how to get out of the rooftop nestbox and they have started to explore their rooftop playground a bit.  They will have at least a week until they start fledging though with a mix of boys and girls, it might take a bit longer - the boys may decide to wait a bit longer as their sisters, despite being smaller like their previous years' siblings, won't quite be ready to go as soon as their brothers.  We'll just have to wait and see - every family is different!

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Re: McKenzie Seeds - 2015 / July - Dec
« Reply #107 on: July 01, 2015, 11:00 »
Don't you just hate it when  plan does not come together

I am sure RCF undrstands

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McKenzie Seeds - 2015 / July - Dec
« Reply #106 on: July 01, 2015, 08:41 »
More photos have been added to this gallery.

http://www.pbase.com/photosbydennis/brandon_2015

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Re: McKenzie Seeds - 2015 / June
« Reply #105 on: June 30, 2015, 15:40 »
Do they have the "skyview motel" aka nestbox that used to be on the roof up there still?

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Re: McKenzie Seeds - 2015 / June
« Reply #104 on: June 30, 2015, 14:57 »
During a check today all four chicks were out of the box and roaming about on the roof though not far from the nestbox yet.  Still very white and fuzzy yet so won't be be fledging in the next couple of weeks.

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Re: McKenzie Seeds - 2015 / June
« Reply #103 on: June 26, 2015, 23:22 »
So glad, TPC, that "spur of the moment" you were able to band the chicks.  It is too bad your real reason for being there did not work out.  Is there going to be a naming contest for the 4 chicks?  :D

That's a good question Jazzer, hadn't gotten that far yet what with work meetings out of town and bandings today.  Will figure out the logistics and let folks know.

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Re: McKenzie Seeds - 2015 / June
« Reply #102 on: June 26, 2015, 23:18 »
we got the call that MTS would be able to meet us today about the connection and we took the chance that between RCF's observations and a couple of photos Conservation managed to take that the chicks would be old enough to band safely.  And though the real reason for our trip wasn't successful, we were able to band which given everyone's schedule at the moment was a stroke of good fortune.

I am disappointed that the banding took place with no notice to the forum.
I had planned to drive out to Brandon with friends to see the parents yell at the project members and to get some pictures.
What a great experience lost due to communication glitches.

There have been a number of disappointments this year unfortunately.  We lost Beau as the West Winnipeg resident male, we lost Ty and Paris as the Selkirk pair and we may have lost Paris' as a part of our wild population as we haven't heard what her prognosis is yet.  We were looking forward to a successful nest at the Radisson which of course didn't happen and we lost two eggs at West Winnipeg all due to the unseasonably cold weather. 

And then though we managed to find an internet partner and it looked like we would finally be able to resurrect the McKenzie Seeds webcam, we were thwarted by a cable cut during demolition at McKenzie Seeds.  And then when we were all set to announce we would be banding the Brandon chicks on Saturday (tomorrow) we found that we needed to be in Brandon earlier.  And though we were disappointed we wouldn't be able to get the webcam working, we did find that the McKenzie Seeds chicks were old enough to band and doing so then saved us another trip when most of us had other things we should have been doing.  But what was fortuitous for us meant that we would disappoint long-time phanatic RCF who almost always makes the time to come out to watch the banding from the street. 

Given that we are all volunteers who take time away from work and pay our own way when we travel to monitor and band the birds, being able to band the chicks on Tuesday and not make another trip four days later, was the right decision even though it, very regretfully, meant that the McKenzie Seeds peregrines' staunchest fan didn't have an opportunity to attend this year.  We started announcing bandings in advance so that folks wouldn't miss watching them live online on the FalconCam and it is nice to know folks still enjoy watching them.  Hopefully next year we will have bandings on the webcam again (and not just at the Radisson) and that way, no one will miss the  action, online, live or a bit of both.

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Re: McKenzie Seeds - 2015 / June
« Reply #101 on: June 26, 2015, 08:06 »
So glad, TPC, that "spur of the moment" you were able to band the chicks.  It is too bad your real reason for being there did not work out.  Is there going to be a naming contest for the 4 chicks?  :D

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Re: McKenzie Seeds - 2015 / June
« Reply #100 on: June 26, 2015, 07:43 »
Chick Banding gallery has been started at this link.

http://www.pbase.com/photosbydennis/brandon_2015

Cheers !
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Re: McKenzie Seeds - 2015 / June
« Reply #99 on: June 25, 2015, 23:10 »
here's a (low-res) photo of the chicks courtesy of Dennis ...

What a great photo of the 4 "musketeers"! They look so well fed & healthy! :D

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Re: McKenzie Seeds - 2015 / June
« Reply #98 on: June 25, 2015, 21:17 »
we got the call that MTS would be able to meet us today about the connection and we took the chance that between RCF's observations and a couple of photos Conservation managed to take that the chicks would be old enough to band safely.  And though the real reason for our trip wasn't successful, we were able to band which given everyone's schedule at the moment was a stroke of good fortune.


I am disappointed that the banding took place with no notice to the forum.
I had planned to drive out to Brandon with friends to see the parents yell at the project members and to get some pictures.
What a great experience lost due to communication glitches.

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Re: McKenzie Seeds - 2015 / June
« Reply #97 on: June 25, 2015, 07:34 »
Brandon Banding gallery is now up and running, more photos will be added in the day's to come.

http://www.pbase.com/photosbydennis/brandon_2015

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Re: McKenzie Seeds - 2015 / June
« Reply #96 on: June 25, 2015, 06:23 »
Mr. Google or EyeSpy?

EyeSpy our intrepid and technologically adept cam coordinator helped us close this model of camera because of its ability to record and to record in HD however even he needed to consult the manual and Mr Goigle cleared up some manual-techno-speak ...

Best Buy has their Geek Squad. We have EyeSpy, our bird nerd!

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Re: McKenzie Seeds - 2015 / June
« Reply #95 on: June 25, 2015, 05:17 »
Thanks Dennis for this photo. They are so cute! This photo is suitable for framing. :)