Peregrine Falcons

Sharla1

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Nothing downtown yet. And Lily has removed at least one failed egg from the nest. So it isn't looking too promising this spring.
 
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Nothing downtown yet. And Lily has removed at least one failed egg from the next. So it isn't looking too promising this spring.
I checked with Barry the bird man today who was sitting on the Beach Trail with his bird scope, he told me that there were three healthy looking fledglings in the Bridge nesting box. There should be a banding soon.
 

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Just an update, there wasn't a banding for our new additions this year(2019) so we don't have any new names to report. We still have two adults but only ended up with two offspring. The first picture shows one of the juveniles who just lost a kill to a gull, the falcon knock a pigeon to the ground near the south east side of the bridge only to have the gull drag it into the canal.
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This (grainy) picture shows one of the adults sitting on the nesting box, the box is located on the north tower, canal side windows.
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The new falcons have grown very quickly, one took it's first flight today and landing on top of the garage at the Bridge, it moved a couple times after being harassed by the smaller birds.

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The new fledglings have started flying very well on their own and were keeping all the photographers busy all weekend.
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The falcon on the bridge handrail is one of the adults with one of the fledglings flying by;
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We have a new female at the downtown nest, McKeever. She is nesting with Judson. They believe there is one egg in the nest. Anything happening at the bridge nest yet?
 
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We have a new female at the downtown nest, McKeever. She is nesting with Judson. They believe there is one egg in the nest. Anything happening at the bridge nest yet?
I have not heard anything yet about the falcons, there is a pair in nesting box so there will likely be some new ones on the way. There seems to be more photography people around lately watching them as in past years.
 
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