Some scenes from today

Hello,

...... :-(

I received an e-mail last Wednesday telling me there was
a problem at Turcot, no signs of the juvenile.

I went for a quick visit at the end of the day to
see one off the adult staring at the nest and
no sign of life at the nest. But these are
situations that we've seen before so I was
not exactly sure that something happen
to the juvenile.

When I arrived Thursday morning at 6h00 am Polly
was at the nest just staring inside and out for more
then a hour but at that point I knew something was
wrong, the juvenile should have been already up and
asking for food.

When Polly move I finally saw part of the juvenile
not moving not far from the edge of the nest.

Polly gave the impression that she didn't know why
the juvenile was not giving any sign of life.

You can see a photo here:

https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/1170 ... 6421445186

After talking with a friend of mine who saw the juvenile
Monday, chances are that he died of natural causes.

Like I wrote on F.B. I'm waiting for more details.

Since this is a natural nest, the falcon have chosen
themselves to nest there without any human intervention,
it' s possible that we never know what happen.

The people who were hired to keep an eye on him
were supposed to intervene just in case of a problem
with the workers and, or the work that needed to be
done to the structure.

If the falcons would have use the nest box,
it would have been a different story.

When Polly arrived at the nest, you can see
that she's touching the juvenile with one
of here feet here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUaZWXhCT4Q#ws

You can see her lying next to the juvenile here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3_yomLkQkU#ws

As for Roger and Spirit the latest news
is telling me also that's the end of there
nesting season.

So unfortunately...it's not a good year for either
couple of Roger and Spirit or Algo and Polly. :-(

What can I say.....life goes on...I hope things get
better with both family next year.

Richard D.

R.I.P.

posted by Richard Dupuis on BCAW

http://www.ntu.ac.uk/ecoweb/biodiversity/falcons/index.html Cam

As I stood watching our remaining chick ‘Storm’ feeding alongside his parents high on the Newton building yesterday, I reflected on what a uniquely exhilarating and testing time everyone involved in this year’s project has had over the last four months.

When I say ‘everyone involved’, I mean the whole team at Nottingham Trent University who have done an amazing job trying to keep the family in view on the wonderful cameras, as well as those responsible for writing blog entries and responding to more than 2,000 blog comments.

I also mean my colleagues at Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, who have helped to answer some of the more difficult questions posed by our army of interested watchers. In addition to the teams at both NTU and my NWT colleagues, I mean the countless thousands of people who have been gripped by the story of Storm, his parents, and the siblings that sadly didn’t survive.

When we re-launched the web cam just 16 weeks ago we were hopeful that improvements to the camera set up – giving us arguably the best wildlife web cam in the UK, with its amazing city centre views and pin sharp images of wild peregrines – would lead to an increase in web traffic. We had no idea just how popular the camera would be this year or just what a story would unfold before our eyes.
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All grown up: Storm overlooks the city as he prepares for his first flight

As soon as it was launched it was extremely popular – the warm spring meant that the adults were visible straight away and the HD quality and roving zoom meant great pictures from day one.

However, as the weeks passed and the weather turned, the level of interest reached unexpected highs. Before the chicks had even hatched we were approaching the quarter of a million views we achieved last year. To date, the sad story of the three chicks that died, followed by the uplifting efforts of the adult birds in trying to ensure their remaining chick survived, has generated almost 700,000 views.

This accompanying blog – launched to give us the ability to provide a more detailed commentary on the birds’ behaviour and to generate dialogue between the team and our watchers – has so far received more than 200,000 views. This is a spectacular level of interest which none of us could have foreseen.

As Storm has spent less and less time in view of the camera, questions have turned to messages of support, and on behalf of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust and our colleagues at Nottingham Trent University, I’d like to thank everyone for their extremely kind words.

There have been some testing times over the last few months and it has been an enlightening experience for everyone involved. The support we have received from viewers in 99 different countries makes it all worthwhile.

The naming competition proved extremely popular and we are delighted to announce that the winner, Jill Cox from Berkshire, has been sent her peregrine falcon toy.

With Storm spending less and less time in view of the cameras, preferring instead to practice flying between the ledges and the top of the building, it is likely that the camera will be turned off at the end of next week – but watch this space for news of other web cams coming up on the Ecoweb site - including a camera on a blue tit nest to be launched this month. For anyone that’s interested we have a live feed from a camera on a reed warbler nest at our Attenborough Nature Reserve.

If Storm is still around, there will also be a final ‘live’ Wildlife in the City Raptor Watch event next Tuesday. Click here to register your interest in attending.

So, as the falcon project draws to a close for another year, I would just like to reassure everyone that we are already planning for next year and to thank you once again for your interest and encouragement – it means a lot.

Erin McDaid
Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust

Storm all grown up 

http://www.attenboroughnaturecentre.co.uk/sightings LIVE Warbler cam: Cute


So sad this year for the other 3 that didn't make it.

http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/06/barn_owl_in_rehabilitation_mak.html

Wildlife experts shocked to find injured Michigan barn owl thought to be extinct, now being rehabilitated in Grand Rapids

DC in with breakfast beak!

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http://www.nbc29.com/story/18723079/wildlife-center-of-virginia-releases-three-raptors

Wildlife Center of Virginia Releases Three Raptors

[!!! Niagara falls banding success! 4 very healthy hatchlings!! 1 male & 3 females!June 07, 2012 - Niagara FallsCPF Postmaster Reports:]

A gallery of Twitter, the baby peregrine falcon from Ambassador Bridge.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/story/2012/06/07/wdr-gallery-peregrine-falcon-twitter.html

She was one of the first of chicks hatched under the Ambassador Bridge to take flight this week.

Mike Evans spent hours snapping photos of the bird.


!!! Niagara falls banding success! 4 very healthy hatchlings!! 1 male & 3 females!
June 07, 2012 - Niagara Falls
CPF Postmaster Reports:

June 7th - 2012
Banding Day success. In record time and without incident, four young hatchlings were weighed, sexed, banded, deemed healthy and returned to their parents. Both resident adult parents were hand to supervise the event and it was quite obvious that they were far more aggressive than last years banding. A big thank you to our climbers: John Millar and his assistant Jurgen Bilo for all of their assistance in the extraction of the hatchlings (and their safe return), and the Niagara Parks commission for their support.

A huge thank you to Anne Yagi of the OMNR for her support in banding the young hatchlings and to both Carol and Dana for their support.
The hatchlings Particulars:
1. - 865 grams, female - 23 days old - banded Black 46 over X - Named Rainbow - with Blue tape
2. - 876 grams, female - 22 days old - banded black 47 over X - Named Double Diamond - with Yellow tape
3. - 766 grams, male - 22 days old, banded Black 89 over Y, - Named Black Jack, with Green Tape
4. - 887 grams, female, 22 days old, banded Black X over 90, - Named Seven, with Red tape

http://www.peregrine-foundation.ca/w/2012/06/sightings/niagara-falls-banding-success-4-very-healthy-hatchlings-2-males-2-females/ pics here

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2012/jun/07/tdmet02-richmonds-falcons-take-flight-ar-1971545/

The bird's brother and sister had flown hours earlier. But this chick kept peering timidly down from a 21st-story walkway near her nest. Earthlings urged her on.

  http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2012/06/love_and_falcons_are_in_the_ai.html Video

Love and falcons are in the air.

Ahh, it was a Juvie on his 1st flight!  BUT------he's OK!  

Baby Falcon Back In Its Nest After Fall During First Flight In Loop


CHICAGO (CBS) – A young Peregrine falcon was back in the family nest on Thursday, a day after falling to the ground in the Loop, apparently while learning to fly.


http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/06/07/baby-falcon-back-in-its-nest-after-fall-during-first-flight-in-loop/



Chicago CBS

Writing from MAK's 'puter (not accustomed to laptops)...I'm here! We had barbeque at the Library...and some good laughs to start the weekend! Saw Dot.ca flying and Beauty on the base of Mercury so an excellent start! To bed soon so we can get on the road early tomorrow!

Whoo hoo, glad ya made it Ei. Have fun and give Linn a wave for me!!

Oh yeah, that Diamond did what she was suppose to! Great pics Sage, thanks. Thought there were 5 eggs? Dd 1 not hatch?

Cute pic by Kris G! Thanks, love that little face.

"This afternoon, an adult female peregrine was observed on the ledge. The female is banded. Based upon her alphanumeric band codes, she is from the PA/NJ Turnpike Delaware River Bridge in Bucks County, PA. She was banded on May 21, 2009, by the PA Game Commission."

Cool!  Found on FB