Another Rochester grandson just caught at Tommy Thompson Park - link to photos soon as they post them.  This one is Linn's!

 

Hopefully it's still O'Connor at that site. There's been some speculation as to whether it's her or not. Fingers crossed for a positive ID. 

A new update on Spirit from Fritz Fritschi:

I had the opportunity to participate in the distribution of her meal during my trip to Chouette à Voir on September 15. She was perched in her private flight enclosure and she attacked her daily meal, which consisted of chickens. She looks very much in shape and has a good appetite, since there was nothing left of her meal from the day before. I had the opportunity to see her again on September 26, during another visit. Still with a voracious appetite. On Sunday, October 8, the same thing. One would very much like to see the staff introduce her into the large flight enclosure, in order to provide her with all the space necessary to properly assess her recovery. I believe that the future is promising. This particular Spirit has very much earned her name. An avian example of resilience if there ever was one.

That's the Spirit! 

I am also curious about the identity of the adult female with a federal band.

From TPP: So we got information back on the Peregrine we caught yesterday. It turns out it was Pulse, the same Peregrine we captured last Nov at the same spot!!

She was originally banded from a clutch that were raised on the Ambassador Bridge last June.
She has completed nearly a full molt with no juvenile back or wing feathers evident. She 15 months old, making her a Second Year bird and weighed in at 1015g.

I remember she was a big bird as a Hatch Year bird!  It looks like she has made Toronto and the Toronto waterfront her new home..

 

I just mapped the distance from the nest site and it's only 13 miles to Tommy Thompson Park. Archie hasn't gone far and I'll bet he visits home here and there like our Genesee did in the beginning. Maybe he'll show up in Rochester!! 

[Archimedes, and had fledged fron the Harlequin Building]

Quest's baby !!! Archimedes 41/Y!  Was caught at the Tommy Thompson Park banding station today!!

Tommy Thompson Park .
1 hr · Innisfil

Today's winds hampered our banding success.
Many raptors were being pushed by very fast.
We did manage to trap 2 Peregrine falcons today, despite the adverse conditions.
The first was an adult female, already banded with a Federal band. It was banded last June, somewhere in Ontario. We are waiting on exact location from the banding office.

The second was a young male that also was banded and had a colour band as well. A few texts later we determined the bird is called Archimedes, and had fledged fron the Harlequin Building this summer.
It is always fantastic catching these city birds, as we can add a little more information to the distribution and movement from city to city.

 

 

Just posted tonight on Peregrine Place:

Just an update in case you didn't know yet: Franklin (Statler 2017) died in rehab. His broken wing never healed either.

 Fly free little Franklin 

 

 

 

 

 

An article on the Melbourne peregrine nest:

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/thirtythree-floors-above-collins-st-webcam-captures-a-pair-of-hatching-falcons-20171004-gytx9l.html

The article says that Peregrines prey on rabbits-I've never heard of that! Thanks for sharing Alison! 

You've never heard of it because when they are hunting wabbits, they are vewy, vewy quiet.

You're a funny guy! 

 

  That is just amazing! I mean really, who thinks to do something like that!?