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Jonathon - Named after our son who put in the GSB web cam as his Boy Scout Eagle project.
Stolt (male falcon) - Named after a student in the LaCrosse area who recently passed away unexpectedly.
Mandy (female falcon) - Named after a young woman who has been missing in our city (Eden Prairie) since 5/1/13.
Toni (female falcon) - Named after a friend/husband/father who passed away just days ago from a battle with cancer (Tony).
Correction, Jonathon is not the male at RW, it is Stolt. They confirmed the band yesterday. All along they thought it was Jonathon.
Only 1 male has fledged in the bluff, it is Jonathon, the 2 females have not fledged yet. Any day now.
June 24th
5.11 am another large barge 12 units - this one heads DOWNriver. wonder how they pass each other?
5.30 am more screaming, increasingly higher pitched, definitely AT LEAST 2 chicks
5.34 am parent kakking - Parent flew toward river kakking
5.39 am I hear a Falchorus - a whole chorus of falcons!
5.47 am Renewed screaming by chick - is it closer? Man that lil bird is insistent!
It looked like Mom flew up from trees below box, circled, went in below zoomcam, then chick screemed, she may have left one and went to another
6.10 am More screaming - those chicks sound like they havent eaten in a week!
7.00 am THe screaming just continues - the kids cant STILL be hungry!?
Travis, the dad watching the kids from the ledge above nest.
Stolt (male falcon) - Named after a student in the LaCrosse area who recently passed away unexpectedly.
Mandy (female falcon) - Named after a young woman who has been missing in our city (Eden Prairie) since 5/1/13.
Toni (female falcon) - Named after a friend/husband/father who passed away just days ago from a battle with cancer (Tony).
Correction, Jonathon is not the male at RW, it is Stolt. They confirmed the band yesterday. All along they thought it was Jonathon.
Only 1 male has fledged in the bluff, it is Jonathon, the 2 females have not fledged yet. Any day now.
June 24th
5.11 am another large barge 12 units - this one heads DOWNriver. wonder how they pass each other?
5.30 am more screaming, increasingly higher pitched, definitely AT LEAST 2 chicks
5.34 am parent kakking - Parent flew toward river kakking
5.39 am I hear a Falchorus - a whole chorus of falcons!
5.47 am Renewed screaming by chick - is it closer? Man that lil bird is insistent!
It looked like Mom flew up from trees below box, circled, went in below zoomcam, then chick screemed, she may have left one and went to another
6.10 am More screaming - those chicks sound like they havent eaten in a week!
7.00 am THe screaming just continues - the kids cant STILL be hungry!?
Travis, the dad watching the kids from the ledge above nest.The parents are obviously making the best of a tough situation. Birds should get more credit for using their brains, which the experts say they don't have much of. Just my opinion...
Good news none the less that at least 2 have survived their ordeal!
Great news from Great Spirit Bluff site-2 of the Spirit Bluff jumpers have fledged and have been seen flying around the nest!!! Update brought to you via Donna who is away from her computer for the day and asked me to post this wonderful news. 
