Woodmen Falconcam, Omaha, Nebraska 2017

[AlisonL]

I have not seen much activity at the Woodmen nest lately. One of the birds was at the nest today, but only allowed one view of bands before leaving.



Another peregrine visited Omaha in January, spending time at a building not far from the Woodmen Tower. She was identified by Jackie Fallon as Chayton, banded black/red 17/Z, from a Kansas City, Missouri area nest.

She may also have visited the Lincoln nest, since an intruder banded black/red showed up there. It was not possible to read the bands. Alley took a dim view of this incident, and made sure the intruder moved on.

https://falcons.woodmen.org/falcon-cam.cfm

[Donna]

1 egg so far!! Mintaka & Charity

https://falcons.woodmen.org/falcon-cam.cfm?_ga=1.245747268.1184376757.1490029499  Cam

[MAK]

1 egg so far!! Mintaka & Charity

https://falcons.woodmen.org/falcon-cam.cfm?_ga=1.245747268.1184376757.1490029499  Cam

That is a small nest! 

[DebInTexas]

Charity and Mintaka now have four eggs! 

[Kris G.]

Charity and Mintaka now have four eggs! 

       

[Donna]

Charity and Mintaka now have four eggs! 

Sweet!! 

[MAK]

 

[Carol P.]

 

[DebInTexas]

I was looking through the Woodmen archive and during a shift change, saw the four eggs and one looked like it may have a pip!  Guess it's about time, as the first egg came on 3-20.

[Kris G.]

I was looking through the Woodmen archive and during a shift change, saw the four eggs and one looked like it may have a pip!  Guess it's about time, as the first egg came on 3-20.

               

[MAK]

I was looking through the Woodmen archive and during a shift change, saw the four eggs and one looked like it may have a pip!  Guess it's about time, as the first egg came on 3-20.

Right on schedule! 

[DebInTexas]

Update: The Woodmen website says 3 hatched this weekend.  Sure looked like four to me.



All four hatched since yesterday afternoon.  This is feeding this morning around 10:30.  

[MAK]

 

[Carol P.]

 

[Donna]

SHOCKER

http://magazine.outdoornebraska.gov/2017/05/another-shocker-eggs-abandoned/ More

In another unexpected twist, the Capitol’s Peregrine Falcons appear to have abandoned their five eggs shortly after they completed their clutch.  The pair had just welcomed their fifth and final egg late on 27 April or early on 28 April.   Events seemed to be playing out as expected as the birds’ commenced the month-long incubation period.  Then, inexplicably, the falcons left the eggs unattended Sunday (30 April) morning in the cold and rainy weather.  Both birds have essentially been away ever since.  The only reasonable conclusion is that the birds have now abandoned their clutch.

*No explanation why this happened, someone did say maybe intruder!!!