Alley and 19/K incubated five eggs this year. However, only one of the eggs hatched, on May 16.
On June 6, 19/K was found on the ground, unable to fly. He was rescued by Lincoln Animal Control and taken to Fontenelle Forest Raptor Recovery, where X-rays showed that he had a dislocated elbow.
The following day, the lone chick was banded and found to be a male.
After a naming contest was held, he was named Dinan to honor John J. Dinan, former Nongame Bird Program Manager at the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, who initiated the Peregrine Falcon projects at the Nebraska Capitol and WoodmenLife Tower.
Left on her own to care for Dinan, Alley did an outstanding job of raising her only chick. She taught him all the flight skills and life skills that he will need as an independent peregrine, flying with him for countless hours each day.
Dinan spent the night of August 20-21 on a ledge below the nest box. This is the last time he was seen in the area around the Capitol. I think that he moved farther afield to begin life on his own.
Alley remains at the nest site, and 19/K, aka Papa, is still in care at Fontenelle Forest Raptor Recovery. However, he has been making steady progress.
