Montreal Falcons

[Donna]

http://blogues.radio-canada.ca/rive-sud/2013/04/30/faucons-champlain-pont-travaux/  Check out the video!

Just putting this under this thread.

Preventive removal falcons of the Champlain Bridge!

They removed the eggs and hope the pair will nest in another location with a nest box.

OK, it's the same thing I posted here! Guess their not protected at this site! 

[carly]

As per the article, they removed the eggs and placed them in an incubator.  They've put in 'dummy' eggs for the falcons.  They dont' mention if they will return the hatchlings to them once the eggs hatch - they could move the chicks to the nest box once hatched and the parents would find them.  I know that's been done out in Edmonton in the past quite successfully.

[Nic1Pic]

Si le couple de faucons s’adapte à son nouveau nid, les œufs seront remis à leur place. La décision sera prise d’ici les prochaines semaines. Mais s’il ne s’y habitue pas ou s’il délaisse les faux œufs pour en pondre d’autres, les véritables œufs resteront en incubateur jusqu’à leur éclosion. Puis les bébés seront confiés à un autre couple de faucons, qui les adopteront.

If the couple adopt their new nest the real eggs will replace the dummy. If dont, the eggs will stay in incubator till hatching and placed in another nest to be adopted by an other couple.

Here in MTL we will have for many, many, many years of demolition and construction of the «« échangeur Turcot »» and a new Champlain bridge. They announce 2020 !!!!!!......... I bet 3 to 5 years more

[carly]

That's wonderful Nic, thank you for providing the explanation!  I hope they take to the new nest box and accept it!  

ps: I need to brush up on my french too! 

[Nic1Pic]

No problem Carly.
Nicole

[MAK]

I hope it works! 

[AlisonL]

From the blog today; I translated it from the French. It's great news that Spirit (born in 2004 at the Hilliard Road Bridge nest in Cleveland) and her unbanded mate Roger have at least one chick!

Sunday, May 12, 2013

First hatch(es) of 2013

What good news on this Mother's Day 2013! Looking at the cameras this morning, I observed the first bringing of food to the nest. That is a sign that there is at least one little chick to feed, because before hatching begins the adults never eat in the nest . . .

Here is a video of what took place:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BtIAwqYknRs

[Kris G.]

From the blog today; I translated it from the French. It's great news that Spirit (born in 2004 at the Hilliard Road Bridge nest in Cleveland) and her unbanded mate Roger have at least one chick!

Sunday, May 12, 2013

First hatch(es) of 2013

What good news on this Mother's Day 2013! Looking at the cameras this morning, I observed the first bringing of food to the nest. That is a sign that there is at least one little chick to feed, because before hatching begins the adults never eat in the nest . . .

Here is a video of what took place:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BtIAwqYknRs

I saw this on FB-great news for Spirit and Roger!

[MAK]

Yep I'd say it's a good bet that there's youngins in that nest box! 

[Penelope99]

       

[Donna]

Trifecta!!   

[Kris G.]

      

 

[Nic1Pic]

They remove 3 eggs from Pont Champlain. The mother was very angry.
They look Inside and only one have a fœtus.This egg was place with 2 others in a nest of falcon in captivity and it was accept by the female. She cover the 3 eggs almost instantly

We are now waiting for hatch

Nicole

[Donna]

They remove 3 eggs from Pont Champlain. The mother was very angry.
They look Inside and only one have a fœtus.This egg was place with 2 others in a nest of falcon in captivity and it was accept by the female. She cover the 3 eggs almost instantly

We are now waiting for hatch

Nicole

Why did they remove them Nic? Are they past the hatch date?

[Kris G.]

They remove 3 eggs from Pont Champlain. The mother was very angry.
They look Inside and only one have a fœtus.This egg was place with 2 others in a nest of falcon in captivity and it was accept by the female. She cover the 3 eggs almost instantly

We are now waiting for hatch

Nicole

Why did they remove them Nic? Are they past the hatch date?

The nest was built in the middle of a construction area.

Video (in French)

http://www.lapresse.ca/videos/actualites/201305/13/46-1-pont-champlain-des-faucons-trop-pres-des-travaux.php/eeb4b20700954e7baf006d8aa902df3c