Quest Returns to Chatham
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Just when we think Quest has settled into a routine she throws us a curve. Most of the good data we received are from the early morning or early evening, hardly prime hunting time for the season. Interestingly, it shows that Quest has been staying away from Monomoy, choosing instead to go into Chatham Port. In fact, the three data points in the Chatham area place her very close to the Middle School where she spent a few days back in September. Her night time destination continues to be Nickerson State Park.
We’re not sure if this signals the beginning of a new pattern for Quest or whether its just a temporary change. We’ll keep an eye on our intrepid Peregrine to see what happens.
-Jess
November 27th, 2008 at 9:52 PM
Thanks for the info..interesting.
By the way, I just received my calendar for 2009..it is great. Everyone should get one.
November 29th, 2008 at 10:46 AM
Always the adventurous one keeping things interesting for us every day. Thank you for the continued updates!
November 30th, 2008 at 11:57 AM
She seems to really like it around here! 🙂
Always so happy to come on and find
a new update about this beautiful girl.
December 1st, 2008 at 7:51 AM
I know Q is too young at this point, but at what age do they generally partner up and settle on a terrritory/nesting area?
Are hangout areas separate from nesting areas?
This will be her first winter experience. As winter progresses and becomes harsh, will she relocate or hunker down? Is there sufficient of food sources in the area throughout winter?
Thanks in advance for replies.
December 1st, 2008 at 8:00 AM
Whether she will relocate or hunker down is a question we are hoping to answer with the data from the transmitter. There is probably sufficient food in a town like Chatham: pigeons and various song birds attracted and kept alive by urban feeders.
When she chooses a territory and mate for herself, once again, the data from the transmitter will help us know – some falcons find a partner in their first full spring (usually too early to actually produce chicks, but it has been known to happen) but most seem to wait until the second year when they get their adult plumage.
December 1st, 2008 at 8:35 PM
She’s a peregrine.. everything can happen. But she looks really like the Cape, yes, she likes.. maybe will stay there..
Wouldn’t be surprised if this Queen’s daughter would find a partner early, before her second year…. 😀
December 1st, 2008 at 11:37 PM
Hello all! A keen observer from the Gennessee birds list reports sighting a juvie PEFA enjoying a meal atop a telephone pole on Clay St just south of 5&20 in Livingstone County earlier today. It’s sporting legbands “yellow on the right leg and green on the left” and he’s hoping for an ID. Would this be one of the Niagara Falls gang or one of “ours”?
December 2nd, 2008 at 1:18 AM
While biridng today near the town of Lima I found an immature PEREGRINE FALCON on Clay Street just south of 5 & 20. The Peregrine was sitting on a telephone pole eating an unidentifiable passerine. The Peregrine had leg bands (yellow on the right leg and green on the left). I only had binoculars with me so I could not look closer to see if it had codes on the bands. Does anyone have any idea where these bands are from, and/or how I might find out? I did a quick check on the web, but could not confirm anything.
December 5th, 2008 at 10:51 AM
Unfortunately most of the peregrines banded in the eastern USA seem to have a black and green band and probably one out of each observed brood sports (or sported at one time, some loose theirs) yellow electric tape over the aluminium one. Codes are the only thing that will really help us further.
December 6th, 2008 at 12:06 AM
Hi Alison, Considering how rarely juvies are seen after they leave the nest I always find it encouraging to hear reports of a juvie with a successful catch. No matter where this PEFA hatched it’s obviously off to a good start and I’m grateful that Brad took the time to share his sighting with us.
December 6th, 2008 at 1:36 AM
Ditto!
December 8th, 2008 at 7:47 AM
Chrissy (and Kim), I am also glad that both you and Brad shared his sighting. He asked a question that seemed to be being ignored – I answered it. I do not understand why your post is directed at me as if I had been somehow belittling his post.