This morning (Wednesday, 23 May) a team of us banded and took blood from the five Peregrine Falcon chicks at the Woodmen building in downtown Omaha. The team comprised of myself and Lauren Dinan from the Nongame Bird Program at NGPC and Betsy Finch, Denise Lewis, and Janet Stander of …
If you need any evidence the Peregrine Falcon chicks are growing up quickly, take a look at this brief video clip of the chicks getting fed this morning, 18 May, and compare it to the video captured and posted on 14 May that shows the same thing (scroll down a little bit to find this video …
Ok, the headline may be a little bit over-the-top. However, I had the tremendous privilege of being interviewed for about five minutes on the Canadian Broadcast Corporation’s Winnipeg, Manitoba, affiliate today to chat about Peregrine Falcons. Why would our neighbors to the north want to talk to some yokel in …
So this has been fun. Our two Peregrine chicks are about ten days old and appear to be thriving. The eyases are giving us more “face time” as they get older and require less brooding by the female to thermo-regulate. Furthemore, who needs to be kept warm with weather like …
It is looking more and more like the remaining two Peregrine eggs may not hatch. However, the American Kestrel eggs have also begun to hatch. I think there are three chicks (one that is still wet) in the pic, below. The kestrel webpage is: http://outdoornebraska.ne.gov/wildlife/webcam/kestrel/index.asp
- 7 May 2012, 8:54 a.m. – With the recent cool weather, occasional rain, and strong winds we have not seen much of the eyases, or chicks, the past 36 hours. While the female was feeding the fluffballs this a.m., it was apparent there are only two chicks and, still, two eggs. …
- 5 May 2012, 5:08 p.m. – So, yes, everyone probably knows there are two chicks, now. Apparently the second bird hatched last night around 9:30 (thanks to those that left comments). I was able to catch the following clip late this afternoon of the male tending the chicks and then …
- 4 May 2012, 9:35 a.m. – I reckon many of you have caught glimpses of the first chick and a broken eggshell this a.m. The female has done a very nice job positioning herself for the camera while also protecting the newbie. Furthermore, I’ve heard that the female was eating the …
Ospreys are cool birds and expect to see more in Nebraska in the future. For those that don’t know, Ospreys are piscivorous (fish-eating) raptors that, like Peregrine Falcons and Bald Eagles, were negatively impacted by DDT decades ago. All three species have recovered since DDT and similar pesticides were banned. Ospreys are primarily spring …
UPDATE 7:45 p.m., 2 May 2012 The female was off the eggs for a few minutes just moments ago. There are no chicks, yet, and there are no clear signs of hatching. The adults are likely responding to the chicks, which will begin making vocalizations when they are close to hatching (yes, …
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