Comments on: Meet me at the tent…

By: Kate StJ

Kate StJ — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:38:48 +0000

Yes, this is one of the adults – panting. It’s hot out there but they seem to like the heat. Right now (12:38pm) they’ve moved into the shade.

By: K. Morris

K. Morris — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:26:32 +0000

Around noon on Fri., June 6 – Is this one of the chicks or one of the adults staying at the nest? It sure looks like one of the parents, but the juveniles are so big now that it is hard to tell. It almost seems to be in some difficulty.

By: Kate StJ

Kate StJ — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:06:08 +0000

They may return in the first few days but they usually don’t. At this stage the chicks are walking around on the ledges near the nest. They haven’t flown yet but they are very active.

By: Anita Gallagher

Anita Gallagher — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:48:41 +0000

Kate,

Once the chicks learn to fly do they ever return to the nest?

Anita

By: Amy F

Amy F — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:30:22 +0000

Weather depending, I’ll probably be stopping by! (Now, to find our binoculars…)

By: Kate StJ

Kate StJ — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:09:20 +0000

All three chicks were given a health check when they were banded and they were fine.

The differences you are noticing are because two of the chicks are male and one female. Among peregrines, the males fly sooner than the females because they are smaller (less wing load). You are probably seeing the two males hopping around and getting very interested in flying. The female will be at that stage a day or two later.

By: JoAnne

JoAnne — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:59:53 +0000

I have a concern about one of the three chicks at the Cathedral. Whenever I watch that group, one of the chicks seems to be weaker than the other two. It appears to be smaller, also. It is either huddled over in a corner, or lying down, whereas the other two are perched on the edge, and seem so much more vigorous. Or, am I just happening to catch one of them “relaxing”? It’s hard to tell if it is the same one all the time, too. Has anyone else noticed this, or am I just imagining something that is not really there?

By: D Richardson

D Richardson — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:58:00 +0000

You’ll have to be my eyes. It’s to far to travel and I really don’t think my boss would understand the time off. But I’ll be thinking of them. Good luck guys!

By: Kate StJ

Kate StJ — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:29:51 +0000

I don’t believe they would fly yet. There is a lot of space off camera that the chicks explore at this stage. They also hide in the shade in the back of the box.

By the end of this week the chicks will spend more time off camera. Their first move will be to “ledge walk” - that is, walk all over the ledges near the nest without flying yet. When this happens, the best vantage point for seeing them will be at Schenley Plaza.

By: K. Morris

K. Morris — Sat, 31 May 2008 23:23:09 +0000

Is it possible that one of the chicks was already flying today,
Sat., May 31? At about 1:55 PM, a large chick was perched on the
very edge of the nesting box. A few minutes later, it appeared to be
gone. It’s possible it just moved to the back of the box, where it was
hidden by the shade.