Comments on: Peregrine FAQs http://www.wqed.org/birdblog A Bird Blog with Kate St. John Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:22:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Nellie Curran http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/peregrine-faqs/comment-page-1/#comment-7870 Nellie Curran Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:30:29 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?page_id=3955#comment-7870 Walking in Schenley Park Monday morning this week down by Panther Hollow Lake we saw a young Red Tailed Hawk walking on the ground picking at something and as we got closer "he" flew up on the lamp post. We could see that he still is learning to fly a little better. Later we saw him from the bridge above still going from one lamp post to the next. Walking in Schenley Park Monday morning this week down by Panther Hollow Lake we saw a young Red Tailed Hawk walking on the ground picking at something and as we got closer “he” flew up on the lamp post. We could see that he still is learning to fly a little better. Later we saw him from the bridge above still going from one lamp post to the next.

]]> By: Kate St. John http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/peregrine-faqs/comment-page-1/#comment-7748 Kate St. John Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:11:48 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?page_id=3955#comment-7748 Peregrines don't need to drink water because they get enough liquid from the birds they eat. And yes, they do eat feathers and feet sometimes. This gives them roughage so their crops can grind up their food. The crop substitutes for their lack of teeth. Peregrines don’t need to drink water because they get enough liquid from the birds they eat. And yes, they do eat feathers and feet sometimes. This gives them roughage so their crops can grind up their food. The crop substitutes for their lack of teeth.

]]> By: Joann http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/peregrine-faqs/comment-page-1/#comment-7581 Joann Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:20:34 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?page_id=3955#comment-7581 Kate, i have a couple of questions about the peregrine falcons-I have been watching a couple of other webcams one here in NJ & one in Manitobu. I was wondering do the birds ever drink water or anything? I was watching the chicks here in Jersey eating & it looked like one of them ate the leg from whatever bird that the parent brought for dinner to them & sometimes it looks like they are even eating a bit of the feathers from the prey. Do they eat the leg & feathers from time to time? Thanks for posting the pictures of the fledlings-I don't watch this website as often now since the birds are rarely in the nest anymore but I can still watch the other 2 websites for about another month since the chicks on both were born around Memorial Day. Kate, i have a couple of questions about the peregrine falcons-I have been watching a couple of other webcams one here in NJ & one in Manitobu. I was wondering do the birds ever drink water or anything? I was watching the chicks here in Jersey eating & it looked like one of them ate the leg from whatever bird that the parent brought for dinner to them & sometimes it looks like they are even eating a bit of the feathers from the prey. Do they eat the leg & feathers from time to time?
Thanks for posting the pictures of the fledlings-I don’t watch this website as often now since the birds are rarely in the nest anymore but I can still watch the other 2 websites for about another month since the chicks on both were born around Memorial Day.

]]> By: Patsy http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/peregrine-faqs/comment-page-1/#comment-7396 Patsy Wed, 27 May 2009 11:24:49 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?page_id=3955#comment-7396 Thank you for the information. Will miss being able to watch them up close. Thank you for the information. Will miss being able to watch them up close.

]]> By: Kate St. John http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/peregrine-faqs/comment-page-1/#comment-7395 Kate St. John Wed, 27 May 2009 11:12:20 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?page_id=3955#comment-7395 They come back for a day or two, especially if one of their siblings hasn't fledged and is still being fed at the nest, but then they are gone. At that point the only way to see them is from the ground. They come back for a day or two, especially if one of their siblings hasn’t fledged and is still being fed at the nest, but then they are gone. At that point the only way to see them is from the ground.

]]> By: Patsy http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/peregrine-faqs/comment-page-1/#comment-7394 Patsy Wed, 27 May 2009 11:08:39 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?page_id=3955#comment-7394 Am wondering, how long after the chicks fledge do they continue to return to their nest? Am wondering, how long after the chicks fledge do they continue to return to their nest?

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/peregrine-faqs/comment-page-1/#comment-7362 Jennifer Sat, 23 May 2009 21:44:28 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?page_id=3955#comment-7362 Thanks Kate for sharing the story. I bet it was one of their offspring. Thanks Kate for sharing the story. I bet it was one of their offspring.

]]> By: Kate St. John http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/peregrine-faqs/comment-page-1/#comment-7350 Kate St. John Sat, 23 May 2009 01:26:57 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?page_id=3955#comment-7350 I don't know for sure if peregrines recognize their offspring later in life but I will tell you a story that causes me to think they do. Several years ago - around 2005 or so - Dr. Tony Bledsoe, Karen Lang and I were standing on the north side of the Cathedral of Learning chatting about peregrines. We could see both Dorothy and Erie perched on the building. As we watched Dorothy made a wailing sound and both birds flew out to meet a peregrine approaching the building. The visiting peregrine seemed to know the building and its perches. Dorothy and Erie flew with it back and forth across the north face. There was no hostility. Eventually it flew off to the east and was gone. I think it's possible the visiting peregrine was one of their offspring who came back to see them briefly and that's why they greeted it and didn't attack. But we'll never know for sure. I don’t know for sure if peregrines recognize their offspring later in life but I will tell you a story that causes me to think they do.
Several years ago – around 2005 or so – Dr. Tony Bledsoe, Karen Lang and I were standing on the north side of the Cathedral of Learning chatting about peregrines. We could see both Dorothy and Erie perched on the building. As we watched Dorothy made a wailing sound and both birds flew out to meet a peregrine approaching the building. The visiting peregrine seemed to know the building and its perches. Dorothy and Erie flew with it back and forth across the north face. There was no hostility. Eventually it flew off to the east and was gone.
I think it’s possible the visiting peregrine was one of their offspring who came back to see them briefly and that’s why they greeted it and didn’t attack. But we’ll never know for sure.

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/peregrine-faqs/comment-page-1/#comment-7349 Jennifer Sat, 23 May 2009 00:38:06 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?page_id=3955#comment-7349 Thank you so much for the wealth of information. It is awesome to be able to watch the chicks and how the parents interact with them and care for them. Do peregrines recognize their offspring if encountered later in life and if so, do they acknowledge them? I am curious about this. Thank you so much for the wealth of information. It is awesome to be able to watch the chicks and how the parents interact with them and care for them.

Do peregrines recognize their offspring if encountered later in life and if so, do they acknowledge them? I am curious about this.

]]> By: Nellie Curran http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/peregrine-faqs/comment-page-1/#comment-7275 Nellie Curran Sun, 17 May 2009 00:49:10 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?page_id=3955#comment-7275 It is 8:45pm and I don't see the parents on the nest. Are they close by ? Do they return at night? And if not where are they? It is 8:45pm and I don’t see the parents on the nest. Are they close by ? Do they return at night? And if not where are they?

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