EDMONTON, ALBERTA ~ July - Dec 2009

PruJoy · **Posted:** Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:35 pm

skygirlblue wrote:

ljames wrote:

Thanks for all the pictures and reports. You know, can't quit thinking about what in the world could have happened to Mr. White. If there is another juvie around and it's obviously not Mr. White, then he came from somewhere, and since there is another falcon pair around, do you think it's possible that they could have taken him (Mr. White) in so to speak? Wouldn't that be wild? Everybody getting their babies confused.

I think they did a "child" swap...sort of the falcon version of exchange student...

That's so interesting SGB - have you heard of this happening before :?:

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 61948

PruJoy wrote:

skygirlblue wrote:

ljames wrote:

Thanks for all the pictures and reports. You know, can't quit thinking about what in the world could have happened to Mr. White. If there is another juvie around and it's obviously not Mr. White, then he came from somewhere, and since there is another falcon pair around, do you think it's possible that they could have taken him (Mr. White) in so to speak? Wouldn't that be wild? Everybody getting their babies confused.

I think they did a "child" swap...sort of the falcon version of exchange student...

That's so interesting SGB - have you heard of this happening before :?:

Nope...I made it up...

...but I do know that Falcon parents make great Foster parents and easily will accept an addition...but will they accept a fledgling? I really don't know...I would like to think that White Boy is tagging along with another family...

PruJoy · **Posted:** Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:05 pm

Yes indeed - it is a great thought & the fact that that juvie did try a couple of times to mix it up with this whole family is esp. interesting!

bev. · **Posted:** Fri Aug 14, 2009 12:23 pm

We have lots of pictures but have not had time to download them. hopefully this weekend or Peter can do it while I am away.
all 3 kids were there last night. Barb and Dave and Becky and Peter and I met up there.
The kids are becoming more independent but still like to try and knock each other off a perch or 2. Hard to ID the bands as they will not show us their legs, but when we see all 3 together it does not matter.

We only saw one tucked in before dark and one on the crane, but not to worry. They were probably enjoying the night air before the rain hit.
We saw 2 eating which probably means the third one ate also. Becky and Dave saw dad and we all saw mom on the steeple at the Dentisty building. she is so beautiful.

I am sure Becky will write a report.

I will look for a a nice chick picture of Froona and I will also look for a nice grown up one of her. She is so gorgeous. Pictures do not do her justice. this is fitting as Froona was beautiful inside and out.
many people ask why I picked the name Froona and I have told her story to a lot of people and some are reading her web site and are so impressed.
I will try and do this this weekend.

SusanE · **Posted:** Fri Aug 14, 2009 1:20 pm

Looking forward to your photos this weekend, bev.

kittenface · **Posted:** Fri Aug 14, 2009 1:40 pm

SusanE wrote:

Looking forward to your photos this weekend, bev.

I SECOND THAT!!!!!

PruJoy · **Posted:** Fri Aug 14, 2009 7:25 pm

bev. wrote:

I will look for a a nice chick picture of Froona and I will also look for a nice grown up one of her. She is so gorgeous. Pictures do not do her justice. this is fitting as Froona was beautiful inside and out.
many people ask why I picked the name Froona and I have told her story to a lot of people and some are reading her web site and are so impressed.
I will try and do this this weekend.

Gosh Bev - you have ALL done such a great job of "dissemination" of peregrine falcon awareness in Edmonton - so that now people are even discovering Froona & her infectious love also - I can just imagine more & more people with their heads tilted up & hearts "open"

SusanE · **Posted:** Fri Aug 14, 2009 7:32 pm

Well said, PruJoy!

Beth · **Posted:** Fri Aug 14, 2009 7:53 pm

SusanE wrote:

Well said, PruJoy!

... Excellent Pru !!

catwoman · **Posted:** Fri Aug 14, 2009 10:19 pm

Beth wrote:

SusanE wrote:

Well said, PruJoy!

... Excellent Pru !!

I agree, too! :thanku

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 61948

bev. wrote:

We have lots of pictures but have not had time to download them. hopefully this weekend or Peter can do it while I am away.
all 3 kids were there last night. Barb and Dave and Becky and Peter and I met up there.
The kids are becoming more independent but still like to try and knock each other off a perch or 2. Hard to ID the bands as they will not show us their legs, but when we see all 3 together it does not matter.

We only saw one tucked in before dark and one on the crane, but not to worry. They were probably enjoying the night air before the rain hit.
We saw 2 eating which probably means the third one ate also. Becky and Dave saw dad and we all saw mom on the steeple at the Dentisty building. she is so beautiful.

I am sure Becky will write a report.

I will look for a a nice chick picture of Froona and I will also look for a nice grown up one of her. She is so gorgeous. Pictures do not do her justice. this is fitting as Froona was beautiful inside and out.
many people ask why I picked the name Froona and I have told her story to a lot of people and some are reading her web site and are so impressed.
I will try and do this this weekend.

that would be so wonderful if you could find good pics of Froona...I can send them to Ruud to see if he will add them to the page on Froona's website...

ljames · **Posted:** Wed Aug 19, 2009 9:35 am

What news from Edmonton?

kittenface · **Posted:** Fri Aug 21, 2009 6:56 pm

JUST FOUND THIS AT MANITOBA

Current News - August 18th, 2009- White-banded male's body found. Thanks to many hospital staff members, the white-banded male juvenile peregrine that went missing during the fledge watch on July 23rd was identified. A biologist involved with the project, Gord Court, went to the Clinical Science building today to retrieve the carcass. The male was believed to be approximately 35 days old when it died. The bird was found just behind the sound baffle on the roof just a few metres from the nest box.

While visiting, Gord also found a dead juvenile female Northern Goshawk at the base of the Clinical Science building. Gord predicts that the bird was killed by the adult peregrines when it entered their nesting territory as Northern Goshawks (as well as Great Horned Owls) are perceived deadly threats to the young.

kittenface · **Posted:** Fri Aug 21, 2009 7:04 pm

carly wrote:

I just read that too, poor little guy

I wonder if he died the same day everyone lost sight
of him wasn't that his first day out?

PruJoy · **Posted:** Fri Aug 21, 2009 7:10 pm

Ooooh ... that is so sad but at least everyone knows now

By that description of where he was found "behind the sound baffle on the roof a few metres fr the nest box" - that wouldn't be that "thingy" that we could see on the roof in the cam view, behind the nest box, would it :?:

Remember there was a fledgling lying on that thing for while one day ... only Bev would know what they are referring to

.

kittenface · **Posted:** Fri Aug 21, 2009 7:20 pm

PruJoy wrote:

Ooooh ... that is so sad but at least everyone knows now

By that description of where he was found "behind the sound baffle on the roof a few metres fr the nest box" - that wouldn't be that "thingy" that we could see on the roof in the cam view, behind the nest box, would it :?:

Remember there was a fledgling lying on that thing for while one day ... only Bev would know what they are referring to

.

Wow that makes sense but boy I hope your wrong because that would
mean none of ever saw anything, I would hate to think all the times I turned it
on I didn't see him and get help up there you know what I mean I know the
words aren't coming out the way I want it to

PruJoy · **Posted:** Fri Aug 21, 2009 7:45 pm

No, don't feel bad KF - we did see one of them lying on the "grommet thingy" (as I referred to it) - but then he was gone - so all I am thinking is that perhaps he went round the other side & out of view OR maybe it is somewhere else entirely.

And if he did pass away in such an open space there must have something wrong with him - maybe major concussion :?:

ljames · **Posted:** Fri Aug 21, 2009 8:16 pm

Poor little guy. :cry:

And he was so close to his home. I wonder if there will be more info as to what happened to him.

PruJoy · **Posted:** Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:23 pm

I was just discussing this with my husband over breakfast & he thinks a "sound baffle" would be more like a large screen placed in front of windows to deflect sound - so it's probably not that "grommet thingy" we could see - but oh dear I don't even want to think any much more deeply about it - poor Bev, it must be horrible for her to know.

kittenface · **Posted:** Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:27 pm

I've been wondering how she's doing, she says she can take the good with the bad but this is probably getting her
BEV
if you are reading this I'm am truely sorry honey :sosad

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