TOPEKA 2011~Nemaha (F), Boreas (M)

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64767

He/she is at the box now...

catwoman · **Posted:** Wed Mar 02, 2011 6:08 pm

I went to last year's archive & got pics of Hope's bands, & this isn't Hope... :-(

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64767

Nope....but for all we know, this PF is passing through...but, it apparently likes this box...Conclusion: Resident birds SHOULD NOT migrate!!!

However...wouldn't we like a different male? Was this the nest where the male was a tad "odd"?

catwoman · **Posted:** Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:40 pm

skygirlblue wrote:

Nope....but for all we know, this PF is passing through...but, it apparently likes this box...Conclusion: Resident birds SHOULD NOT migrate!!!

However...wouldn't we like a different male? Was this the nest where the male was a tad "odd"?

This is the male that broke all the eggs for many years in a row, then the year Sampson was born, he managed to not break one. The following year (last year) he didn't break any; however, it was reported that he was with the chicks when the 3rd chick was born & he fed it to the other 2 chicks! :shock:

kittenface · **Posted:** Wed Mar 02, 2011 10:38 pm

This new one tho is pretty big to be a male don't you think?

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64767

kittenface wrote:

This new one tho is pretty big to be a male don't you think?

Yea...I agree...

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64767

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64767

This is looking more and more like a 5 to me...

catwoman · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 10:55 am

It looks like a 5 to me, too!

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64767

The Drama continues...that's the mystery female (who has been there ALL morning)

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64767

Well, here's the male...looks like a red or burgundy band on the right leg...never saw the left leg.

I'm just having no luck with her band...but its looking more and more like 57/H

catwoman · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 11:59 am

That video was kinda strange. She seemed to be doing a half-sway (like Trooper, only he did a full one). Also, she was bowing lower than females are supposed to, so maybe this is her first nest?

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64767

They zoomed in...unfortunately, they didn't focus too well...I'm guessing they know this is a different female...

kittenface · **Posted:** Sat Mar 05, 2011 12:33 pm

Well I emailed them but they never got back to me so I just didn't say anything maybe enough people let them know so they are checking things out

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64767

I hope you hear back from them...and that they have ID'd her...if it does turnout to be 57/H, that would make her less than a year old...and would she even lay eggs?

I think this is the male...I thought he was gonna go into the box...but, nope..

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64767

Not that I'm obsessing or anything ( :lol:

)..but the more I think about it, this can't be the plumage of an 11 month old bird. Don't you think we'd see more streaking? Maybe it isn't a 57/H...I hope you hear back from them, KF.

kittenface · **Posted:** Sat Mar 05, 2011 2:51 pm

skygirlblue wrote:

Not that I'm obsessing or anything ( :lol:

)..but the more I think about it, this can't be the plumage of an 11 month old bird. Don't you think we'd see more streaking? Maybe it isn't a 57/H...I hope you hear back from them, KF.

Your talking the OCD queen here SGB & I was thinking if it was that young you'd see streaking but you just never know.
I wish they would get back to me but last yr they never did when I emailed them a couple times so thats not looking good.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64767

kittenface wrote:

skygirlblue wrote:

Not that I'm obsessing or anything ( :lol:

)..but the more I think about it, this can't be the plumage of an 11 month old bird. Don't you think we'd see more streaking? Maybe it isn't a 57/H...I hope you hear back from them, KF.

Your talking the OCD queen here SGB & I was thinking if it was that young you'd see streaking but you just never know.
I wish they would get back to me but last yr they never did when I emailed them a couple times so thats not looking good.

I researched plumage...and PF's don't start getting their adult plumage until the second (or was it the first~back to the research...knew I should have written it down) spring molt...(unless I read that wrong)...so, now I'm really thinking we have the wrong numbers...look at IndyFroona..and she was born on 2009...she has more streaking than this bird!!! I gotta get a life.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64767

KF...what email address did you use...and I'll email them too!!!

kittenface · **Posted:** Sat Mar 05, 2011 3:25 pm

I went to get the addy & well I have figured out why I havent got a reply &
I REALLY HATE TO ADMIT THIS
I emailed the wrong place 3 times in the past year :oops:

I have been emailing Iowa I feel SO STUPID I want to curl up and fade away FAST
But the least they could have done was get back and tell me I had the wrong place

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