HARRISBURG ~ SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER - NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2015

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12697

Love this Jane!

REENIE · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:57 pm **Posts:** 19893

Jane wrote:

A friend sent me two articles that were in the Reading Eagle recently about "Little Red" 2015, born in Reading this spring. The daughter of Harrisburg's own Yellow Boy 2005 and his mate. She's still hanging out in New Jersey. I'm going to type some things right from this article. A man named "Northside Jim" is who first was able to photograph her and ID her from her bands. Typing from the article - Jim continues to be amazed by the aggressiveness exhibited by this falcon, who is demonstrating savvy well beyond what we could expect from a 10-month old Peregrine. Several other folks have chimed in that this falcon's behavior shouldn't be too surprising considering the genetic disposition of her parents, grandparents and great-grandparents. Art McMorris (PA Game Commission falcon coordinator) commented that "Red Stripe's" paternal grandmother (dear Mom) wasn't shy about defending her nesting territory at the Rachel Carson State Office Building in Harrisburg. "She was a tough cookie, too," McMorris said. And HER momma was the most aggressive female Dan Brauning (Game Commission Ornithologist) said he'd ever encountered.

THANKS FOR THE ARTICLE INFO JANE! I DO REMEMBER THEM SAYING THE ONLY FALCON THAT WAS MORE FIERCE WAS MOM'S MOM IN PHILLY :-)

LIL DAD AND MOM RAISED THE BEST FALCONS EVER! BEING AS NIECEY IS MOM'S NIECE, HOPEFULLY ALL OF LIL DAD'S AND NIECEY'S WILL BE A GREAT BUNCH TOO!

REENIE · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:57 pm **Posts:** 19893

NIECEY HAS ARRIVED ON THE STICK :-)

REENIE · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:57 pm **Posts:** 19893

NOW LIL DAD'S ON THE STICK :bsanta:

Jane · **Posted:** Tue Dec 08, 2015 10:05 am

Missed seeing Niecey, but I DO see Lil Dad on the stick now. :-)

REENIE · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:57 pm **Posts:** 19893

NIECEY IS ON THE POINT :-)

SHE DIDN'T STAY LONG AND THEN WAS GONE. LIL DAD WAS CLOSER TO THE SCRAPE AND BOY DOES HE HAVE A FULL CROP! HE WAS THEN GONE TOO......

REENIE · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:57 pm **Posts:** 19893

BOTH LIL DAD AND NIECEY CAME BACK TO SPEND TIME ON THE LEDGE. LIL DAD ON THE POINT, NIECEY ON THE STICK, BUT SHE DISAPPEARED PRETTY QUICK.

REENIE · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:57 pm **Posts:** 19893

LIL DAD ARRIVED ON THE POINT WITH BREAKFAST :-)

THIS SURE IS ALOT OF WORK!

I WATCHED LIL DAD EAT ALL BUT THE HEAD AND MAYBE A LITTLE MORE AND THEN HE FLEW OFF WITH IT TO EITHER STASH IT OR GIVE IT TO NIECEY :-)

Jane · **Posted:** Thu Dec 10, 2015 9:08 am

Just tuned in to find Lil Dad in the scrape and Niecey right outside of it. :-)

REENIE · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:57 pm **Posts:** 19893

WELL I MISSED THEM BY THE SCRAPE, BUT BOTH STILL THERE NOW :-)

REENIE · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:57 pm **Posts:** 19893

BOTH WERE GONE FOR A BIT, BUT NOW I SEE THEY BOTH CAME BACK TO WHERE THEY WERE EXCEPT LIL DAD IS FACING THE CAMERA NOW :-)

NIECEY WENT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COLUMN THEN AND LIL DAD LEFT. NIECEY DIDN'T STAY LONG OVER THERE AND CAME BACK TO THE POINT :-)

REENIE · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:57 pm **Posts:** 19893

SEEING LIL DAD ON THE POINT WITH A HUGE CROP.

bev. · **Posted:** Sat Dec 12, 2015 1:35 pm

good to see

loza · **Posted:** Sat Dec 12, 2015 2:03 pm

Niecey

and Lil dad

loza · **Posted:** Sat Dec 12, 2015 2:35 pm

Change

Edit:
She departure , He arrived

loza · **Posted:** Sat Dec 12, 2015 3:00 pm

Next change :girlcrazy:

He departure

Niecey arrived on the point :loveshow:

1.55 pm empty

Jane · **Posted:** Sun Dec 13, 2015 1:09 pm

Lil Dad is sitting on the ledge part of the stick as of 12:05 on this WARM December day. It's in the mid 60s here, and we will probably have a new record high today.

loza · **Posted:** Sun Dec 13, 2015 1:16 pm

Lil dad

REENIE · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:57 pm **Posts:** 19893

LIL DAD MUST HAVE SEEN NIECEY, BUT SHE DIDN'T SHOW UP WHERE I COULD SEE HER :-(

Jane · **Posted:** Sun Dec 13, 2015 1:55 pm

Sure would like to spin downtown, but there's too much to be done here. Lil Dad is still on the ledge part of the stick as of 12:55 this afternoon.

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