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No sign of Mandy Rose at the nest yesterday, but today there was an early afternoon visit:



And home for the night:

I think we are only seeing Mandy Rose at the nest for now. I haven't seen the male for a while, although I think he is around, judging from the apparent communication going on (as in yesterday's first pic).

Mandy Rose has a malar stripe which is rounded at the bottom and is fairly wide all the way down. The male has a malar stripe which angles slightly backwards, and tapers from the top down. He also has very big eyes.

Both have a purple band on the right leg and black/green on the left, which doesn't help. I was hoping I would be able to read bands with this new, better cam and larger pic, but so far I can't.

Both have apparently been seen in the area since the fire last year, so as far as I know, they are both okay.

This probably doesn't help much . . .

This is Mandy Rose, returning home tonight: you can see her rounded malar stripe. Her band number is 30/D.

Alison, is Mandy Rose by any chance 30/B's sister? I'm thinking maybe she is because of the band numbers...

Black Dog:



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Mandy Rose was born in 2004 at the Monticello Plant, Monticello, Wright County, Minnesota. Her father's identity is unknown. Her mother (FWS band number 1807-49762) is the famous falcon Camilla, born in 1994 at the Colonnade Building in Minneapolis. Camilla's first mate was *B/*1 from 2001 t0 2003. From 2004 on the male was not identified.

30/B was born in 2002 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Her parents are unknown.

And 30/E is Speedy, the last daughter of the iconic Mae of the King Plant and her mate Doug, born in 2003, and last known to be at the Colonnade Building. I don't know if she is still there.

So I don't think that 30/B and 30/D could be related.

Mandy Rose home for the night:







Something else I look at with Mandy Rose is the amount of black on her beak, and also the shape of her beak in profile - second and third pics.

Thanks for answering my question about the possible relationship of Mandy Rose and 30/B, Alison. So the 30 series was used for different nests & in different years.

Black Dog:

Alison, thanks for the ID tips This would be Mandy Rose then, because of the beak.


Almost napping

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Mandy Rose arriving home, after another big meal:

It looks like she's ready to fall over carrying that heavy load

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Mandy Rose left the nest very early this morning, and returned in the late afternoon:

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The first pic below almost looks like the male - big eyes and a tapered, more slender malar stripe - but within minutes Mandy Rose was definitely the one at the nest.







The last pic also looks a little like the male - but the pics before and after it definitely showed Mandy Rose. A pale purple band is visible on the right leg.