MANITOBA (Winnipeg & Brandon) ~ 2011

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64771

Thanks for the update on Carson...glad he's being ornery!!!

Brandon..."how cute am I?...and I've got wings"!!!

now, after you've finished watching all the flapping, go back and watch the brother...

Carolyn · **Posted:** Wed Jul 06, 2011 11:09 pm

Great video SGB! :girlluv:

Carolyn · **Posted:** Wed Jul 06, 2011 11:14 pm

Cade working his way home. Here he is perched on a building across from the nest box. Cam switches to Beatrix in nest.

bev. · **Posted:** Thu Jul 07, 2011 12:49 am

Thanks CArolyn. Beatrix is a beauty. Cone on CAde. Way to go!!!

SusanE · **Posted:** Thu Jul 07, 2011 8:15 am

SGB, cute video of flapping and head cocking. They are so cute when they do that. :flirty:

Carolyn, nice video, too. Is that Tracy operating the cam? Whoever it is, Good Job!

Carolyn · **Posted:** Fri Jul 08, 2011 7:53 am

Cade flew back to the nest box this morning and is having a preen on the long ledge. :sunsmile:

Carolyn · **Posted:** Fri Jul 08, 2011 8:50 am

Beatrix bugging her brother, very cute. He returned this morning after fledging a couple of days ago.

Carolyn · **Posted:** Fri Jul 08, 2011 4:17 pm

When I got to the McKenzie building this morning at 10:30am, Brooklyn and Hurricane were screeching and diving across the top of the lower roof. Obviously there was something or someone on the roof or they could see someone through the skylight. Hurricane was on the northeast corner of the roof and then went to the tower. Brooklyn perched on the roof above the old nest box and continued to screech. After about 20 minutes they both settled on the tower and were quiet.

SusanE · **Posted:** Fri Jul 08, 2011 4:24 pm

Thanks for that ground report with pics from Brandon, Carolyn. Wonder what was going on?

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64771

WOW....those are great pics, Carolyn....I wonder what had them so upset!!!!

Carolyn · **Posted:** Fri Jul 08, 2011 6:06 pm

They are renovating the inside of the building and there are skylights on the lower roof. The peregrines can see if someone walks around in the room below the roof and I know for a fact that the workers or any unauthorized people are not allowed on the roof. So, I think it was something they saw through the skylights. This pic (photosbydennis)is from banding day when they installed the new nest box and attached the camera. You can see the skylight in front of them

SusanE · **Posted:** Fri Jul 08, 2011 7:38 pm

Thanks for the clarification, Carolyn.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64771

Carolyn · Beatrix Fledging at 7:43 am

Beatrix Fledging at 7:43 am :sunsmile:

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64771

WOW....what a great catch, Carolyn!!! Glad you were watching!!!

Carolyn · **Posted:** Sun Jul 10, 2011 10:50 am

This is from last night, you can see how much room they have to practice. What you see is probably only half the area of the roof. :sunsmile:

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64771

Thanks for the video, Carolyn....it really looks like they have plenty of room to play...can you imagine what they would be doing if they were still in the old box?

SusanE · **Posted:** Sun Jul 10, 2011 11:13 am

AWESOME capture of the moment of Beatrix's fledge!!! :wave

Love the cam operator at Brandon . . . working on Sunday morning. :sunsmile:

Carolyn · **Posted:** Sun Jul 10, 2011 12:48 pm

They are putting satellite transmitters on Rain and Rosser at the Brandon site. Here is a link to the thread about it in the Manitoba Falcon Cam Forum. I am not terribly enthused about it, but I am sure they will only do it, if it is safe to do so.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64771

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm....I'm not particularly happy about that!!! The transmitter always slowed down the Genesee male returning from migration and that's why Gord took it off this year!!!

Edit to add...I just finished reading the thread on the manitoba forum...I decided to keep my mouth shut. I'm sure there are pros and cons to transmitters..and I personally don't know how old the transmitter was that the Genesee male carried, all I know is the complications it caused with nesting the past two years, via our observations, and via posts by Bev...and by Gord, via Bev....That's why it was removed...and if I'm not mistaken, why Miss Edmontons was removed as well!!!

I don't think it was much of an issue with Quest because she didn't really migrate...she just hopped around the area for the past several years...

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