2011 WISCONSIN FALCONS: 2011

Alison · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2010 9:31 pm **Posts:** 2776

Biosci

Four on the ledge:

kittenface · **Posted:** Tue Jun 14, 2011 11:51 am

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 63313

Oak Creek...

Well, this is a rare pic....Maybe they're discussing what they should do about the eggs...

kittenface · **Posted:** Tue Jun 14, 2011 7:56 pm

WOW great pic

gigi · **Posted:** Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:16 pm

Really great picture! Wonder if they sense anything is amiss...

KF, your earlier video was fantastic. Lovely music too!!

Dutch Eagle Fan · **Posted:** Wed Jun 15, 2011 6:24 pm

Can someone tell me what kind of green material is used for many of the nest boxes? I think of it as artificial grass :lol:

but I think it's not the correct name for it.
I ask this because the caretaker of the nest in Rijswijk (NL) wants to provide something to the eyases to hold on to when they are near fledging and branching on the top of the clock .
The nest box/ tray is behind it, out of view from the front.

Topic on my forum:

This nest doesn't have a webcam (yet) but we have some great photographers reporting and watching out for the youngsters.
One of them is Guido Aijkens.

kittenface · **Posted:** Wed Jun 15, 2011 7:52 pm

I believe it is called AstroTurf you are right it is just artifical grass used alot in football fields

gigi · **Posted:** Wed Jun 15, 2011 8:20 pm

I think you are referring to AstroTurf. That is a trademarked product, but there are lots of imitations. I have seen it at local hardware stores, usually in the outdoor carpet section.
Hope that helps Ingrid! :spring1:

kittenface · **Posted:** Thu Jun 16, 2011 6:17 pm

Oshkosh got banded and named
Titan and Millennium 1 of each
Video and article here

gigi · **Posted:** Thu Jun 16, 2011 8:31 pm

I am always amazed at how quickly they quiet down when a towel or blanket is put over their heads. Of course, it rarely lasts!
:laugh2

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 63313

Cute!!! Greg zips them out, bands them and zips them back in!!!!

kittenface · **Posted:** Fri Jun 17, 2011 3:34 pm

OMG I did not realize that both the chicks at Port Washington are gone they haven't been there since yesterday at 3:00

Alison · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2010 9:31 pm **Posts:** 2776

Oshkosh

Just one cute chick visible:

kittenface · **Posted:** Tue Jun 21, 2011 2:24 am

gigi · **Posted:** Tue Jun 21, 2011 8:21 am

So enjoyable Kitten! With the Wisconsin nests, the falcons are all at different stages of development so it is easy to see how rapidly they change. Still can't believe Port Washington's chicks have fledged.

SusanE · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2011 8:41 am

I am SO far behind here. Kittenface, what would we do without you? Thanks for keeping things updated here. :spring1:

kittenface · **Posted:** Sun Jun 26, 2011 12:27 am

Presque Isle

Unusual nesters

Banded peregrine falcon chicks are shown in their nest box on the Presque Isle Power Plant smokestack. (Photo courtesy of Scot Stewart)

MARQUETTE - One bird species that's adapted to many changes over the years has been the peregrine falcon.
Historically, peregrines - hawks with 39- to 43-inch wingspans - have nested in cliffs along the Great Lakes and at some inland sites. But no sites were known in the Marquette area.
On April 21, the first peregrine egg known to have been laid in the Marquette city limits was observed in a nest box on the side of the south stack of We Energies's Presque Isle Power Station. Two more were laid in the next four days and on May 28 they hatched.
The box - built in 2003 by WE Energy employee Greg LeBonte and overseen by Sue Schenk-Drobny of We Energies - had been visited by peregrines before, but 2011 was the first year it was used for nesting.
Two chicks were banded Saturday. Greg Septon, former leader of the Peregrine Recovery Program in Wisconsin and now a private consultant, visited Marquette to band the birds and identify the parent falcons. He is working with organizations in Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan to monitor existing nests and create new nesting sites. He also visited Marquette's Board of Light and Power plant, noting nesting activity at a box there.
One male and one female chick were hatched this year. The two youngsters should be ready to fledge and leave the nest in two to three weeks. If they're successful, watching their hunting behavior could become a highlight for local birders.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Scot Stewart is a teacher at Bothwell Middle School in Marquette and a freelance photographer

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 63313

Thanks, KF....WOW...I didn't know Greg was a "Private consultant" now!!!!

kittenface · **Posted:** Sun Jun 26, 2011 1:27 am

skygirlblue wrote:

Thanks, KF....WOW...I didn't know Greg was a "Private consultant" now!!!!

How about it I wonder what the new guy is like maybe you should email him SGB :sunsmile:

or if you could figur out who or where I can try just to see if we will get more updates any sooner than with Greg

kittenface · **Posted:** Sun Jun 26, 2011 3:17 am

UWM Biological Sciences
Meet the eyas: How they got their names

Every year the eyas are named after prominent scientists. This year UWM welcomed four females.

Barbara McClintock: (1902-1992) American geneticist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize for her discovery of genetic transposition.

Dian Fossey: (1932-1985) American researcher who dedicated her life to protect and study the mountain gorilla. “Gorillas in the Mist,” a movie released in 1988, profiled her work.

Nettie Maria Stevens: (1861-1912) American geneticist who helped determine the chromosomal basis of sex.

Muriel Wheldale Onslow: (1880-1932) British biochemist whose work contributed to the foundation of modern genetics.

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