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Title: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on January 04, 2023, 03:52:30 AM: 2023 cam link
https://youtu.be/8zpv33K7SNo

MSU Spartan Stadium Banding 2022
P33 black over blue and C something, couldnt see the rest
https://youtu.be/W7wCMZuFZRQ
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on January 04, 2023, 11:55:12 AM: Shep, thanks for the link to the Spartan Stadium falcon cam. You are listed as the forum "starter" so could you correct the name to Michigan State Spartans? We prefer not to be confused with the Univ. of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Happy New Year to you and all the Spartans. Go Green!
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on January 13, 2023, 03:41:55 PM: Hey, Shep, thank you for correcting the name of this forum!!!
Looking forward to a new falcon season here and at Great Spirit Bluff.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: shep on February 01, 2023, 05:16:02 AM: Feb. 1, 2023
just keeping link active
https://youtu.be/8zpv33K7SNo
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on February 01, 2023, 05:26:26 PM: Thanks for checking on the MSU peregrine nest box. Is it about March when we can expect to see the falcons return?
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: shep on February 02, 2023, 02:35:19 AM: Quote from: STLbf on February 01, 2023, 05:26:26 PM
Thanks for checking on the MSU peregrine nest box. Is it about March when we can expect to see the falcons return?

April 1, 2022 she had 2 eggs, so they should be appearing any day now. KEEP WATCHING - I use DVR
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: shep on February 18, 2023, 07:11:35 AM: (https://media.gab.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=875,quality=100,fit=scale-down/system/media_attachments/files/127/657/274/original/bf78b46df9dd3b6d.png)

Feb. 18, 2023
Dawn - A falcon visited - VERY briefly

2.30 pm I see the feet of a falcon on the roof of the nestbox.

(https://media.gab.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=875,quality=100,fit=scale-down/system/media_attachments/files/127/657/257/original/117f945357b4d554.png)
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: shep on February 19, 2023, 08:48:59 AM: (https://media.gab.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=875,quality=100,fit=scale-down/system/media_attachments/files/127/734/720/original/0e1dfb458d099a5f.png)

Feb 19, 2023 SONday
This beauty was chirping, did he see his mate?
I got 2 views of him. He turned toward cam then flew upward cam left.
I LOVE video so I can go back.

(https://media.gab.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=875,quality=100,fit=scale-down/system/media_attachments/files/127/734/752/original/bf29708cc042a3b5.png)
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: shep on February 27, 2023, 02:33:15 PM: Feb 27, 2023
Same bird has shown up a couple times
alone .. so far
are the females behind? Seems the males are lookin
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: shep on March 01, 2023, 07:45:27 AM: March 1, 2023
Same falcon comes daily. No band
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: shep on March 02, 2023, 08:54:25 AM: March 2, 2023
I think there are 2 birds now. Lots of activity today.
But I have NOT seen 2 on cam at the same time.
The one I see is peeping to another
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on March 02, 2023, 12:43:29 PM: Hey Shep, good to see peregrine(s) at the MSU nest box. I'm not sure if it's one bird or two because they weren't together. Also no sound at this location so we have to rely on "lip reading" Ha, Ha.

I think the males return before the females. Might be info in the RRP blogs.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: shep on March 02, 2023, 03:48:04 PM: THANKS FOR PICS!
YES males return a week or more before the ladies to secure a territory.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on March 02, 2023, 03:53:39 PM: Shep, it might be just you and me posting about this nest box, so please help me out with the times we use. I calculate the time from the rewind bar and use my local time for Decorah postings because we are in the same time zone. But East Lansing, MI, is an hour later than where I live, and this scheme is the same when we go to Daylight Savings Time.

So which is preferred and most accurate? Do the same as for Decorah? Or add an hour to the calculated time so that this MSU nest box is on its own local time?

Also, if there are MSU peregrine watchers out there, come on, take some pics and post them! :D
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: shep on March 05, 2023, 04:19:02 AM: I use nest time
If cam is eastern I use eastern time
If cam is central or pacific time I *try* to use that time.
Is Michigan eastern or central time?
Some cams are on a line - hahahaha - I may just say dawn or noon or mid morning. OK - cheating but I am doing lots of other things!
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: shep on March 08, 2023, 08:17:18 AM: (https://media.gab.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=875,quality=100,fit=scale-down/system/media_attachments/files/132/475/594/original/937e912e9fc71726.png)

March 8, 2023
8 am Falcon shows up. I tried to get a band. All I can see is it appears black over green or blue. No way I can see numbers. Falcons was on roof - all I could see was talons. She / he flew up there from perch.

8.20 am Male - no bands
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on March 09, 2023, 11:24:30 AM: Shep, good to know this is an active peregrine nest box. Today two visitors, neither banded. Guessing that the earlier one (6:30 AM) was male because smaller than the later one (9:00 AM). Different enough in appearance to tell them apart -- rusty breast feathers on the larger one. And the larger bird did a bit of scraping gravel in the nest box.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: shep on March 09, 2023, 03:14:45 PM: GOOD PICS - THANKS!
The box was very active today
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: shep on March 10, 2023, 02:01:33 PM: March 10
Well well - got the pair - unbanded

(https://media.gab.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=875,quality=100,fit=scale-down/system/media_attachments/files/131/338/490/original/04be27c2fd0d100e.png)
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on March 10, 2023, 05:55:18 PM: Shep, what a great pic. Looks like a pair ready to use this nest box.

Go Green. Spartan Strong.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: shep on March 11, 2023, 09:53:43 AM: (https://media.gab.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=875,quality=100,fit=scale-down/system/media_attachments/files/131/479/949/original/8a26ab31007579a7.png)

March 11, 2023
This unbanded pair appears to be defending the box -
judging from what I am seeing
Today is the most time I've seen them spend at the box.

* Sorry about the butt shot, but it was all I could get! :-[
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: shep on March 15, 2023, 07:01:00 AM: (https://media.gab.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=875,quality=100,fit=scale-down/system/media_attachments/files/131/969/736/original/c230e4205ee29d88.png)

March 15, 2023
Dawn
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: shep on March 19, 2023, 09:36:48 AM: (https://media.gab.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=875,quality=100,fit=scale-down/system/media_attachments/files/132/475/631/original/e718e900c2f82044.png)

March 19, 2023
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on March 19, 2023, 12:35:39 PM: Looks like a pair here at MSU's nest box atop the stadium. They could be cheering on the Spartans in the NCAA. Or getting ready to lay eggs and raise another family.

From earlier query about time zone in Lansing, MI, it is Eastern Daylight Time. I can convert to that easily enough from my Central Daylight Time zone.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: shep on March 24, 2023, 06:10:44 AM: EGG
March 24, 2023
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on March 24, 2023, 12:16:05 PM: Awesome to see the first egg at the MSU nest box. The eggshell is very dark red, wonder if that is a sign of what the parents are eating.

In the grand scheme of things, this addition to the peregrine population is probably way more important than the MSU basketball team's loss to KState in overtime yesterday . . . ;)
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: shep on March 24, 2023, 01:48:05 PM: This box produced young in 2022 also you know. ;D
I knew youd be eggcited. hehehee
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: shep on March 26, 2023, 09:55:23 AM: 2 EGGs
March 26, 2023
9 am She laid egg 2

Egg 1 - March 24
Egg 2 - March 26
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on March 27, 2023, 11:45:47 AM: Here's a pic of the 2 eggs at MSU, from this morning.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on March 28, 2023, 01:33:44 PM: Two eggs, with parent peregrine incubating and turning today.
In the pic, you can see what looks like small, black gravel on top of the box. It is flies! Hundreds of them, all around the box. Could be just a hatching and the insects will soon disperse. What do others think?
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on March 28, 2023, 04:21:16 PM: MSU peregrine has laid a third egg!
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: shep on March 30, 2023, 09:41:09 AM: 3 EGGs
March 30, 2023
She laid egg 3 Mar 28
Thats great - 3 eggs. I dont recall how many she had in 2022

Egg 1 - March 24
Egg 2 - March 26
Egg 3 - March 28
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on March 31, 2023, 01:23:50 AM: In 2022, the peregrines laid 3 eggs.
All three fledged, all three banded.
See pic from 6-9-22.

Cannot see their numbers.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: shep on March 31, 2023, 02:54:25 AM: THANKS! :D
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: shep on March 31, 2023, 06:57:18 AM: 4 EGGs
March 31, 2023
DAWN She laid egg 4
Thats great - 4 eggs.

Egg 1 - March 24
Egg 2 - March 26
Egg 3 - March 28
Egg 4 - March 30
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on March 31, 2023, 03:02:34 PM: Awesome, four eggs for MSU peregrines.

I can't tell which parent is which unless they are right together, then the male is the smaller bird.
Since last year's hatchlings were banded, we know that this year's parents are not any of them.
Most likely the same adult pair as last year.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on April 01, 2023, 12:59:32 PM: Early morning at MSU peregrines.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on April 05, 2023, 11:31:38 AM: Situation looks normal at the MSU nest box this morning. Rain before noon.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: shep on April 05, 2023, 12:29:07 PM: That is a REALLY NICE pic!
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on April 14, 2023, 11:24:13 AM: Thanks, Shep. I scroll on the rewind until something interesting happens!
About 10:30 this morning, the female came to the nest box for egg duty. The male slowly got up and left. Also a quick view of the eggs as the female settled in.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: shep on April 24, 2023, 03:10:26 PM: PIP WATCH
April 24, 2023
Eggshells lookin thin ....

Eggs laid March 24 - 30
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on April 24, 2023, 05:20:20 PM: Shep thanks for the heads-up about almost hatching time at MSU.

The geese are hatching today at Decorah's N2B.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on April 29, 2023, 12:05:36 PM: Changeover from female to male at about 11:30 AM. Male smaller than female. Eggs look OK. Must be getting close to hatching time. Incubation is 29 to 32 days according to AllAboutBirds.com.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: shep on April 30, 2023, 09:24:04 AM: HATCH!
April 30, 2023
I kept checking and saw nothing til .......
9.15 am Then saw the hatchling!

(https://media.gab.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=577.5,quality=100,fit=scale-down/system/media_attachments/files/136/634/900/original/af82a419571b06b0.png)
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: shep on May 01, 2023, 09:00:34 AM: 3 HATCHLINGS
May 1, 2023

(https://media.gab.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=487.5,quality=100,fit=scale-down/system/media_attachments/files/136/707/099/original/4b43566abfcd1099.png)
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on May 01, 2023, 11:50:08 AM: Awesome, Shep, to see hatchlings at MSU! I'm considering them a birthday present to me (82 today), and will look on the MSU site about making a donation to this very worthy cause.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: shep on May 01, 2023, 12:26:04 PM: HAPPY BIRTHDAY STL!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: shep on May 01, 2023, 03:58:41 PM: May 2, 2023
This pair is so cute.
Later in the day yesterday a cold rain lasting all night.

(https://media.gab.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=532.5,quality=100,fit=scale-down/system/media_attachments/files/136/736/716/original/8eaf78e2568e374b.png)
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on May 02, 2023, 11:10:23 AM: Shep, thanks for the birthday greeting.

Two feedings this morning, so the 3 that hatched made it through the night. They can sit up to take food, but not moving around yet. The 4th egg has not hatched; it could be the last one laid, on 3-30, so still might.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: shep on May 02, 2023, 11:26:06 AM: This pair is good together - nicely matched.
They are particularly beautiful
and a nice looking nestbox
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on May 03, 2023, 12:03:35 PM: This morning the 4th egg hatched! Pip noticed at feeding of the three chicks at daylight. Hatch and parent picking at the eggshell at about 11:00. Another view of newest baby at 11:45. #4 could be called Sparty!
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: mrsfalcon on May 03, 2023, 03:30:53 PM: Shep, you need to stop pinning threads that aren't RRP threads. Thank you!

Amy
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on May 05, 2023, 01:15:29 AM: Checking on the four falcon hatchlings. The newest one appears to be OK, begging for food like the others.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: shep on May 05, 2023, 03:55:53 AM: I love catching both parents at the box.
This is a very nice pair.
Some pairs are VERY strange - like Racine and wilmington
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on May 05, 2023, 12:02:26 PM: MSU peregrines appear to be all OK this morning.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on May 06, 2023, 11:28:14 AM: Feeding at about 6 AM, all four chicks visible and active. I should be calling them eyases!
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on May 07, 2023, 12:46:36 PM: All's well on Sunday morning at the MSU nest box.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on May 10, 2023, 12:35:50 PM: MSU eyases are about a week old today, and showing a few dark feathers already. Both parents are feeding them, and all babies look good. I wonder if they will get banded this year.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on May 11, 2023, 11:18:32 AM: Situation looks normal at the MSU nest box. Feeding by both parents, eyases moving around a little and paying more attention to their surroundings each day.

YouTube has a video of DNR persons working with MSU to band last year's babies at about four weeks of age. Hope the same for this year.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on May 13, 2023, 10:35:47 AM: Feeding the four eyeases, watching them grow, all looks good here.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on May 16, 2023, 12:25:32 PM: Growing rapidly, plenty of food, great location for creating poop art.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on May 17, 2023, 11:37:41 AM: No sound here at the MSU nest box, but all looks good. The eyases are beginning to stand up and take real steps.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on May 19, 2023, 11:36:52 AM: Early feeding from the male parent (I think). Look how big the eyeases have grown. Lots of dark feathers coming in also.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: shep on May 20, 2023, 06:28:20 AM: Glad you kept up STL
I was offline 10 LONG days! UGH!

DONT USE COX INTERNET!!
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on May 20, 2023, 12:05:30 PM: Shep, glad to have you back. We are so dependent on internet these days!

MSU little ones are developing fast. See rewind or pics for wingercizing this morning.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on May 22, 2023, 10:58:23 AM: Monday morning finds the 4 eyases OK. And one parent in view.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on May 24, 2023, 12:18:11 PM: MSU banding completed this morning. Camera off briefly during the procedure. Looks like black 71 over blue R on left leg of the one that I could see. There will be a listing somewhere soon. Awesome.

The parents don't seem too upset, with food brought to the nest box soon after. A mourning dove -- pink legs, gray feathers, few black spots.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on May 25, 2023, 11:31:01 AM: Another nice day at MSU. Eyases got fed, and are stumping around in the nest box.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on May 26, 2023, 11:14:21 AM: Parent on watch at this nest box overnight.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on May 30, 2023, 12:05:37 PM: Spartan eyases continue to grow and develop "big kid" feathers.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on May 31, 2023, 03:46:44 PM: One eyas can perch on the edge of the nest box this afternoon. That's a big step in more ways than one!
In the pic you can see another chick trying to balance on one foot while scratching its head with the other.
Some serious wing stretching and flapping also, but no pic this time.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on June 01, 2023, 11:33:44 AM: Daily growth charts on a steep curve up!
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on June 01, 2023, 04:51:41 PM: Couldn't resist posting this pic from MSU.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on June 03, 2023, 12:27:14 PM: Eyase perching on the side edge of the box rail. Might be the same on on each side about an hour apart, or two different ones. Must check on how long until fledging expected here, normal fledging that is, not an accidental slip. These eyases are just starting to wingersize and hop rapidly across the crowded box.

AllAboutBirds.com says the fledging is in 35 - 42 days from hatch. So, hatching May 1 - 4 (ish), and fledge expected about June 6 - 15. Or so.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on June 04, 2023, 01:07:08 PM: Was I ever wrong about fledging date!!! Two were gone some time yesterday, and I totally missed it. By the time I looked at the rewind today, only a few hours of dark were available and only two were left in the nest box. They are Blue band S over Black band 65 and 66, on left legs. From feathering, I'm guessing that #65 is the youngest because the most white baby feathers.

#66 made the jump at about 7:00 AM. #65 isn't quite ready, and a parent dropped off lunch about 12:30. I think it was the female (larger) and she didn't stay at the box. A few minutes later, another parent stopped by and looked for all the world like "Where's everybirdie?" I'd say this was the male.

Have not see the fledglings, and this camera does not move. So good luck to all, fly high, and have great lives as soaring Spartans. ;D
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on June 05, 2023, 10:53:51 AM: One eyas still in the nest box this morning.
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on June 06, 2023, 04:46:44 PM: One still here as of 4:30 this afternoon. On quick rewind scan, I did not see any feeding. Could be the parents don't feed to encourage fledging. Don't you wonder if the others are just off-camera?
Title: Re: 2023 Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U
Post by: STLbf on June 07, 2023, 12:22:47 PM: Today is final fledge day for the last of the four eyases at Spartan Stadium. Early, about 6:00, here are a few pics. The actual fledge was accidental, loss of balance and not able to recover. It's a short drop to the roof, but camera doesn't move and there's no sound, so we can only guess that this one is OK.

The RRP banding group at Great Spirit Bluff places bands on its eyases, and also names them! I believe that the property owner's children do the naming, but could be wrong about that. Visit the GSB live site and RRP's forum for more information and to see the list of names and band numbers for 2023.

I will check in now and then to see if the camera stays on and if any peregrines visit the MSU nest box in the off-season. If someone has info about the banding for these peregrines, please post it here.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on February 23, 2024, 08:31:39 AM: WE ARE LIVE
WITH SOUND!
https://youtu.be/8zpv33K7SNo
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on February 23, 2024, 03:55:55 PM: Shep, thanks for the note about Spartan Stadium's camera going live. No peregrines appeared in a quick review of the rewind so far today.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on March 09, 2024, 12:20:29 PM: Peregrine visited the nest box at MSU stadium today at about noon [1:00 Michigan time]. Unbanded. Chattering and marching around. Good to see.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on March 10, 2024, 03:39:06 AM: March 10, 2024
Dawn - Falcon chupping inside box. Dont see another one.

O great - thanks stl!
I check every day
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on March 10, 2024, 05:05:39 PM: Shep, I have a quick look most days, too. Guessing that it's a male peregrine checking out the box. Seems smallish like the males are, but can't really tell without another bird to compare. Chupping is exactly the main sounds it makes as it marches around inside. In and out quiickly.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on March 11, 2024, 04:08:08 AM: Beautiful male inside Sonday.

In Racine the male goes in and chups to call female inside.

Terka, bcaw image
(https://i.postimg.cc/vTzFb5zk/Przechwytywanie-w-trybie-pe-noekranowym-11-03-2024-221536.jpg)
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on March 13, 2024, 04:16:55 PM: About 3:00 this afternoon, the male came to the nest box, chupping to call a female, who followed him, perching , then going inside. The male left and the female (bigger) made a couple of scraping areas in the gravel before she flew away.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on March 15, 2024, 02:08:46 PM: Two different peregrines have been visiting the nest box today, but not at the same time that I saw on the rewind.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on March 16, 2024, 03:47:58 AM: March 16, 2024
bcaw caught a pair here.
Is one a yearling?

GSB females fought for that nestbox.
I hope we dont have a fight here.

(https://i.postimg.cc/rp6vYycb/Przechwytywanie-w-trybie-pe-noekranowym-16-03-2024-215501.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/fLD1DHVf/Przechwytywanie-w-trybie-pe-noekranowym-16-03-2024-215354.jpg)
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on March 20, 2024, 07:02:57 AM: SNOW!
March 20, 2024
Hello? Phil? You said early spring!

Falcon visited later in the day.
She has a nice looking scrape in there.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on March 22, 2024, 08:01:03 AM: SNOW!
March 22, 2024
Dawn falcon arrives on perchs, looks at house fulla snow, leaves. :D
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on March 24, 2024, 10:50:15 AM: March 24, 2024
There is a pair here.
Saw the male inside yesterday - calling the female.
I didnt see her - but I did hear her offcam - calling to be mated.

Today I saw one inside for awhile.

Stay tooned
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on March 27, 2024, 05:56:10 AM: EGG :)
March 27, 2024
6 am There she is with an egg she just laid!
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on March 27, 2024, 11:12:03 AM: Shep, watching success at MSU! The female came to the nest box before dawn and laid the egg shortly after. Awesome!
Good to know that the male is around, too.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on March 27, 2024, 01:00:26 PM: :) I knew you'd be happy!
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on March 28, 2024, 11:30:49 AM: Thanks Shep! MSU is my all-time favorite university even though I did not graduate from there. Gotta find a Spartan emoji.

The male and female are taking turns sitting on the egg today. Very eggciting! :D
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on March 28, 2024, 02:12:55 PM: (https://media.gab.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=710,quality=100,fit=scale-down/system/media_attachments/files/160/370/702/original/9ea3f9251a5e67ef.png)
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on March 30, 2024, 04:04:19 AM: 2 EGGs :)
March 30, 2024
Late yesterday she laid egg 2

March 27
March 29
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on March 30, 2024, 11:35:06 AM: Shep, cute Spartan emoji! Also for second egg date. See pic from this morning. Female out and twittering off camera which might have been mating. The male came into the box shortly after.

And I found an "official" Spartan logo in downloadable clipart.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on March 31, 2024, 04:54:52 PM: At about 4:15 this afternoon, the female peregrine left the nest box, and about 5 minutes later, the male returned to the eggs, still only 2.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on April 01, 2024, 03:34:57 AM: 3 EGGs
April 1, 2024
Looked like she laid egg 3 just after midnight.

March 27
March 29
April 1
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on April 01, 2024, 12:09:04 PM: Yes, three eggs now at the MSU nest box. Awesome. I post times that are as hour earlier where I live, so they are very approximate. The new egg was visible on the rewind at about 2:00 this morning, and that's the female in the nest box.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on April 03, 2024, 11:03:29 AM: Fourth egg laid this morning, between 9 and 10 (or so). Cold and windy and the parents are changing places fairly often to keep the eggs and themselves warm.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on April 03, 2024, 12:36:32 PM: 4 EGGS
April 3, 2024

March 27
March 29
April 1
April 3

Thanks STL - I was gone!
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on April 04, 2024, 11:29:37 AM: Four eggs seems to be a full set for the peregrines. We will see! No pics from me today -- things look totally normal at the MSU nest box.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on April 04, 2024, 12:34:34 PM: 3 falcons I watch have each laid 5 eggs - rare.
We'll see here . . . .
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on April 09, 2024, 05:09:12 PM: Good video of the male coming in to incubate the four eggs. He is smaller than the female, and he has difficulty getting his body over all of the eggs. Watch on the rewind about 9:00 AM to see how persistence pays off.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on April 11, 2024, 04:40:05 PM: Rainy, chilly today, and the Spartan peregrines are taking care of business.

The school motto "Spartans Will" applies to its nesting population!
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on April 16, 2024, 12:20:25 PM: Everything looks OK at the Spartan Peregrine nest box. Eggs take 29 to 32 days until hatching.
First egg March 27, fourth egg April 3. So maybe the first week of May.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on April 19, 2024, 01:05:37 PM: Changeover at the Spartan nest box about 8:30 AM. Everything looks good here.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on April 19, 2024, 02:32:09 PM: March 27
March 29
April 1
April 3
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on April 24, 2024, 01:21:21 PM: Things look OK at the Spartan Stadium nest box today. Pic of the female rolling the four eggs.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on April 27, 2024, 12:13:32 PM: Saturday and all is well at the Spartan Stadium nest box.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on April 28, 2024, 03:03:25 PM: April 28, 2024
3 pm It looks to me like 2 eggs are hatching
Nope - no hatch dawn Apr 29

(https://media.gab.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=400,quality=100,fit=scale-down/system/media_attachments/files/161/058/464/original/743cf106b3ecf4dc.png)
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on May 01, 2024, 11:47:06 AM: Shep, the eggs look intact this morning, too. AllAboutBirds says incubation is 29 to 32 days, so hatching should be soon. I'd love it if one hatches today -- it's my birthday!
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on May 01, 2024, 12:49:15 PM: HAPPY BIRTHDAY STL!
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on May 01, 2024, 04:53:23 PM: Thanks, Shep! :D
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: Linda M on May 01, 2024, 05:45:34 PM: Happy Birthday, STL! I hope you had a great day.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on May 03, 2024, 05:41:20 AM: May 3, 2024 RAINING, LIGHTNING
At dawn I saw the eggs.
2 of them look like hatch by noon today.

I saw flashing - its lightning flashing on the raindrops. WOW!

Its wet inside box - NOT good for new hatch young!

;D
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on May 03, 2024, 12:50:03 PM: LindaM, thanks for the birthday card. What a treat to have a peregrine card!

Mid-morning today, light rain, pics of the changeover from Sparty Dad to Sparty Mom. The 4 eggs looked un-pipped to me, but I'll definitely check earlier on the rewind, and later, too.

At about noon, the eggs were in view, no obvious pips. Won't be very long, though.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on May 05, 2024, 02:27:59 PM: We can HEAR the chick trying to exit!

bcaw
https://www.peregrinefalcon-bcaw.net/viewforum.php?f=351&sid=44976e95a5685f3112443fd90714a15a
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on May 05, 2024, 04:11:34 PM: Gotta be soon for eggs to hatch.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on May 06, 2024, 05:24:17 AM: May 6
Dawn, I can HEAR the egg!
Sonday egg was chirpin.
Now Monday at dawn still no hatch - but its still chirpin.
I was SURE I'd see chick at dawn - but nope.
Not yet.
Male just took over, Mama flew off for brekky.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on May 06, 2024, 11:42:27 AM: Shep, I can hear peeping also! The peregrine on the eggs sure isn't showing them or getting off for the other to come and sit. Maybe this afternoon.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on May 06, 2024, 12:28:50 PM: HATCH
May 6, 2024 NOON
FINALLY the lil guy is out - and fluffy! ;D

This pair is nicely bonded. Good Daddy!

(https://i.imgur.com/gZ6t8FE.jpeg)
pic - sky, bcaw
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on May 06, 2024, 03:38:15 PM: Yes, Shep, we have a chick hatched at Spartan Stadium. About 3:30 PM, one brought a black bird as food for the chick. Chirping all around. :D
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on May 07, 2024, 04:44:24 AM: 2 HATCHED
May 7, 2024
Glad you caught a feeding! :D
This pair may be new parents.

5 am Mom left to get prey, returned.
She's feeding them, chupping to them, I hear them. . . .
BUT SHE'S BLOCKING MY VIEW!
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on May 07, 2024, 12:33:37 PM: Shep, three of the eyeases have hatched as of noon my time (an hour earlier than at MSU). This camera doesn't have closeup capability so it's hard to tell. But watch the rewind and zoom on the pics if you can. They are cheeping and eating, and expecting another hatch soon.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on May 08, 2024, 04:55:40 AM: 3 CHICKS!
May 8, 2024
5 am Mum is feeding all 3 perfectly.
Adorable.

7.45 am She's feeding again.
She stands so far back - she fells on her face!
Dad standing inside with chicks, watching every move.

The adorability factor here is very high
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on May 08, 2024, 02:27:47 PM: The 3 eyases are looking OK and eating and cheeping. Parents are keeping them well-fed and protected. The fourth egg might have pip or crack, but not hatched by 2:00 this afternoon.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on May 09, 2024, 11:27:50 AM: Three babies seem doing well, parents taking good care. The fourth egg is still unhatched as of 10:30 this morning.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on May 09, 2024, 07:38:53 PM: No hatch for egg #4 at 5:30PM.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on May 10, 2024, 05:10:12 AM: That egg wont hatch now.
Several bird cams have had "lost" eggs this year.... more than usual.

This pair is SO CUTE!
Dad is so curious about his kids.
They are a pleasure!

Sure is a NOISY area!!
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on May 10, 2024, 12:06:34 PM: Sadly, you are probably correct about the egg not hatching. The parents will eventually remove it or the shell will break as the eyases grow and move around. Birds definitely have a life filled with challenges and setbacks. Still, we are delighted to have three more little peregrines in Michigan. May they thrive and prosper.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on May 12, 2024, 03:05:35 PM: Happy Mother's Day

The MSU peregrine parents are busy raising three healthy-looking eyases.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on May 14, 2024, 12:00:01 PM: As predicted, the unhatched egg looks cracked and damaged this morning. The 3 hatchlings are doing fine and growing really fast.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on May 15, 2024, 07:34:02 AM: Some females will eat the egg - it replaces calcium.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on May 15, 2024, 12:02:44 PM: Shep, that makes sense about the eggshell replacing calcium for the mom peregrine. She may have done just that. The egg isn't visible in the box this morning. Could be in the middle of the cuddle-pile of hatchlings, or could be disposed of.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on May 16, 2024, 10:54:00 AM: The eyases are creating a poop shoot painting on the back wall of the nest box!
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on May 17, 2024, 05:02:20 PM: The eyases are moving around in the nest box, clumping on their ankles, same as the eaglets did at first. They also can sit up and show off their huge crops. The unhatched egg is no longer visible in the box, possibly eaten by one of the adults.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on May 21, 2024, 12:13:10 PM: Three little ones are growing and changing. Gray down coming in and possibly starts of dark wing feathers, legs and feet turned bright yellow. Parents feeding them as expected.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on May 21, 2024, 01:15:28 PM: They look good.
Ready to be banded
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on May 23, 2024, 11:04:42 AM: The eyases at MSU are doing fine. This morning, moving around and showing off beginnings of dark wing and tail feathers. They squee when the parents are bringing a meal.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on May 24, 2024, 11:08:21 AM: Eyases grow really fast. At about 2.5 weeks old, look how big they are, lying at the edge of the nest box this morning, waiting for more food.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on May 26, 2024, 05:27:52 AM: Next Sonday they'll be perching outside,
a week later down on rooftop
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on May 26, 2024, 11:54:37 AM: Yes, it's amazing how fast they grow! Only 35 to 42 days from hatch to fledge for peregrines. Bald eagles are more like 80+ days.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on May 27, 2024, 11:05:29 AM: Monday morning, steady growth for these healthy eyases. They are almost as big as the parent in the background.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on May 30, 2024, 03:30:31 PM: Thursday and the eyases now resemble fat, fuzzy panda bear toys.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on June 01, 2024, 01:38:02 PM: Welcome to June! The eyases are showing brown, juvenile feathers now. Not self-feeding yet, but surely soon. They are 28 days old today, I think.
Anybody know if banding will happen here at MSU, like in past seasons?
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on June 02, 2024, 03:33:52 AM: I hope they band - perfect box for banding - convenient.
Maybe we can even watch!
Is that cam PTZ?
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on June 03, 2024, 11:09:16 AM: The eyases have been banded as of this morning about 11AM. Couldn't find the event on the rewind so they must have turned off the camera. Somewhere, someone will post the banding information of which numbers, sex, etc. Hope that gets posted here on the RRP forum.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on June 03, 2024, 02:33:14 PM: O Nuts - I was hoping to watch the banding
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on June 04, 2024, 12:17:44 PM: Well, ya, me too! I think last year they left the camera on for the banding. It's really interesting. Anyhow, all is well as of noon today.

But when I checked the rewind, it appeared that there were only 2 eyases in the box from during the night and into mid-morning. OH NO, could an owl have discovered this box? Turns out not an owl, because a person returned the 3rd eyas about 9:50 AM, and all three seem OK. Perhaps one needed attention of some kind from a vet. Maybe someone will know and post the info.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on June 05, 2024, 06:36:41 AM: LOL with a Mombrella! ;D

Thanks for those pics
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on June 05, 2024, 10:23:03 AM: Shep, I suspect that the umbrella was more to hide the person from the peregrines than to protect from rain. Overthinking???

The kiddoes are looking good this morning. They are in a very colorful phase of development.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on June 05, 2024, 01:41:27 PM: That is EXACTLY what it was for!
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on June 06, 2024, 11:47:11 AM: June 6
HOLY COW THE LIL BUGGERS ARE BROWN!
And one is perched box side - screamin
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on June 06, 2024, 03:31:08 PM: Perching on the edge of the box rim is a big step in development! And they have certainly found their voices.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on June 10, 2024, 06:59:36 AM: June 10

(https://media.gab.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=710,quality=100,fit=scale-down/system/media_attachments/files/162/412/964/original/afd95a9fbd57ab72.png)
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on June 10, 2024, 02:35:47 PM: Shep, they all look ready to fly today!
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on June 11, 2024, 02:43:36 AM: June 11
GOOD PICS!
Those 2 will be down on roof today or tomorrow.
Once down they go off cam
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on June 11, 2024, 12:01:24 PM: But not yet (noon on Tuesday the 11th). About 6:30 this morning, a parent (female I think because larger than the eyases) brought breakfast (guessing mourning dove). After, the youngsters were calling and flapping and perching. At about 9:45, a person appeared and one of the eyases flew away. Apparently it was caught because the same person brought it back to the nest box about 11:30.

What will happen next? Why are the little ones being caught and what is being done to them? This location needs some communication with the people involved!! Watchers want to know.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on June 11, 2024, 02:45:24 PM: if the young un landed on the ground, someone'd take it back up to nestbox.
VERY soon they'll go down to the roof - thats normal and expected.

All 3 are VERY VERY alert kids.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on June 12, 2024, 08:24:15 AM: June 12
8.15 am One is on the outer perch preening.
He'll go down to the roof today I'm sure.
All 3 are ready to roof - lotta room there to practice running start flight.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on June 12, 2024, 05:31:23 PM: It's Fledge Day for the MSU Spartan Peregrines.

Hoo-ray and Huzzah for two who have flown the coop so far. ;D

One went at about 3:15 this afternoon, caught by a gust of wind and away. The second went the same way from the same corner of the box perch at 4:01 PM. That one landed on the surface-floor and walked around for a minute or so before stepping away from the camera's view. As of 5:00, the third eyas was still at the nest box.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on June 13, 2024, 01:25:04 AM: The third eyas fledged at about 7:20PM. It jumped to the roof of the nest box and pattered around for a few minutes before launching. One of the parents had brought a meal earlier, about 6:00, then brought another shortly after the fledge. While the parent was eating the bird, the eyas can be heard off camera. The parent carried the meal to the surface near the box and I think more than one eyas was enjoying it from the sounds. The parent is sitting guard at the empty nest box into the night.

It's great to have another successful season at this location. Thanks to MSU and RRP for bringing the events to us watchers.
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: shep on June 13, 2024, 04:31:48 AM: ALL GONE
June 13, 2024
Dawn - empty box

Thanks for the pics!
Title: Re: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State U 2023-24
Post by: STLbf on June 13, 2024, 10:18:31 AM: Hey Shep, the box didn't stay empty for long this morning. A parent brought a meal at about 6:30, and one eyase landed on the roof, then shortly jumped into the box for a tug-o-prey and help with eating it. The parent left but the eyas has stayed there all morning, snoozing at time of this posting at 10-15AM. I think it's the smallest and the last to fledge yesterday, but have no proof!

Hoping someone will soon post the band information here for these three peregrines.