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Re: 2022 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #75 on: April 10, 2022, 09:00:39 AM »

4 EGGS
April 10, 2022  Palm SONday
9 am there are 4 eggs!
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Re: 2022 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #76 on: April 10, 2022, 09:44:39 AM »

Congrats Zooey and Newman!

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Re: 2022 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #77 on: April 10, 2022, 01:39:21 PM »

Great news about the 4th egg for Newman and Zooey!  Gotta be quick on the rewind to catch the changeover.  The second camera that's always focused close up on the next box is a big help.

Sure hope RRP has the owl deterrent measures in place again.  Anybody know about this?

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Re: 2022 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #78 on: April 11, 2022, 03:27:06 AM »

California - Berkeley peregrine falcon found dead
April 2022
Peregrine falcon found dead hit by car in Berkeley.  Grinnell, a peregrine falcon who made a home at the Campanile at the University of California at Berkeley campus, was found dead Thursday
https://www.ktvu.com/news/beloved-peregrine-falcon-found-dead-in-berkeley-likely-hit-by-car

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Re: 2022 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #79 on: April 11, 2022, 12:20:53 PM »

Oh Shep, so sad to lose a peregrine at any time, but from human cause, extra bad.

At GSB, Newman and Zooey are taking turns incubating their 4 eggs.

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Re: 2022 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #80 on: April 11, 2022, 12:54:02 PM »

That's two I know of this year, Rochester, New York's Beauty died too.

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Re: 2022 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #81 on: April 12, 2022, 10:49:18 AM »

Nora, raptors in general have difficult lives wherever they live. Many hazards and dangers. So grateful to RRP and all the other organizations that work to promote and protect them.

Colorful sunrise here this morning, and several exits and entrances by Newman and Zooey between about 6:00 and 6:45 on the rewind.  Don't miss the really tender foot-roll of the eggs by one of the pair.

I can't tell which is which since Zooey seems to have lost her rusty feathers, unless they are side by side, then Zooey is larger.  In the pic, the bird on the box rim didn't stay.

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Re: 2022 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #82 on: April 12, 2022, 03:27:52 PM »

I'd say Zooey is sitting waiting and Newman is on the eggs.  She's still got a little brownish cast to her and Newman is in that male head lowered "oh darn she's back" look.  ;)
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Re: 2022 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #83 on: April 14, 2022, 11:19:42 AM »

Missed pics yesterday because the live feed was down. Early this morning, all is well at the nest box, with a changeover at about 7:00.

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Re: 2022 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #84 on: April 16, 2022, 09:59:48 AM »

Hi Nora and Shep. It is so soothing watching the nest box and Mississippi River from the live cam.  Sad news about the Berkeley falcon.  People in CA drive like maniacs.

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Re: 2022 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #85 on: April 17, 2022, 10:42:05 AM »

Happy Easter, everybirdie. All is well at the nest box this morning.

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Re: 2022 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #86 on: April 19, 2022, 04:44:53 AM »

LOOK AT ALL the 4's!

- GSB: Four eggs. Estimated hatch date: Tuesday, May 10.

- Xcel Energy:
- High Bridge: Four eggs. Estimated hatch date: Sunday, May 8
- King: Four eggs: Estimated hatch date: Wednesday, May 11
 -  ? No more Sherco ?

- DP Alma: Four eggs. Estimated hatch date: Wednesday, May 4

- Minnesota Power
- Hibbard: Four eggs. Estimated hatch date: Monday, May 9
- Clay Boswell: Four eggs. Estimated hatch date: Friday, May 20

- GRE: Four eggs. Estimated hatch date: Thursday, May 5

- Red Wing Grain: 4 eggs. Est. hatch date: Thursday, May 19

- US Bank, La Crosse: Four eggs. Est. hatch date: Monday, May 16

Posted by RRP - in forum by Nora
I thot I'd repost in a couple other threads too

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Re: 2022 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #87 on: April 19, 2022, 09:05:24 AM »

The visitor at GSB makes me think about Chance.  Wondering how she is and if she will return to GSB.

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Re: 2022 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #88 on: April 21, 2022, 04:52:49 PM »

Zooey and Newman seems to be doing everything right. All four eggs still in the nest box, and they swap incubation duty regularly.  Hoping for a successful hatch in a few weeks.

Seems like great news that so many peregrine pairs have 4 eggs this year.

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Re: 2022 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #89 on: April 21, 2022, 05:29:17 PM »

Eggs still there ..... ??
Where'd you eggspect the eggs to go?   ;D

Yes it great so many falcons laid 4 eggs.
The Kentucky falcon - 2 hatched, 2 didnt
The female is a new mom

On the other end, 3 falcon moms with eggs died this month

Obla dee obla dah
Life goes on
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