I enjoy the trains & barges too eburg. My favorite memory of 2023 was when one of the young CLIMBED the CLIFF! The first nite it returned to the box, but after that it found a hole in the cliff overnite.
August 14, 2023
From Raptor Resource Project:
2023 Great Spirit Bluffs Recap
Please see this link to view all the photos and videos included in the blog recap:
https://www.raptorresource.org/2023/08/14/2023-great-spirit-bluff-recap/my edit.......
Newman mated with Savanna ( 40/Z ) and fledged 4 this year.Savanna was clearly NOT a new mother.
2023 was a year of cheers and sorrows for the falcons at Great Spirit Bluff.
We banded the 4 young on May 27, just a few days before their brown and cream juvenile feathers began poking through.
But tragedy struck on April 12th when an owl killed Savanna. She died fiercely protecting her young. After Savanna’s death, Newman continued to care for Thomas, Alice, Kami, and Jaycie by himself. He kept all four nestlings fed, and perched near the nest box at night.