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[STLbf]

That was a great snap from Nora!  Perhaps we were too hasty to dismiss egg-laying for this year.  Or maybe just strong bonding for next year.

[Nora in IA]

It would be nice, but pretty late in the season to lay eggs, brood the eggs, get them to fledge, and teach them to hunt.  Let's go for lots of bonding and keeping her around. 

[STLbf]

Ya, Nora, it's bonding time for Newman and U-09.  Closeups today show that she's growing some adult gray-blue feathers on her shoulders and back.

[Nora in IA]

Aww she's growing up.  She IS young.

[STLbf]

Yes, U-09 is going to be fully adult by the end of this summer, and we can hope for a successful breeding season in 2025.

Wild columbine in bloom now at the GSB bluffs for wildflower lovers.

[STLbf]

U-09 perched on the nest box camera housing most of this afternoon, also spending some time on a bluff ledge and on a dead branch that Newman also likes.  Didn't see him on the rewind today.  Storms on the way for tonight.

[Phyl]

Thank you  STL and Nora.
I appreciate your posts and comment. info.

[STLbf]

Early morning getting together, then serial perching on Newman's favorite dead branch.

[Phyl]

Thanks STL for the snaps. Hope they become a pair and have little Newman's and U09s

[STLbf]

Newman and U-09 are still together at GSB.  We can hope for a productive season next year!

[Phyl]

Hi STL, Nora a blessed Memorial Day to you.

Great snaps of U09 and Newman. Thank you.
Can't 'they' come up with proper name for this gal?   

I truly hope this pair makes it  and returns next season.

[STLbf]

Hey Phyl, good to "hear" from you!  Scroll back to when we first saw U-09 and look for the banding info, should be a name there.

First of June pic.

[Nora in IA]

Hey Phyl, good to "hear" from you!  Scroll back to when we first saw U-09 and look for the banding info, should be a name there.

First of June pic.

April 7th I found "From Explore:

March 29 blog: https://www.raptorresource....
"March 28, 2024: Newman chases off young banded falcon We’ve talked before about how female falcons usually chase/fight other females and males usually chase/fight males. Here’s an impressive example! The young banded falcon is still sporting all-brown plumage, which means he is right around one year old. While I don’t have site-specific information, he comes from Indiana, which means he is 200 miles or more from his natal nest. Good luck, U/09!"
 
STLbf--No one can find her listed in the banding data base....
https://midwestperegrine.umn.edu/?vw=search

[STLbf]

Thanks Nora for the info on when U-09 came on the scene here at GSB.  I remember this bird was listed as a male.  However, I've wondered if the upside down band might indicate that the sex might be in question.  Certainly, U-09 behaves like a female around Newman, and is significantly larger than Newman, typical of female peregrines.   So, we'll wait and see if this "pair" produces eggs next year.  Are there any banding experts who can enlighten us?

[Nora in IA]

Amy hadn't found her either.