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[shep]

Yeah - I dont like to see live prey ....

[STLbf]

MSU eyases growing into a bigger pile of three, and at least one can shuffle on its heels.  Seemed like a feeding at about 7:30 this morning and not another feeding by 3:00 this afternoon.

[STLbf]

Rainy and cold at MSU this morning.  The female's rusty hue is more apparent when she's wet.

[STLbf]

Looks still wet and chilly at MSU this morning, but the parents are busy delivering meals for breakfast and brunch so far today.  All 3 eyases are able to sit up on their haunches, and more beginnings of dark feathers are visible.  GO! Little Spartans!

[STLbf]

Late afternoon, both parents are bringing food to the eyases.  And look how they all can sit up tall today!

[STLbf]

Parent brought a meal for lunch, fairly big bird, could it be a juvenile pigeon?  After, each of the eyases sits separately for a short time.

[STLbf]

Feeding continues, eyases are looking fat and  bigger every day, developing more dark feathers around the edges of tail and wing.

Last year, banding occurred when the eyases were a month old.

[STLbf]

Three food deliveries this morning.  The earliest is a bird with wide horizontal black and white stripes on tail feathers, what was that?

One of the eyases can stand up and stump around in the nest box.  Didn't get a pic of wings outstretched, but they are adult length now!

These babies are not fighting over food, maybe just because they are very well fed and don't need to compete. 

[STLbf]

MSU 5-29-25 Big eyases, banding time soon

[STLbf]

Some brown body feathers visible on the eyases.  Parent was resting on the nest box roof for a while this morning.

[shep]

Did they get banded yet?

[STLbf]

No Shep, not as of late this afternoon.  These youngsters are a few days older than the GSB peregrines who were banded this afternoon.  Not to worry, if there are funds for banding, I'm sure it will happen.  We'll keep watching.

[shep]

2025 is such a strange year.
ALL chicks should be banded.
So many birds didnt return.
Sevral failed nests, other nest - 4 eggs only 2 hatched.
Abnormal number of new Moms. - only 2 years old.

[STLbf]

Each year has its unique characteristics, for sure.
Someone at RRP will have info about the expense of banding operations.  Maybe check the various blog topics.
No banding at MSU so far today.

[shep]

Looks to me like a girl and 2 boys