Thanks! I couldn’t find the falcons or their nesting box yesterday by the Ford Dam but I did see one mature Bald Eagle buzzing a group of cormorants just below the dam.
Tom > On Jul 23, 2022, at 7:30 AM, linda whyte > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm happy to hear the positive local raptor news! I will add another piece: > the Merlins that have traditionally nested in the Macalester College area > have apparently been successful again. I brought in to the Raptor Center a > grounded brancher/fledgling for a check up; it was deemed healthy, banded, > and returned to its nesting area within the hour. The parent keeping track > of it had been in vocal and visible evidence, and its behavior too, was > clearly normal. > I know less of the status of a pair of fledgling Cooper's Hawks over in > Oakland Cemetery. The first had been released after treatment for a common > mouth infection. The second was strong enough to combine leg work and some > low flight to evade capture for a bit of time. Given the extreme heat that > day, and the likely scenario that it had gotten it's siblings infection, I > can only hope it too was able to be treated and released. If parents are > still feeding these inexperienced flyers and hunters they may avoid > dehydration. But it's good if we all keep bird baths clean and filled; I > have seen even small raptors using them in extreme heat. > Now we can hope the predicted storms bring them relief and a minimum of > accidents. > Linda Whyte > >> On Fri, Jul 22, 2022, 8:58 AM Brian Tennessen <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Just to pipe in again on this St. Paul area raptor thread, last weekend I >> did a bike ride through Lilydale park and saw one eagle perched along the >> river downriver of the yacht club, near the nest there. >> >> This past Tues I went down by Ford Dam and didn’t see any of the falcons >> while there but did see an Osprey nab a Sheepshead in the channel just >> downstream of the lock. >> >> https://flic.kr/p/2nzfdoD >> >> Yesterday afternoon I did another bike ride through Lilydale park and >> coming up Ohio St / Cherokee St., along the bluff I saw 3 falcons flying, 2 >> juveniles interacting / locking talons in the air. The third I didn’t spot >> whether adult or juvenile, I was huffing and puffing up that big hill.. ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
