This month Hope and Terzo stop by the Cathedral of Learning nest nearly every day to bow with each other but yesterday C1 showed up. Megan Briody reported on July 15:
I heard C1 screaming off camera today around 2:27 PM, and not long after she started, Terzo flew into the nestbox. He must have been trying to hide from her! After he left at 2:41, C1 came into the nest and stayed until 2:48! She looks different without her baby fluff!
Yes, her parents are trying to avoid her but C1 is persistent. Eventually she’ll get the hint that it’s time for her to leave town and begin her own adventures.
(photo from the National Aviary falconcam at Univ. of Pittsburgh)
I guess C1 figures as long as she can mooch off mom and dad the better for her. Hopefully she is getting the hint that she has to live her own life somewhere else. I love you C1, and I’ll miss you.
I wish her a happy life where ever she goes. It was a privilege to see her grow up.
Thank you to the people who made this possible
What happened to the Chat in the Hays Eagle web site?
JL, sorry I can’t help you. I don’t know anything about the Hays Eagle chat.
I think it is like being an only child with no one to share and hang out with. Her mom was her refuge and playmate. I hope she can make it on her own. She just needs to find a playmate.
Is she hunting on her own or is Terzo still bring her food?
Ev, peregrine fledglings with siblings do hang out together at first and “only children” hang out with their parents. However, when they disperse they don’t have playmates. Peregrines are solitary, not social. Here’s more information on their lifestyle: http://www.birdsoutsidemywindow.org/peregrine-faqs/the-solitary-nature-of-peregrine-falcons/
Hunting versus handouts: C1 is at the age where she’ll be hunting *and* asking Terzo for handouts.
C1 was at the nest for a long time this morning (Tuesday) about 3 hours
Mary Kate, the bird at the nest was Hope. However, I saw all 3 family members at 1:45pm today. C1 flew to the Cathedral of Learning, squawking, and landed approx
the 23rd floor northeast corner. Terzo immediately flew to a “hiding” place in a nook on the 32nd floor east face. A few minutes later Hope came in and perched at 28 on the east face below Terzo. Both parents were avoiding her demands. She’s at the age where she has to fend for herself. 🙂
Kate, is it unusual for C1 to still be begging for food?
Janet Luzell, no it is not unusual. One year Dorothy & E2 had a son who begged until Sept. He was successful & went on to nest in Ohio.
Kate, I am sorry,but one more thing. Has C1 made a kill for herself yet,and do you think she knows how. Thank you in advance.
Janet Luzell, we cannot see everything from the ground. No one can answer your question and here’s why. In my 15 years of watching peregrines I have ONLY ONCE seen a kill. The intervening buildings and trees near the Cathedral of Learning block our sight lines.
That said, I believe C1 knows how to hunt. It’s just so much easier to mooch off her parents! This begging activity is all part of the growing up phase for peregrines.
Thank you as always Kate!
Thanks, Kate. I could only see head and chest, no legs, so wasn’t sure. Anyway, it is 9:45 Wednesday pm and Hope is back (I think). Is it usual for her to spend so much time at the nest in one day? Making sure Magnum doesn’t return?
Mary Kate, it is not unusual for the peregrines to spend time at the nest after the nesting season. Here’s information about it http://www.birdsoutsidemywindow.org/peregrine-faqs/question-why-do-the-adults-visit-the-nest-after-the-babies-are-gone/. By the way, Dorothy, the previous resident female spent quite a bit of time there.
Oops, still Tuesday!
Thank you. She sat so still, like a statue, it was a little alarming! Maybe just watching out for mini-me C1!
Thanks so much for all the updates!! So happy to see C1 and that she is doing good!