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Getting Wet! 22 Aug 2013 | 11:42 pm
We talk about weather quite a bit. From wind in the tree to ice and snow on an eagle's back, we watch birds face difficult weather conditions. As our followers know, eagles and peregrine falcons have ...
Kestrel Nest Box Update 14 Aug 2013 | 08:26 pm
The American kestrel prefers open areas with short ground vegetation such as grasslands, meadows, fields, and parks. In urbanized areas, they might be seen perched on a pole or wire overlooking open s...
Great Spirit Bluff Peregrine Falcon Update 23 Jun 2013 | 08:15 pm
By now most of you are aware that all four young falcons jumped from the nest box at Great Spirit Bluff on June 17th. They were approximately 10 days away from fledging. Searchers were only able to fi...
Great Spirit Bluff Falcons: Intervention, Insects, and Fosterage 18 Jun 2013 | 10:41 am
Bugs. Check the video at http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/34496685/highlight/371827 Bob made a decision today to intervene in the situation at Great Spirit Bluff, where four young falcons fell from the...
Avian Parasites 4 Jun 2013 | 07:10 am
On May 22, 2013, the falcon eggs at Xcel Energy's Blackdog nest box began hatching. Immature female 16/U laid four eggs and hatched three. Although both parents diligently cared for their young, they ...
I Found A Baby Bird...Now What? 31 May 2013 | 06:10 pm
You've found a baby bird. Does it need help? What should you do? The Ustream Decorah Eagle mods made me aware of a flowchart to help answer your baby bird questions. Since we've been watching fledglin...
IR Reflective Feathers and Facial Disks 30 May 2013 | 09:09 pm
While creating owl highlights this morning for our Eaglecrest site, I came across some very close-up footage of a fledgling owl's face. As the capture above shows, the young owl has a lovely ring of I...
The Riverside Herons, Xcel Energy, and Rob MacIntyre 23 May 2013 | 01:57 am
The herons return. Thanks to Nora for the cap Two years ago today, Raptor Resource Project Board President Rob MacIntyre suffered cardiac arrest while assisting his neighbors with cleanup after a tor...
Camouflage! 23 May 2013 | 12:15 am
In addition to being silent flyers, owls are remarkably cryptic. This photo shows a barn owl, possibly mother Tess, perched just outside the nest cavity. She has flattened herself against the tree and...
Barn Owls Fledging at Eaglecrest 22 May 2013 | 06:48 pm
The barn owls began fledge at Eaglecrest on 5/19/13, when the first barn owl decided it was time to leap from the nest. We wondered how fledge would work, since the nest was so tight. The internal dia...
