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Post by nickinthegarden on May 19, 2020 14:22:02 GMT -8
She was laying down when I got there and stood up to groom and preen.
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Post by hank on May 20, 2020 20:35:27 GMT -8
The nest is above the Quarry quite a ways up i have heard the female faintly. If she is down at the quarry then her chicks must have hatched.
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Post by Gord on May 20, 2020 21:22:56 GMT -8
This photo was taken on the 18th with a bird at the same spot. Either a favourite perch site or maybe a nest? What's very interesting is the Yellow-bellied Marmot looking on and an angry Peregrine looking back. Apparently they'll take a bird egg if they come across one. Also, I've never seen a marmot on Sumas Mountain! DSC_0679 CCAP by Gord G, on Flickr DSC_0668 CCAP by Gord G, on Flickr At one point an adult, probably the male, brought a meal for the other bird but also had enough for himself as he went and ate as well nearby. DSC_0718 CCAP by Gord G, on Flickr DSC_0717 CCAP by Gord G, on Flickr
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Post by kestrel on May 20, 2020 21:31:45 GMT -8
This photo was taken on the 18th with a bird at the same spot. Either a favourite perch site or maybe a nest? What's very interesting is the Yellow-bellied Marmot looking on and an angry Peregrine looking back. Apparently they'll take a bird egg if they come across one. Also, I've never seen a marmot on Sumas Mountain! DSC_0679 CCAP by Gord G, on Flickr DSC_0668 CCAP by Gord G, on Flickr At one point an adult, probably the male, brought a meal for the other bird but also had enough for himself as he went and ate as well nearby. DSC_0718 CCAP by Gord G, on Flickr DSC_0717 CCAP by Gord G, on Flickr Great shots! I had no idea that marmots were in the Fraser Valley.
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Post by nickinthegarden on May 21, 2020 4:16:17 GMT -8
When I was there on the 19th the peregrine was in the same area but slightly lower at first in the tall grass. When she stood up to look at me she was in the same spot as she was in the Marmot image.
Now if that is a smart Marmot it is long gone, being mostly plant eaters with the occasional bird egg it would not want to tangle with a Peregrine Falcon I would bet.
This location is above the ground level but on a straight line it is easily within a 100 feet of the road.
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Post by hank on May 26, 2020 13:59:15 GMT -8
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Post by stengar on Jun 3, 2020 19:15:55 GMT -8
I was at the rock quarry after the Yellow-breasted Chat at Rotary Trail. I saw two white body ( two babies ) have photos. DSC_1982 CCAP by Gord G, on Flickr DSC_1999 CCAP by Gord G, on Flickr Raymond Ng
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Post by Gord on Jun 3, 2020 21:19:05 GMT -8
Very nice photos, Raymond! Thanks for sharing and also confirming a successful nest.
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Post by hank on Jun 5, 2020 20:14:36 GMT -8
005 by henry wall, on Flickr Only got to see the 0ne this morning however there are another nesting pair of Peregrines on the mountain. They would be up near the top directly in line with the quarry.
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Post by alonwez on Jun 11, 2020 7:18:23 GMT -8
I go for a bike ride to the quarry almost every day. The picture of the falcon on the rocky ledge is where the nest is. I count 3 chicks that hatched 3 weeks ago.
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Post by hank on Jun 11, 2020 18:21:51 GMT -8
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Post by hank on Jun 11, 2020 18:29:48 GMT -8
I have only seen 2. An update on the start up of mining at the quarry work is going to start in July after the Peregrines have left. The company has set up video cameras to keep track of the Peregrines but also to catch the clowns that climb to the top of the Quarry so that they get a close up of the nest. The top 45 feet will not be touched and they will blast the rock so has to give a 25 ft overhang to stop people from climbing down from the top. Interestingly the Federal Government was stricter in their regulations for the Peregrines than the Cliff Swallows. P.S. this pair of Peregrine`s are a new pair with the older pair nesting higher up the mountain.
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Post by hank on Jun 29, 2020 15:13:07 GMT -8
Even though the Ministry of Mines issued a permit for the Quarry to reopened the fight against it goes on. The Sumas Indian Band will not give their okay, the City of Abbotsford is against this still. Saturday at the Quarry i spoke with two gentlemen who were trying to stop the startup one being a Biologist and other a lawyer.
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Post by hank on Jul 1, 2020 18:31:07 GMT -8
I just received a copy Approved Work Permit for the blasting and removal of rock from the Quarry. It lays out what the mine owners have to leave for the Peregrine Nesting Site but nothing about the Cliff Swallow nesting site.
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Post by alonwez on Jul 28, 2020 11:17:55 GMT -8
Klaus, fantastic to see them wasting no time getting the nests ready. Thanks to you and Hank for the updates from the site.
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