The Audubon Society’s peregrine nesting box is up and running. Courtship began last week and apparently one egg has already been laid. The ASRI posts videos of prior events on the site. For those new to the peregrines, the two adults are hard to tell apart unless they are both in the picture; the larger […]
I guess some of them die of natural causes. Having said that, according to RI Fish & Wildlife turkeys completely disappeared from these parts in the 1900s “following changes in habitat and unregulated overharvest.” But given how the newly restored turkey populations are taking over city streets, chasing cars, and blocking ambulances, I’m not sure
This was a first for me. I had been watching the four awkward teenagers preening and flapping when the father flew in on the left with a chunk of something for lunch. The young ones had barely had time to react when the mother swooped in, snatched the piece out of the father’s beak, and
Friday was banding day — something the young peregrines do not care for at all. It’s also pretty stressful for the parents which is why all the humans wear helmets. Once again, the good folks of the Audubon Society of Rhode Island (ASRI) — along with urban wildlife photographer, Peter Green — scaled the heights
Don’t forget to check in on the nesting box; these young peregrines (eyases) grow fast. In fact, they are now starting to crowd out the parents. From Saturday’s ASRI update: The eyases are continuously brooded for only around the first 10 days of life. Then, the eyases will huddle together until their adult feathers come
All four Peregrine eggs have hatched and the nestlings all seem to have very healthy appetites. A few moments ago, the adult who had been sitting on the nest suddenly took off and the other adult immediately swooped in with a pigeon carcass. The feeding process may not be for the faint of heart, but
Nice weather for ducks. A pair of mallards could be seen paddling about today in this pop-up pond at the north end of Blackstone Boulevard. Following the second wettest March on record, an old swamp may be reclaiming its rightful place on the fashionable East Side. Initially, the bogginess of the area had created a
A fourth egg has appeared in the peregrine nesting box atop the Superman building downtown. Keep an eye on their progress on the live webcam maintained by the Audubon Society of Rhode Island. The nesting box provides weeks of action-packed wildlife entertainment as we wait for the eggs to hatch and watch as the parents
Only one eyas left (at the time of this writing). The other three are still hanging around on the roof and ledge. Both parents just flew in with a pigeon carcass and are making it clear that the family will be dining al fresco from now on. The official update this morning from the Audubon
Tuesday was banding day in the peregrine nestbox and once again Peter Green of Providence Raptors was on hand with his camera, and an extra pair of hands. The four peregrines — one female, three male — appear to be healthy. That’s great news. Here is how the Audubon Society of Rhode Island (ASRI) described
It is impossible for Boston sports fans not to be reminded of the 2004 Red Sox come-from-behind defeat of the Yankees in the playoffs. Nothing could have been more improbable. And the Sox have the day off today so they will all be watching, so that seems like a good sign. We might even see
(5.13) Urban birding fans are invited to gather at the Roger Williams National Monument Saturday morning for a Guided Bird Walk around the area. Join naturalists from the Audubon Society of Rhode Island and the Providence Parks Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership for a free walk and talk. We will explore along the Canal Walk and
There’s the white fluff I was telling you about. Saturday was the big hatch day with three out of the four hatchlings making their appearance! The first hatchling (eyas) arrived at 7am, another at 11:30am, and the third at 3:30pm. The last egg is biding its time but may have hatched by the time you
Any moment now we might start seeing the first puffs of fluffy white down. It may not be clear from my screen grab, but on Wednesday the experts at the Audubon Society RI posted their own, more helpful images and described their observations at the Nesting Box Update: Hatching has begun! It looks like two
And I ran, I ran so far away . . . folks hoping to take a leisurely walk downtown along the river, be advised: It’s been very Bodega Bay down there lately. It didn’t take long for local gulls to notice the massive influx of menhaden into the Providence River. A similar scenario has been
We’re getting close to hatching time. By April 30 of last year three of the four eggs had hatched. Earlier today this parent was getting up and down, pulling together the nesting material such as it is, and fiddling with the eggs. (That may not mean anything; I am not an ornithologist.) The Audubon Society