Yesterday at around 2:00 PM, Indi became the 3rd and last of our Peregrine chicks to fledge. Her maiden flight was strong and led her from the nest box over to a high window ledge on the State Office Building. Prior to the fledging, Leda had been sitting next to Indi on the box’s perch. She took off first and led the way. Indi is the largest of the clutch and her sizable wings provided a lot of lift. She had no problem staying high and her landing on the State Building – though not perfect, was not too scary.
Meanwhile Leda is gaining more and more expertise – not quite to the point of showing off, but close. At one point when Ares landed on a high ledge with food, Leda flew in and landed right next to him. Her father seemed most interested in feeding himself, but every 3rd bite or so was offered to his eager daughter.
The report for Tres is all good. No broken bones or any problems were found. He is fiesty and eating well. There are plans to band him and return him to his family. I will give more details on this when I have them.
One of them has been landing right outside our studio window on the 16th floor of the Adirondack Bank Bldg. Beautiful!
That’s probably Leda! She seems to like looking in at people!! Enjoy!!
Update Tuesday as of 1:00pm…. Ares, Astrid, Leda and Indi were all on the State Office Building. By this time Leda was known to have been fed twice and Indi had just finished a meal. Being on the north side of the building and in the shade with this heat, hopefully they will stay there for most of the afternoon and keep cool and rest. Fortunately for Deb, she can see all 4 from her office window keeping her mind at ease!