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Astrid and Ares spent a lot of time bonding in the box and around the canyon today. Ares brought food to Astrid at least three times. Mating was only verified once today but with all the other activities their behavior is very much in sync with normal mating habits.

 

 

It was yet another active day for the Utica Peregrines. Two early morning matings at the nest box and two food exchanges took place. The pair continues to show great fidelity to the nest box. They keep close tabs on it throughout the day. It’s highly likely that interlopers in search of their own territory will be coming into the canyon in the coming weeks. It will be Astrid and Ares’ top priority to keep control over the site. No doubt there are to be some exciting times ahead!

These days Astrid and Ares are spending a great amount of time at the nest box or in view of the box. This morning they’ve already mated two and a half times at the box. I say “half” because the second attempt was aborted for some reason. Ares brought Astrid some prey soon after that last attempt so apparently there are no hard feelings.

Astrid and Ares have surprised us by mating once again this morning. It is looking like Spring has come early for our falcons this year. Only time will tell but it sure seems like they have begun the mating process in earnest.

Here’s a close up view but without audio

SPRING IS HERE!!!! Well at least Astrid and Ares think it has arrived. This is the first mating of the year that we have seen. Last year the first verified mating took place on March 13th. This seems quite early compared with the past two years. However, it’s possible that they did mate this early last year but jut not at the nest box. We will have to keep watching to see if this earlier mating leads to earlier egg laying or not…..

And then there was a second mating later in the afternoon!