Columbus Peregrine Falcon Update: May 2020

2 Weeks Old

The 4 chicks in Columbus are progressing nicely. A lot has changed in just 2 weeks.
Everyone is eating well. You can see that in the below picture. All 4 chicks have full crops.

I had the opportunity to visit the ledge today to look at the chicks.
I received a report that one of the chicks was stuck on its back and could not get turned over. It was stuck similar to a turtle being flipped on its shell. Eventually, one of the adults intervened. We have video of the adult picking up the chick and turning it over.

https://www.facebook.com/columbusperegrinefalcons/videos/705634310196479/

At this stage there is a big difference in the chicks sizes and abilities. The chicks hatched a different times, so there are developmental differences in the things they do.
2 chicks (the first 2 to hatch) are very mobile, walking around on the ledge. A few times I witnessed one of the older chicks trying to stand upright.

The 2 younger chicks still spend a large amount of their time in the "nest" eating and sleeping a lot. This will change in a few days and they will become as mobile as the other 2. So when one of the younger chicks was stuck on it's back it needed a little help to get righted.

4 Chicks!!!!!

By Monday evening, on May 4th all 4 eggs had hatched!!!!
A BIG thank you to Triad Architects for setting up a live stream on youtube so everyone can enjoy watching the Columbus falcons.

Columbus Peregrine Falcons. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enfBnXF50g0

Everything is progressing well. I've seen 6 feedings so far today and I sure there will be at least one more before the evening is over.

Second Chick Hatched!

Sometime during the night a second chick hatched.
We get a look at the 2 chicks as Durand gets up to get the food that Z (the male) has brought into the ledge.