Snafu my new eyas prairie falcon

[dirtwinger]

Well to make it real here are some pics of my new baby. She came from an eyrie outside of Farmington NM, Paul Domski kindly pulled her for me as he as more experience on the rope and I am a chicken.



Right before she just crapped in a bowl of fresh food.



all the best

[Ross]

I look forward to hearing about her. I always enjoy your threads.

[dirtwinger]

Going to be boring baby stuff for a while doubt I will get any real hunting until September. Just socializing with the dogs and tame hack when shes ready.

[harrishawk_79]

That is great deff. Looking forward to thread and hunting stories

[xjturnerx]

How will you be flying her

[FredFogg]

How will you be flying her

Hmmm, let me get out my crystal ball! I see dogs, I see jack rabbits, I see long chases with said prairie smacking the crap out of said jack rabbits! Am I anywhere close Terence? LOL

[xjturnerx]

I figured that's what was going to happen. Just thought I would ask

[dirtwinger]

Thats the plan hopefully it will all come together without any disasters along the way.

[colelkhunter]

You and your Acronyms...

[Chris L.]

Hmmm, let me get out my crystal ball! I see dogs, I see jack rabbits, I see long chases with said prairie smacking the crap out of said jack rabbits! Am I anywhere close Terence? LOL

I just need to read the thread. Thanks fred for answering my question

[dirtwinger]

A few pics from the last week, she is coming along well and should be flying soon.

At my buddy Mikes house

She has got the hang of the pole perch and tearing her own food

Breakfast at the hack field

Exploring her surroundings


All the best

[dirtwinger]

More pics

Hanging with her hack buddies

She likes to spend a lot of time with the dogs and also likes to sleep with them, I am trying to get a pic but they always get up when I pull out the camera

Tasty toes!

On the way home

All the best Terence

[REverest]

Updates?

[California Native]

Terence,

That is a long ways from Albuquerque. Do you know if the prairie falcons in New Mexico are becoming scarce ? I would have thought there were closer eyries to Albuquerque.
So how is she looking now.

[Saluqi]

Terence,

That is a long ways from Albuquerque. Do you know if the prairie falcons in New Mexico are becoming scarce ? I would have thought there were closer eyries to Albuquerque.
So how is she looking now.

Hi Dan,

No, prairies are not becoming scarce in NM. The week before we took this bird we went over a cliff close to ABQ, but due to a big overhang I couldn't get into the eyrie. We went with this one because is was a sure thing, 40' cliff with the eyrie 5' from the top. Both eyries had 4 healthy eyasses, given our drought a it was impressive to see the birds doing so well.

[California Native]

Hi Dan,

No, prairies are not becoming scarce in NM. The week before we took this bird we went over a cliff close to ABQ, but due to a big overhang I couldn't get into the eyrie. We went with this one because is was a sure thing, 40' cliff with the eyrie 5' from the top. Both eyries had 4 healthy eyasses, given our drought a it was impressive to see the birds doing so well.

That's good to hear Paul. Some of the very dry deserts in California seem to be active but not producing. I expect it just the extended dry conditions. Other sites in California where more moisture is present, the pairs seem well and producing normally. Two prairie falcon eyries I went to in California have been replaced by peregrines. I wondered if that the case with New Mexico eyries ? I'm finding prairie falcons and peregrines using the same cliffs in parts of Oregon where the habitat overlaps. While not unique in early years, the sites now have both species again after years of seeing only prairie falcons on them. Are you seeing that in New Mexico ?

[Saluqi]

That's good to hear Paul. Some of the very dry deserts in California seem to be active but not producing. I expect it just the extended dry conditions. Other sites in California where more moisture is present, the pairs seem well and producing normally. Two prairie falcon eyries I went to in California have been replaced by peregrines. I wondered if that the case with New Mexico eyries ? I'm finding prairie falcons and peregrines using the same cliffs in parts of Oregon where the habitat overlaps. While not unique in early years, the sites now have both species again after years of seeing only prairie falcons on them. Are you seeing that in New Mexico ?

Yes, a lot of prairie locations have been taken over, or taken back, by peregrines, which just seems to push the prairies out into more marginal habitat. Their numbers are still fine, I saw one yesterday soaring in the same thermal with a redtail.

[Chris L.]

She's looking great Terence. Thank you for keeping the log going. It always fun to see all these young birds grow.

What game do you intended to target with her?