Parkland Mews Peregrine Falcons Week 1

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Welcome to Parkland Mews
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Introduction
Parkland Mews has as its main focus the recovery
of the Peregrine Falcon in Manitoba. The goal is
to change the conservation status from Endangered
under the Endangered Species Act to Protected
under the Manitoba Wildlife Act.
To achieve these ends a captive breeding program
was initiated for the purpose of releasing
progeny into the wild.
The process of release involves the use of a
hack tower and heavy reliance of the three
thousand year old art of falconry. The following
is a progress report on the recovery project so
far.
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Parkland Mews is situated south of the City of
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Resource Building
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Newly hatched quail
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Game bird enclosure
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Chukkar and Ring-necked Pheasant
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All game birds are produced on site to provide a
varied diet for the falcons
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Mews (area to house hunting falcons)
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Weathering Yard (outside)
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Weathering Yard (inside)
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Internal view of weathering yard
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Hack Tower (front view)
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Hack Tower (side) note captive breeding
facility in the distance
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Captive Breeding Facility
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Adult Male Peregrine Falcon
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Adult Female Peregrine Falcon at the nest barrel
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Week One
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Four very young Peregrine Falcons
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At this stage of development the talons are still
pinkish-grey
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Note the presence of the egg tooth on the tip of
the beaks to assist in breaking through the egg
shell during hatching
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Week Two
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Removing the chicks for measuring and weighing
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The adult female is very aggressive while
protecting her young
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The second insulating coat of down is very
evident on the young falcons
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The voice of protest
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Front and back view
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Week Three
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The chicks are growing rapidly
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The chicks already weigh many times their weight
at hatching
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This young falcon is over 680 grams
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The clutch is made up of one female (front left)
and three males
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Week Four
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What a difference a week makes
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Note the soft body parts have changed from pink
to blue
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Family photo
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Ready for transfer to the Hack Tower
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A second bird for transfer to the Hack Tower
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A view from the Hack Tower
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Transporting the chicks from the Breeding Facility
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Arrival at the Hack Tower
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Unloading the precious cargo
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Attaching the line for hoisting to the first
platform
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In their new home
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Front view
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Week Six
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Prior to release the birds are banded
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Fiona, female chick
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Week Eight
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Staff member, Lisa, releasing bird on the Hack
Tower after banding
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Waiting for the young bird to emerge into the
Hack box
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Another view
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The birds look beyond the bars from the Hack box
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Already they have become less tolerant of
intrusion
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Parkland Mews Falconry and Bird of Prey Education
Centre
Thanks for taking the time to view our
presentation featuring our recovery program in
action. If you are interested in seeing more,
click here(link is on the top of the web page)
to watch our video presentation, thanks to our
local television station, Shaw. Still want more?
Come out and see us! Appointments are very much
appreciated! Details on our Contact Us page!