Bird profile [Rocket]

Year Bands Bird Parentage Dates People Location Counts Contact
2000 fws: 2206-28971
color: b/g L/M L
name: Rocket
gender: m
h/w/a: w
did bird breed: Y
injured:
male:
2206-35768
female:
1807-53961
hatched: 5/16/2000
banded:
fledged: 6/27/2000
deceased:
age: ?
breeder: wpr
bander:
location: Riverside Plant Minneapolis
county: Hennepin
state: MN
type: Smokestack
nest years: 6
band years: 5
eggs: 15
fledged: 17
augmented: 0

04/09/02, bridge at Hastings MN, with unbanded one-year-old female; 2003, Space Tower, State Fairgrounds, St. Paul MN, paired with unbanded female, apparently no eggs laid; 2004, Riverside Plaza, Mpls MN, paired with female Phoebe (escaped falconry bird from KS), 4 female young fledged; 2005, same place, same pair, fledged 2 female young. 2006- same pair, same site, 4 eggs laid, 3 hatched and fledged-2 male and 1 female; 2007- same pair, same site, 4 eggs laid, 3 hatched and fledged-2 female and 1 male; 2008-same pair, same site, 4 eggs laid, 4 fledged. Also augmented female chick to brood from the Blatnik bridge due to construction work. All five fledged sucessfully; 2009-same site, new female b/g N/53, previous paired female found dead at building on 3/17/09,

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Nesting records [9]

Year Parent-1 Parent-2 Counts Contact Comments
2003 name: Rocket
gender: M
breeder: wpr
fws: 2206-28971
color: L/M
hatch-year: 2000
hatch-location: Xcel Riverside Plant, 3100 Marshall St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418
name: none
gender:
breeder:
fws: unbanded
color: unbanded
hatch-year:
hatch-location:
eggs: 0
hatch date:
fledged: 0
augmented: 0

Adult pair present all spring, 06/07/03, nothing found in nest box.
2004 name: Phoebe
gender: F
breeder: joh
fws: RW087264
color: unbanded
hatch-year: 1994
hatch-location:
name: Rocket
gender: M
breeder: wpr
fws: 2206-28971
color: L/M
hatch-year: 2000
hatch-location: Xcel Riverside Plant, 3100 Marshall St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418
eggs: 4
hatch date: 5/16/2004
fledged: 4
augmented: 0

Nest in box on bldg.
2004 name: Rocket
gender: M
breeder: wpr
fws: 2206-28971
color: L/M
hatch-year: 2000
hatch-location: Xcel Riverside Plant, 3100 Marshall St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418
name: Phoebe
gender: F
breeder: joh
fws: RW087264
color: unbanded
hatch-year: 1994
hatch-location:
eggs: 4
hatch date: 5/16/2004
fledged: 4
augmented: 0

Nest in box on bldg.
2005 name: Phoebe
gender: F
breeder: joh
fws: RW087264
color: unbanded
hatch-year: 1994
hatch-location:
name: Rocket
gender: M
breeder: wpr
fws: 2206-28971
color: L/M
hatch-year: 2000
hatch-location: Xcel Riverside Plant, 3100 Marshall St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418
eggs:
hatch date: 5/17/2005
fledged: 2
augmented: 0

Nest in box on bldg.
2005 name: Rocket
gender: M
breeder: wpr
fws: 2206-28971
color: L/M
hatch-year: 2000
hatch-location: Xcel Riverside Plant, 3100 Marshall St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418
name: Phoebe
gender: F
breeder: joh
fws: RW087264
color: unbanded
hatch-year: 1994
hatch-location:
eggs:
hatch date: 5/17/2005
fledged: 2
augmented: 0

Nest in box on bldg.
2006 name: Phoebe
gender: F
breeder: joh
fws: RW087264
color: unbanded
hatch-year: 1994
hatch-location:
name: Rocket
gender: M
breeder: wpr
fws: 2206-28971
color: L/M
hatch-year: 2000
hatch-location: Xcel Riverside Plant, 3100 Marshall St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418
eggs: 5
hatch date: 5/15/2008
fledged: 5
augmented:

2006 name: none
gender:
breeder:
fws: unbanded
color: unbanded
hatch-year:
hatch-location:
name: Rocket
gender: M
breeder: wpr
fws: 2206-28971
color: L/M
hatch-year: 2000
hatch-location: Xcel Riverside Plant, 3100 Marshall St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418
eggs: 5
hatch date: 5/15/2008
fledged: 5
augmented:

2007 name: none
gender:
breeder:
fws: unbanded
color: unbanded
hatch-year:
hatch-location:
name: Rocket
gender: M
breeder: wpr
fws: 2206-28971
color: L/M
hatch-year: 2000
hatch-location: Xcel Riverside Plant, 3100 Marshall St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418
eggs: 3
hatch date: 5/14/2007
fledged: 3
augmented:

2008 name: none
gender:
breeder:
fws: unbanded
color: unbanded
hatch-year:
hatch-location:
name: Rocket
gender: M
breeder: wpr
fws: 2206-28971
color: L/M
hatch-year: 2000
hatch-location: Xcel Riverside Plant, 3100 Marshall St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418
eggs: 3
hatch date: 5/15/2008
fledged: 3
augmented:

Banding records [16]

Year Details Bands Bird Parentage Dates People Comments
2004 fws: 1687-01610
color: b/g 47/C L
name: none
gender: F
h/w/a: w
did bird breed:
injured:
male:
2206-28971
female:
RW087264
hatched: 5/16/2004
banded:
fledged: 6/27/2004
deceased:
age: 20
breeder: wpr
bander:
No blood taken.
2004 fws: 1687-01611
color: b/g 48/C L
name: none
gender: F
h/w/a: w
did bird breed:
injured:
male:
2206-28971
female:
RW087264
hatched: 5/16/2004
banded:
fledged: 6/27/2004
deceased:
age: 20
breeder: wpr
bander:
Grounded at fledging, returned to roof.
2004 fws: 1687-01612
color: b/g 49/C L
name: none
gender: F
h/w/a: W
did bird breed:
injured:
male:
2206-28971
female:
RW087264
hatched: 05/16/2004
banded: 06/06/2004
fledged: 06/27/2004
deceased:
age: 20
breeder: wpr
bander: hbt
Grounded at fledging, returned to roof. Observed by someone/photographed to identify via band, 5/3/2017 at Kansas City, MO
2004 fws: 1687-01613
color: b/g 50/C L
name: none
gender: F
h/w/a: w
did bird breed:
injured:
male:
2206-28971
female:
RW087264
hatched: 5/16/2004
banded:
fledged: 6/27/2004
deceased:
age: 20
breeder: wpr
bander:
2005 fws: 1687-01978
color: b/g N/47 L
name: Emma
gender: F
h/w/a: w
did bird breed:
injured:
male:
2206-28971
female:
RW087264
hatched: 5/17/2005
banded:
fledged: 6/28/2005
deceased:
age: 19
breeder: wpr
bander:
2005 fws: 1687-01979
color: b/g N/48 L
name: Kathy
gender: F
h/w/a: w
did bird breed:
injured:
male:
2206-28971
female:
RW087264
hatched: 5/17/2005
banded:
fledged: 6/28/2005
deceased:
age: 19
breeder: wpr
bander:
07/13/05, at Raptor Center, outcome pending.
2006 fws: 1687-01752
color: b/g W/07 L
name: The Judge
gender: F
h/w/a: w
did bird breed:
injured:
male:
2206-28971
female:
RW087264
hatched: 5/14/2006
banded: 6/7/2006
fledged: 6/25/2006
deceased:
age: 18
breeder: wpr
bander: jmf
2006 fws: 2206-72317
color: b/g W/33 L
name: Cooper
gender: M
h/w/a: w
did bird breed:
injured:
male:
2206-28971
female:
RW087264
hatched: 5/14/2006
banded: 6/7/2006
fledged: 6/25/2006
deceased:
age: ?
breeder: wpr
bander: jmf
Found dead in newly erected nest box at power plant in Elk River, MN on 9/21/06.
2006 fws: 2206-72318
color: b/g W/34 L
name: Skippy
gender: M
h/w/a: w
did bird breed: Y
injured:
male:
2206-28971
female:
RW087264
hatched: 5/14/2006
banded: 6/7/2006
fledged: 6/25/2006
deceased:
age: 18
breeder: wpr
bander: jmf
6/23/07 Observed to be on territory at Lock and Dam 1, Mpls, MN with breeding female Amelia b/g 0/*G and four recent fledling chicks-he is not the sire of the brood. Remained on territory throughout the fall. 2008-same site, same pair, 5 eggs laid but none hatched due to death of Amelia during incubation period. At TRC in mid summer 2008 with head and spinal trauma. USFWS band was constricting leg and removed in clinic. He was released in August 2008, back on territory with a new USFWS band number 1126-06494. 2011-paired with unbanded female at the Burlington Northern Railroad bridge, Prescott, WI. pair fledged 3 young-2 males and 1 female. Chicks not banded due to access issues.
2006 fws: 1687-21485
color: b/g *Y/*D L
name: Shaneyney
gender: F
h/w/a: w
did bird breed: U
injured:
male:
2206-28971
female:
unbanded
submitted: 06/19/2008
hatched: 5/15/2008
banded: 6/2/2006
fledged: 6/26/2008
deceased:
age: 16
breeder: wpr
bander: jmf
2007 fws: 1687-02153
color: b/g *K/*C L
name: Ariana
gender: F
h/w/a: w
did bird breed:
injured:
male:
2206-28971
female:
unbanded
submitted: 06/02/2007
hatched: 5/14/2007
banded: 6/1/2007
fledged: 6/24/2007
deceased:
age: 17
breeder: wpr
bander: jmf
2007 fws: 1126-06402
color: b/r 01/A L
name: Zimmer
gender: M
h/w/a: w
did bird breed:
injured:
male:
2206-28971
female:
unbanded
submitted: 06/02/2007
hatched: 5/14/2007
banded: 6/1/2007
fledged: 6/24/2007
deceased:
age: 17
breeder: wpr
bander: jmf
2007 fws: 1687-02154
color: b/r 27/A L
name: Elspeth
gender: M
h/w/a: w
did bird breed: U
injured: Miscellaneous trauma
male:
2206-28971
female:
unbanded
submitted: 06/02/2007
hatched: 5/14/2007
banded: 6/1/2007
fledged: 6/24/2007
deceased:
age: ?
breeder: wpr
bander: jmf
Bird was found in Richfield, MN with a shoulder injury on 8/28/07. The bird admitted to TRC - University of MN. The bi-colored band was removed due to distortion. Bird was rebanded with another bicolored band - black/red 27/A. Bird was release along the St. Croix River near Osceola, WI on 5/28/08. Bird was tentatively sexed as a female at banding time, but at a later date, was determined to be a male and banded with the bi-color band as such. 2009-paired with female b/g P/16, site Lock and Dam 1 Minneapolis, MN, nested unsuccessfully due to nearby construction. 2010-same pair, same site, 4 eggs laid, 3 fledged. 2011-same site, same pair, 2eggs laid, 2hatched but one chick died at about 15 days of age. At banding time, the remaining chick was small for the age-1 female. Chick fledged successfully. 2012-paired with same female, same site, through early May. However, by late May disappeared and the female had nested on the nearby Ford Parkway Bridge, St. Paul. Four chicks hatched but were not banded for safety reasons. Only 2 males fledged successfully.
2008 fws: 1687-21495
color: b/g *Y/*V L
name: Olivia
gender: M
h/w/a: w
did bird breed: U
injured: Unknown
male:
2206-28971
female:
unbanded
submitted: 06/10/2008
hatched: 5/15/2008
banded: 6/2/2008
fledged: 6/24/2002
deceased:
age: ?
breeder: wpr
bander: jmf
Mis-sexed as female at banding. Found dead near nest site on 6/30/08.
2008 fws: 1687-21494
color: b/g *Y/*U L
name: Lexus
gender: F
h/w/a: w
did bird breed: U
injured:
male:
2206-28971
female:
unbanded
submitted: 06/10/2008
hatched: 5/15/2008
banded: 6/2/2008
fledged: 6/24/2008
deceased:
age: 16
breeder: wpr
bander: jmf
2008 fws: 1687-21493
color: b/g *Y/*S L
name: Luciana
gender: F
h/w/a: w
did bird breed: N
injured: Frounce
male:
2206-28971
female:
unbanded
submitted: 06/10/2008
hatched: 5/15/2008
banded: 6/2/2008
fledged: 6/24/2008
deceased:
age: ?
breeder: wpr
bander: jmf
Admitted to TRC on7/21/08 with a severe case of trichomoniasis. Bird was euthanized.