Bird profile [MF-1]

Year Bands Bird Parentage Dates People Location Counts Contact
1986 fws: 987-20725
color: unbanded
name: MF-1
gender: f
h/w/a: h
did bird breed: Y
injured: Peregrine falcon
male:
unbanded
female:
unbanded
hatched: 5/25/1986
banded:
fledged: 7/10/1986
deceased:
age: 38
breeder: and
bander:
location: City Center Minneapolis
county: Hennepin
state: MN
type: Building
nest years: 8
band years: 7
eggs: 35
fledged: 32
augmented: 8

Nested at Multifoods every year, 1987-1994; see survivor file for details. Gone for summer 1994, back in nest box 11/25/94. Dead in MFT box 03/25/95, killed by peregrine, probably 81V, who nested in MFT box in 1995.

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Nesting records [16]

Year Parent-1 Parent-2 Counts Contact Comments
1987 name: Billy Ray
gender: M
breeder: oli
fws: 987-44928
color: unbanded
hatch-year: 1983
hatch-location: Weaver Dunes
name: MF-1
gender: F
breeder: and
fws: 987-20725
color: unbanded
hatch-year: 1986
hatch-location: Multifoods/City Center/33 S. 6th Street Minneapolis
eggs: 2
hatch date:
fledged: 3
augmented: 2

2 eggs, 2 hatched, 1 fell to death from ledge, 2 augmented but both died in accidents near nest site. Survivor, Maud, went on to nest in Winnipeg 1989, 90, and 91.
1987 name: MF-1
gender: F
breeder: and
fws: 987-20725
color: unbanded
hatch-year: 1986
hatch-location: Multifoods/City Center/33 S. 6th Street Minneapolis
name: Billy Ray
gender: M
breeder: oli
fws: 987-44928
color: unbanded
hatch-year: 1983
hatch-location: Weaver Dunes
eggs: 4
hatch date: 5/28/1988
fledged: 4
augmented: 1

4 eggs, 3 hatched, 1 augmented.
1988 name: Alfie
gender: M
breeder: gra
fws: 987-20735
color: unbanded
hatch-year: 1986
hatch-location: Multifoods/City Center/33 S. 6th Street Minneapolis
name: MF-1
gender: F
breeder: and
fws: 987-20725
color: unbanded
hatch-year: 1986
hatch-location: Multifoods/City Center/33 S. 6th Street Minneapolis
eggs: 4
hatch date:
fledged: 4
augmented: 1

Did not return in 1989.
1988 name: MF-1
gender: F
breeder: and
fws: 987-20725
color: unbanded
hatch-year: 1986
hatch-location: Multifoods/City Center/33 S. 6th Street Minneapolis
name: Alfie
gender: M
breeder: gra
fws: 987-20735
color: unbanded
hatch-year: 1986
hatch-location: Multifoods/City Center/33 S. 6th Street Minneapolis
eggs: 2
hatch date:
fledged: 3
augmented: 2

1 young killed in fall from ledge before fledging; both augmented young killed in accidents soon after fledging; survivor was Maud, who nested in Winnipeg in 1989, 90, and 91.
1989 name: MF-1
gender: F
breeder: and
fws: 987-20725
color: unbanded
hatch-year: 1986
hatch-location: Multifoods/City Center/33 S. 6th Street Minneapolis
name: Will
gender: M
breeder: sd
fws: 816-21907
color: 04Y
hatch-year: 1987
hatch-location: Mayo Clinic Rochester
eggs: 4
hatch date: 5/24/1989
fledged: 4
augmented: 2

4 eggs, 2 hatched, 2 augmented.
1989 name: Will
gender: M
breeder: sd
fws: 816-21907
color: 04Y
hatch-year: 1987
hatch-location: Mayo Clinic Rochester
name: MF-1
gender: F
breeder: and
fws: 987-20725
color: unbanded
hatch-year: 1986
hatch-location: Multifoods/City Center/33 S. 6th Street Minneapolis
eggs: 4
hatch date: 5/24/1989
fledged: 4
augmented: 2

4 eggs, 2 hatched, 2 augmented, 4 fledged, 2 killed in post-fledging accidents. Will 04Y was territorial but unpaired at Mayo Clinic in 1988.
1990 name: MF-1
gender: F
breeder: and
fws: 987-20725
color: unbanded
hatch-year: 1986
hatch-location: Multifoods/City Center/33 S. 6th Street Minneapolis
name: Will
gender: M
breeder: sd
fws: 816-21907
color: 04Y
hatch-year: 1987
hatch-location: Mayo Clinic Rochester
eggs: 4
hatch date: 5/13/1990
fledged: 4
augmented: 0

Killed 1 Red-tail, seriously injured 2 others during summer.
1990 name: Will
gender: M
breeder: sd
fws: 816-21907
color: 04Y
hatch-year: 1987
hatch-location: Mayo Clinic Rochester
name: MF-1
gender: F
breeder: and
fws: 987-20725
color: unbanded
hatch-year: 1986
hatch-location: Multifoods/City Center/33 S. 6th Street Minneapolis
eggs: 4
hatch date: 5/13/1990
fledged: 4
augmented: 0

3 Red-tailed Hawks attacked by this pair in summer 1990, 1 killed, 2 seriously hurt.
1991 name: MF-1
gender: F
breeder: and
fws: 987-20725
color: unbanded
hatch-year: 1986
hatch-location: Multifoods/City Center/33 S. 6th Street Minneapolis
name: Will
gender: M
breeder: sd
fws: 816-21907
color: 04Y
hatch-year: 1987
hatch-location: Mayo Clinic Rochester
eggs: 5
hatch date: 5/19/1991
fledged: 3
augmented: 0

5 eggs, 4 hatched, 3 fledged.
1991 name: Will
gender: M
breeder: sd
fws: 816-21907
color: 04Y
hatch-year: 1987
hatch-location: Mayo Clinic Rochester
name: MF-1
gender: F
breeder: and
fws: 987-20725
color: unbanded
hatch-year: 1986
hatch-location: Multifoods/City Center/33 S. 6th Street Minneapolis
eggs: 5
hatch date: 5/15/1991
fledged: 3
augmented: 0

5 eggs, 4 hatched, 3 fledged.
1992 name: MF-1
gender: F
breeder: and
fws: 987-20725
color: unbanded
hatch-year: 1986
hatch-location: Multifoods/City Center/33 S. 6th Street Minneapolis
name: Will
gender: M
breeder: sd
fws: 816-21907
color: 04Y
hatch-year: 1987
hatch-location: Mayo Clinic Rochester
eggs: 4
hatch date: 5/17/1992
fledged: 4
augmented: 0

One female young found mummified inside nearby chimney in October. Nest box altered to allow fledging from box instead of roof 12/16/92 by Roger Kaercher and Tordoff.
1992 name: Will
gender: M
breeder: sd
fws: 816-21907
color: 04Y
hatch-year: 1987
hatch-location: Mayo Clinic Rochester
name: MF-1
gender: F
breeder: and
fws: 987-20725
color: unbanded
hatch-year: 1986
hatch-location: Multifoods/City Center/33 S. 6th Street Minneapolis
eggs: 4
hatch date: 5/6/1992
fledged: 4
augmented: 0

1 young died in post-fledging accident. Box modified by Roger Kaercher and Tordoff 12/15/92 to allow safer fledging from box.
1993 name: MF-1
gender: F
breeder: and
fws: 987-20725
color: unbanded
hatch-year: 1986
hatch-location: Multifoods/City Center/33 S. 6th Street Minneapolis
name: Will
gender: M
breeder: sd
fws: 816-21907
color: 04Y
hatch-year: 1987
hatch-location: Mayo Clinic Rochester
eggs: 3
hatch date: 5/24/1993
fledged: 3
augmented: 0

Laid late, two eggs 04/15, 04/17, then third egg 04/??. First two hatched 05/23 and 05/24; third incubated by Bob Anderson, hatched 05/26. First 2 males, fledged about a week before third, a female. All fledged from box, not roof.
1993 name: Will
gender: M
breeder: sd
fws: 816-21907
color: 04Y
hatch-year: 1987
hatch-location: Mayo Clinic Rochester
name: MF-1
gender: F
breeder: and
fws: 987-20725
color: unbanded
hatch-year: 1986
hatch-location: Multifoods/City Center/33 S. 6th Street Minneapolis
eggs: 3
hatch date: 5/24/1993
fledged: 3
augmented: 0

3 eggs, 3 hatched, 3 fledged; see MF-1 for odd spacing of eggs.
1994 name: MF-1
gender: F
breeder: and
fws: 987-20725
color: unbanded
hatch-year: 1986
hatch-location: Multifoods/City Center/33 S. 6th Street Minneapolis
name: Will
gender: M
breeder: sd
fws: 816-21907
color: 04Y
hatch-year: 1987
hatch-location: Mayo Clinic Rochester
eggs: 3
hatch date:
fledged: 0
augmented: 0

Laid 3 eggs, 04/14-04/24, incubated sporadically until 04/30. New unbanded female arrived 04/29, courted Will. Will incubated until 05/03, eggs pulled, all dead. New female and Will then both vanished from box. MF-1 last seen 04/28/94.
1994 name: Will
gender: M
breeder: sd
fws: 816-21907
color: 04Y
hatch-year: 1987
hatch-location: Mayo Clinic Rochester
name: MF-1
gender: F
breeder: and
fws: 987-20725
color: unbanded
hatch-year: 1986
hatch-location: Multifoods/City Center/33 S. 6th Street Minneapolis
eggs: 3
hatch date:
fledged: 0
augmented: 0

After MF-1 disappeared in late April, Will continued to incubate, while the new female courted him and scraped, banging the eggs around. After eggs were pulled and found dead, Will quit using box for summer, but regular sightings of peregrines continued through the summer.

Banding records [20]

Year Details Bands Bird Parentage Dates People Comments
1987 fws: 877-42533
color: bl 27P R
name: Maud
gender: F
h/w/a: W
did bird breed: Y
injured: Collision with powerline
male:
987-44928
adult
female:
987-20725
adult
hatched: 06/20/1987
banded: 06/06/1987
fledged: 07/13/1987
deceased: 09/12/1991
age: 4
breeder: wpr
bander:
1988 - on territory at the Radisson Hotel with Pop 5B9 (1986 Winnipeg Grain Exchange); did not nest. 1989 - nested same site with Pop; fledged 4 chicks. First wild nest in Manitoba in 50 years. 1990 - nested same site with Pop; fledged 2 chicks. 1991 - nested same site with Pop; fledged 2 chicks. 1991 - found injured (broken back) after striking powerline at Waverley & Bishop Grandin in Winnipeg on Sept 9; died in veterinary care at MWRO at Glenlea on Sept 12.
1988 fws: 877-42557
color: bl 16V R
name: none
gender: F
h/w/a: w
did bird breed:
injured:
male:
987-20735
female:
987-20725
hatched: 5/28/1988
banded:
fledged: 6/21/1988
deceased:
age: 36
breeder: wpr
bander:
1988 fws: 816-21956
color: bl 12T R
name: none
gender: M
h/w/a: w
did bird breed:
injured:
male:
987-20735
female:
987-20725
hatched: 5/28/1988
banded:
fledged: 6/21/1988
deceased:
age: 36
breeder: wpr
bander:
1988 fws: 816-21957
color: bl 13T R
name: NSPmale1
gender: M
h/w/a: w
did bird breed: Y
injured:
male:
987-20735
female:
987-20725
hatched: 5/28/1988
banded:
fledged: 6/21/1988
deceased:
age: ?
breeder: wpr
bander:
Paired with Mae 31V at NSP Bayport, Washington Co., MN: 1990, 3 eggs, 0 hatched, 2 augmented, 2 fledged; 1991, same pair, 4 eggs, 3 hatched, 3 fledged, 1 killed by plane at Holman Field, St. Paul MN 09/04/91; 1992, same pair, 4 eggs, 3 hatched, 3 fledged; 1993, new male here.
1989 fws: 877-42568
color: bl 30V R
name: none
gender: F
h/w/a: w
did bird breed: N
injured: Other (trapped in chimney, etc)
male:
816-21907
female:
987-20725
hatched: 5/24/1989
banded:
fledged: 7/3/1989
deceased:
age: ?
breeder: wpr
bander:
Got grease covered at Kaukana WI in early September, released there 09/13, picked up with broken ulna at Appleton WI 09/21/89, later died at TRC.
1989 fws: 877-42569
color: bl 31V R
name: Mae
gender: F
h/w/a: w
did bird breed: Y
injured:
male:
816-21907
female:
987-20725
hatched: 5/24/1989
banded:
fledged: 7/3/1989
deceased:
age: ?
breeder: wpr
bander:
Nested at NSP King plant, Bayport MN, with half-sibling 13T, 1990, 1991, 1992. In 1993, paired with son 51X, 3 eggs, 3 hatched, 3 fledged. 1994, mate not identified, 4 eggs, 2 young fledged. 1995, mate not identified, 4 eggs, 4 young fledged. 1996, same place, mate is 49Z, fledged 1 young. 1997, same place, mate probably 49Z, 4 eggs, fledged 1 young. 1998, same place, mate not identified, 4 eggs, 2 hatched, 2 male young fledged; 1999, same place, mate not identified, 4 eggs, fledged 4 young; 2000, same place, mate not identified, 4 eggs, fledged 3 young; 2001, same place, male not identified, fledged 4 young; 2002, same place, mate not identified, fledged 1 young; 2003, same place, male is Doug 0/*L, fledged 3 young. 2/12/04, freed from building in Des Moines IA, identified at NCL King on 3/18/04, found dead there on catwalk below nest 3/25/04.
1990 fws: 877-01314
color: bl 71V R
name: none
gender: F
h/w/a: w
did bird breed:
injured:
male:
816-21907
female:
987-20725
hatched: 5/13/1990
banded:
fledged: 6/21/1990
deceased:
age: 34
breeder: wpr
bander:
1990 fws: 877-01315
color: bl 72V R
name: Greta
gender: F
h/w/a: w
did bird breed: Y
injured: Peregrine falcon
male:
816-21907
female:
987-20725
hatched: 5/13/1990
banded:
fledged: 6/21/1990
deceased:
age: 34
breeder: wpr
bander:
At Norwest Center, Bloomington MN, several days in April 1991. Picked up in St. Cloud MN 04/18/91 with injured wing; may have been injured by peregrine. Not releasable.
1990 fws: 2206-13806
color: bl 80T R
name: none
gender: M
h/w/a: w
did bird breed:
injured:
male:
816-21907
female:
987-20725
hatched: 5/13/1990
banded:
fledged: 6/21/1990
deceased:
age: 34
breeder: wpr
bander:
1990 fws: 2206-13807
color: bl 81T R
name: none
gender: M
h/w/a: w
did bird breed:
injured:
male:
816-21907
female:
987-20725
hatched: 5/13/1990
banded:
fledged: 6/21/1990
deceased:
age: 34
breeder: wpr
bander:
1991 fws: 2206-13898
color: bl 53X R
name: Apollo
gender: M
h/w/a: w
did bird breed:
injured:
male:
816-21907
female:
987-20725
hatched: 5/19/1991
banded:
fledged: 6/30/1991
deceased:
age: 33
breeder: wpr
bander:
1991 fws: 1807-29447
color: bl 25R R
name: Alula
gender: F
h/w/a: w
did bird breed: Y
injured:
male:
816-21907
female:
987-20725
hatched: 5/19/1991
banded:
fledged: 6/30/1991
deceased:
age: ?
breeder: wpr
bander:
Paired with Jade 72T at State Capitol, Madison, 1992; 2 eggs, 1 hatched, 1 augmented, 2 fledged. Jade 72T died at nest site early 06/92, replaced by Calvin 48T 06/10/92, new male attacked young after fledging; young female moved to St. Paul brood, young male found dead in Madison.
1991 fws: 1807-29448
color: bl 26R R
name: Olivia
gender: F
h/w/a: w
did bird breed: Y
injured:
male:
816-21907
female:
987-20725
hatched: 5/19/1991
banded:
fledged: 6/30/1991
deceased:
age: 33
breeder: wpr
bander:
In 1994, nested with St. Pauli Boy 76Z under University Bridge in St. Cloud MN, fledged 2 young; 1995, same pair, same place, apparently did not nest; 1996, same pair, same place, apparently failed at bridge; 1997, same pair, water tower at St. Cloud State Prison, 1+ eggs, 0 hatched; 1998, same pair, back at University Bridge, St. Cloud, fledged at least 2 young, one banded when captured on shore, brought to TRC, released back in St. Cloud; 1999, same pair (ID assumed), same place, failed.
1992 fws: 2206-13775
color: bl 49Z R
name: Caesar
gender: M
h/w/a: w
did bird breed: Y
injured:
male:
816-21907
female:
987-20725
hatched:
banded:
fledged:
deceased:
age: - - -
breeder: wpr
bander:
1996, NSP Bayport, paired with Mae 31V, fledged 1 young. 1997, same place, same mate, 4 eggs, fledged 1 young (ID of 49Z not yet certain).
1992 fws: 2206-13776
color: bl 50Z R
name: Zoomer
gender: M
h/w/a: w
did bird breed:
injured: Collision with window
male:
816-21907
female:
987-20725
hatched:
banded:
fledged:
deceased:
age: - - -
breeder: wpr
bander:
Admitted to TRC, minor collision injury, 06/29/92, re-released.
1992 fws: 1807-34807
color: bl 78R R
name: Stargazer
gender: F
h/w/a: w
did bird breed: Y
injured: Peregrine falcon
male:
816-21907
female:
987-20725
hatched:
banded:
fledged:
deceased:
age: ?
breeder: wpr
bander:
Seen at Montgomery Ward tower, Midway, St. Paul MN 02/27 or 28/93 by Robert Anderson; found by Daryl Councilman paired with male 74X in box on smokestack at Boswell Energy Center, Cohasset MN in April 1993; fought with adult female who came into territory in late April, fight in nest box around 05/15, 78R found dead near Blandin plant on west edge of Grand Rapids 05/24/93. Presumed diagnosis of lead poisoning, but fight with peregrine probably implicated. New female adult apparently nesting, has red band on right leg.
1992 fws: 1807-34808
color: bl 79R R
name: Iszabo
gender: F
h/w/a: w
did bird breed: N
injured: Other (trapped in chimney, etc)
male:
816-21907
female:
987-20725
hatched:
banded:
fledged:
deceased:
age: ?
breeder: wpr
bander:
On ground 06/17, broken pelvis, left side; re-released later from TRC, seen several times having difficulties, found dead mummified in October after fall down chimney some time earlier.
1993 fws: 1807-34890
color: b/r 5/4 R
name: Autumn
gender: F
h/w/a: W
did bird breed: N
injured: Collision with vehicle
male:
816-21907
female:
987-20725
hatched: 05/26/1993
banded: 06/16/1993
fledged: 07/04/1993
deceased: 10/18/1993
age: - - -
breeder: wpr
bander:
On 35th floor of Opus Building, corner of 5th St. and 2nd Av., 08/04/93, limping and maybe acting dazed. Called some, then flew strongly to Multifoods Tower, all according to Mr. Edstrom and building people. 10/11/93, Pat Skewes, WI DNR, saw bird on Van Hise Hall, Univ. Wisc. campus, entered building, read band 5/4. Killed by collision with plane at O'Hare Field, Chicago IL 10/18/93.
1993 fws: 2206-18520
color: b/r 0/*7 R
name: Malin
gender: M
h/w/a: w
did bird breed: Y
injured:
male:
816-21907
female:
987-20725
hatched: 5/24/1993
banded:
fledged: 7/4/1993
deceased:
age: 31
breeder: wpr
bander:
1995, NSP Prairie Island, paired with juvenile female, b/r E/C, no eggs; accepted dummy eggs, but quit before fostered young could be given; 1996, whereabouts not known; 1997, NSP Prairie Island, paired with female 7/1, 4 eggs, fledged 4 young; 1998, same place, same pair, fledged 2 young, 1 male, 1 female.
1993 fws: 2206-18521
color: b/r 0/*8 R
name: Galilei
gender: M
h/w/a: w
did bird breed: N
injured: Unknown
male:
816-21907
female:
987-20725
hatched: 5/24/1993
banded:
fledged: 7/4/1993
deceased:
age: ?
breeder: wpr
bander:
John Meyer, MO DNR, reports this bird found dead, Kansas City MO, 12/09/93.