ID# |
Class
Photo
Chick |
Personality
Characteristics / Field
Notes |
|
501 |
|
-Female
-Hatched April 20th
-The oldest of the 2005 class.
-Slight health problem the first few days but quickly recovered
-Picky eater – needs to wash her food first
-Follows well – good flyer
-Feisty at times |
|
502 |
 |
-Hatched April 23rd
-Female
-Nervous bird, afraid of ultralight at first, but ultimately has bonded well with the trike and may be the best flyer in the group
-
“Cute bird” says Mark Nipper |
|
503 |
 |
-Hatched April 23rd
-Male
-Distracted at ground school, starts off well but then looses interest
-Dominant bird; can be distant or aggressive to handlers
-Good flyer, but can lead other birds away occasionally |
504
(removed from migration project due to
poor health) |
 |
-Hatched April 23rd
-Female
-This chick took longer than normal to
hatch.
-Had eye and respiratory problems for
several days after hatching, but then
recovered.
-Due to ongoing respiratory problems and
scoliosis, this bird has been removed from
the migratory flock. |
|
505 |
 |
-Hatched May 1st, 2005
-Male
-Follows well, but is not a strong flyer
-Good attitude
-Stands his ground
|
|
506 |
 |
-Hatched May 2nd, 2005
-Male
-Can be aggressive, but doesn’t always win
-Mid-level in order of dominance
-Needs coaxing to fly
-Will eat anything – loves corn
-Has some respiratory problems, tends to be weak |
|
507 |
 |
-Hatched May 4th, 2005
-Female
-Little bit crazy – runs around pen screaming
-Generally a good flyer
-Submissive – lowest on dominance scale
-Submissive to handlers as well |
|
508 |
 |
-Hatched May 8th, 2005
-Female
-Not gaining weight first few days – needed to be tube fed
-Scared of trike at first
-Aggressive as a chick but submissive as a colt
-Good flyer
-Loves the water in the wet pen |
|
508 (PWRC) |
|
-Hatched May 8th, 2005
-Female
-PWRC 8 is genetically valuable and will
be used for breeding at Patuxent.
|
|
509 |
|
-Hatched May 10th
-Male
-Learned quickly from the puppet how to eat & drink
-Bit of an outsider in the group but when challenged is quick to put the other bird in it’s place
-Likes to ignore the handlers
-Good flyer
-Mid-level dominance |
|
510 |
|
-Hatched May 14th
-Female
-Worried handlers at first, ate & drank well but failed to gain weight and stay properly hydrated
-Submissive
-Good flyer
-Has trouble coming out of pen and going in |
|
511 |
|
-Hatched May 16th
-Male
-Big bird
-Sometimes aggressive to handlers
-Scared of adult birds |
|
512 |
|
-Hatched May 16th
-Male
-Small, feisty & mischievious
-Likes to bite the other birds’ butts and looks quite proud with a beak full of feathers
-Follows trike well
-Good flyer
-Mid-level dominance
-Ignores handlers & refuses to go back in pen
|
|
513 |
|
-Hatched May 17th
-Male
-This bird became a breeding bird and
withheld from the migratory flock
|
|
514 |
|
-Hatched May 19th
-Male
-Started out as a small chick and scared little bird
-Number one in dominance of this cohort
-Follows handlers and trike well |
|
515 |
|
-Hatched May 22nd
-Female
-Stood up for herself
-Liked to stay near costumes
-Followed slowly at back of the group
-Liked to eat a lot of pebbles
-Was not a good flyer
Died: Sept 12/05 – accident with guy wire on trike, died as a result of her injuries. |
|
516 |
|
-Hatched May 28th
-Male
-Small & clingy at Patuxent – follows right under costume or as close to trike as possible
-Screams constantly if not near one of them
-Very good flyer and follows well
-Mid-level in dominance
*Oct 18/05 – tangled with Brooke Pennypacker’s trike from Sauk to Green Co., WI |
P517 |
|
-Hatched May 24th
-Male
-This bird became a breeding bird and
withheld from the migratory flock |
517
(Died as chick) |
|
-Hatched May 28th
-Female
-This chick had a difficult time hatching
due to being improperly positioned in its
egg.
-Died within a few days of hatching |
|
518 |
|
-Hatched May 29th
-Female
-This bird became a breeding bird and
withheld from the migratory flock |
|
519 |
|
-Hatched May 30th
-Female
-Generally submissive bird
-Doesn’t like to be away from handlers
-Doesn’t hesitate to chase away older birds that hang around the training strip
-Suddenly became very gutsy and challenged other birds but will back down with a more dominant bird |
|
520 |
|
-Hatched May 31st
-Female
-Good in circle pen training
-Struggles to keep up with group
-Flies back to the runway and is missing out on a lot of flights
-Tends to be submissive
|
|
521 |
|
-Hatched May 31st
-Female
-Trained well in circle pen
-Doesn’t like to be away from handlers
-Tries hard to keep up in flight training
-Kind of spunky and will peck back at more dominant birds
|
|
522 |
|
-Hatched June 1st
-Male
-Good training in circle pen
-Doesn’t like to be away from handlers
-Has an odd gait while running but not lame or limping
-Good flyer
-Independent bird – doesn’t want to return to pen |
|
523 |
|
-Hatched June 1st
-Male
-Trained well in circle pen
-Doesn’t like to be away from handlers
-Large in size but not attitude
-Blends in with the crowd but sometimes challenges other birds
-Loves to chase adult birds |
|
524 |
|
-Hatched June 1st
-Male
-Needed toe taped at Patuxent, often tripped and fell over
-Much better when tape came off
-Dominant chick of cohort 3
-Not a great flyer – returning to runway early
-Clingy with handlers |
|
525 |
|
-Hatched June 2nd
-This bird became a breeding bird and
withheld from the migratory flock |
|
526 |
|
-Hatched June 3rd
-Male
-Good training in circle pen
-Has a crooked bill but causes no problems
-Was able to displace adult 218 in the midst of an aggressive display
-Not the strongest flyer but follows handlers well
-A little over-aggressive to any other bird
Died: Nov 9/05 – found dead in pen at Morgan Co., IN, stop. Probably an attack from another bird.
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Total number of birds in 2005
migratory flock: 19 |
