Flint Peregrine Majesty of Royal Descent
December 31, 2009 - International, National and Local News
Matt MacGillivray Reports:
While not of royalty, Majesty, incorrectly identified as Majestic in yesterdays post, the Flint Journal and Michigan Times, has a very special family tree for us at the CPF.
As noted in a post earlier this year by Frank, Majesty was born in 2002 at the 18 King St nest site to the first recorded Toronto nesting Peregrine pair in over 100 years. Â The parents, Victoria and Pounce-Kingsley, were first monitored more than 12 years ago and were one of the inspirations for the creation of the Canadian Peregrine Foundation. Â They produced 29 offspring over 8 nesting seasons in downtown Toronto at the King St nest site, one of which was Majesty.
Majesty is the last known living relative of this inspirational Peregrine pair in Toronto. Â While born in the King St nest site in 2002, Majesty and her siblings were relocated just outside the city in Richmond Hill as a result of the tragic loss of Victoria and Pounce-Kingsley that year.
Now, in 2009, Majesty has moved on to Flint Michigan to continue the cycle with Maize. Â The family seems strong, having dealt with construction and a nest relocation earlier this year by MDNR.
Special thanks to Barb Baldinger, a Peregrine Falcon volunteer, of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, for correctly identifying Majesty from our previous post.