Goshawk Nest in Riga 2022

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I couldn't find more or there wasn't. (?)

I listened again to the situation from last night - I think there were actually two voices. Two Goshawks who don't accept each other.

That could be why H21 turned their attention to the territorial boundary today.
Do not allow repeated intrusion by alien Goshawk.




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Hello Polly and all. :wave:

Well, it seems that what happened yesterday did not affect it and it was surely a threat, a small touch of claws on the body could be quite bad. To me even then it sounded more like the sound of a peregrine falcon. The screaming sounds are very similar in many raptors.
Another adult goshawk of the same sex at this time can set off the alarms in H21.

As for the double sounds, we should also take into account that the sound in flight does not sound the same as when it is perched (we have seen it throughout the season after taking off from a branch on many occasions), out of the image they may seem two different.
There is some dubious sound at 16:08:33

Good evening and thanks again for your reports accompanied by the videos. :2thumbsup:

(Today I have been able to see little, it has been raining for almost three weeks and I have finally been able to go out into the field for a few hours with dry weather).
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December 19th


Good morning Polly and everyone. :wave:

First calls in the morning.

8:17-18 , 8:20-21 ( jay ? )
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Good evening :hi:

Emiliano, the calls all sounded strange today.
I've already stumbled over the first calls and I've also listened to the next several times without coming to a safe conclusion. :laugh:


08:17/18 A bright voice, isn't it?
I suspect H44.

'17:49/50 Movement in the tree can be clearly heard, while immediately '51 a faint 'Gjak' can be heard further away. really hard to hear but it's there.
Then the quick calls and again the 'Gjak' follow.

Who is who ... not clear to me in this situation.

Also 08:20/21
'20:59 - 21:04 Doesn't sound like H21
21:05/06 I would say a second voice.

Both Goshawk, sure.
Just which one.... :shake:


15:24 Calls that end gently. Pretty close.
No before - no after.





A quiet day in the field today.



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December 20th

Hello Polly and all :hi:

Calls in the morning.

8:47:10-22 , 9:22:21-30 , 10:02:11-18 , 11:23:18-20
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Wow, that's neat. :shock: :thumbs:

I'm just starting to watch (after work) but thank you for the many time stamps! :2thumbsup:


Edit:
It seems you've picked up all the relevant things of the day.
I can't add anything more at this time.
Strong alarm calls from the smaller neighbors and Jay at 13:34/35.

16:12 Shouting at a greater distance



What I'm wondering - how will the Jay relate to crows?
Does he fear them as well as the Goshawk? It has been proven that the Goshawk does not necessarily attack nests in its territory.
But it seems that the Jay also reacts to crows.



The calls as documented by Emiliano:





Very beneficial for me. They finally sound 'normal' again and show stability.
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The second voice still doesn't sound exactly like H44. Still, I think he is.
I can't imagine H21 speaking to another partner in the same way and with the same timing and melody.
It happens per sempre .... :innocent:



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December 21th

Good morning Polly and everyone. :wave:

morning calls

8:14:31-33 , 8:14:51-05, 8:41:56-03 , 10:02:29-35 , 10:06-10
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8:41:56-03
How nice!
I'd bet to be sure we hear our pair quite clearly.
The voices are consistent. They are fine. :innocent:
10:06-10
And this is where H21 is in a really bad mood.


I'm making a recording right now and I'm going to listen to it again with headphones.
I seem to hear another voice. But not sure.


Next 11:53 - 55
Sounds like a Battle Crows - Goshawk... actually I suspect the Jay, who gives a play with the crows.
Crows gurgle, Jay alternately calls like Goshawk.
Until at the end Jay drops his robe and croaks like Jay should.


12:20 calls of a goshawk
'21:05 We see the goshawk flying in the grove. Stay briefly on a low branch and then head for the nest tree.
'21 with 'Gjak' on the side branch.

The eyebrows are wide. H21?

Sit and do nothing. At the beginning she gives her attention to the crows but she seems relaxed.
But still very attentive in all directions. Alarmed or expectant...

'52 and off to the industrial area.

No shouts.


The day so far:


Thanks Emiliano for the timestamps in the morning! :2thumbsup:
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Yes , it is both ( 8:41-42 ) and then in the further long time you could tell that she was upset with something.

They are using that grove a lot or we are noticing it more now that it is almost transparent. It is the closest thing to sight with a good center aisle. How lucky we are with this site !

Altered sounds again 14:27

Thanks to you for your documentation :2thumbsup: , I can't always see it so soon.

Good night and rest. :offtobed:
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December 22th


Hello Polly and everyone. :wave:

Today the goshawks are heard at 8:22, 9:21, 9:38
Branch landing noise 12:07:39
14:39:03 -12 Sounds near the nest.
16:19:16-22 , ´50-00
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:rotf:


Emiliano, I was about to add, but you are by my side.
Beautiful! :2thumbsup:


Yes, I can confirm your timestamps.
At 4:19 p.m. I made a video.
There were arguments here.


We heard H21 distant, then encounter with an unwanted intruder. Then H21 followed again.

This argument does not necessarily have to have been in the presence of H21. Their calls seemed too distant to me.
Possibly H44 involved while H21 secures from the outside?

And I was wondering why it often happens at dusk?
I no longer counted activities.


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December 23


Hello together :hi:


Haven't heard much from our couple today.

08:42 calls
Sounds like a solo call from H21.

10:02 sounds like buzzard
'02:53 But the interpreter clarifies himself here. Jay again, now croaking. He moves through the grounds for a few more minutes.

10:37 - 39 Lots of crows, lots of flight movements

11:54 Flight movement at the yellow pole and a few seconds later a second bird heads for the yellow pole, but turns away.

It's crows I think.

Yes,
11:57 a crow flies into the tree, another comes and one of the two jumps into the nest.
She likes it there. She plucks and lays branches ...
More crows coming up the tree...are they courting?

One by one they leave the tree again.


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13:10 A crow returns to the nest but lingers only briefly.

14:18 The jay elegantly sneaks up to the nest like a goshawk.
Taking detours through the tree, he jumps onto the upper branch ... scares a great tit that just hopped through the nest and then flew away.
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Both were back soon - the tit in the nest and the jay croaking through the grove.

It seems the pair H21 and H44 have responsibilities elsewhere today.
16:03, '04 ...the only other characters remain.
So far away that it is not even certain whether the calls can be assigned to H21.
You sound excited, definitely.

Well I really hope everything is okay.
After yesterday's argument in the evening, observing this faint presence today disturbs me.
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From the bottom of my heart I wish everyone a decelerated Christmas in warm, secure company.

Let's think of everyone who has to spend this festival with care and not excessively and under harsh conditions. And let's hope for better times.

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December 23th

Hello Polly and everyone. :hi:

It seems that the crows have had a leading role today.

The sounds at 16:02 - 04 seem to me to be from H21.

Regarding their habits of activity, they mainly use the first hours but they can do it at any time, the last hours of the day are also usually good, although it is not as fixed as those in the morning.

Possibly after the first calls, they go hunting and then is when there are other sounds that we usually hear. I like to track in the first and last daylight hours. I think there are more chances of being heard or seen there.

Some individuals may specialize in hunting at sunset or at night when the pigeons return or in starling roosts but it all depends on hunger, if they have eaten the night before, etc...
During the breeding season, any time is worth it.

Thank you for your wishes on these dates and it is good to remember those who do not have it as easy as many of us.

Greetings and good night.
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Polly, Emiliano and all

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December 24


Easy observation today...

07:56/57 many excited shouts at a great distance

08:13 Hear Crow and Goshawk

09:26 Crow and Goshawk - again.
It sounded like both of our H's and like an impulsive encounter.

My Christmas Joy: 14:55:15/16 Two relaxed 'Gjak' from each of the couple. Out of nowhere.
So nice to hear that sign. :innocent:





My other Christmas present:
My son gave me this:
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Selected very special and sweet. I had no idea ....




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Hello Polly , :2thumbsup: Sova.

Thanks for remembering us. Sova

They are still there, sometimes they can be seen and most days we hear their sounds.

Some loose gjacks : 15:10:18 , 15:14:12

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December 25



Good evening everyone :hi:

Also today no significant activities of the couple - at least together.
Although it's worded incorrectly...no activity observed by me. Surely the couple's day is packed with activities. :nod:

08:32/33
'36 shouts in excitement or demand, which I judge to have been given exclusively by H21.
She sounded irritated.



12 - 13:00 there were also calls here (also H21), but I was no longer able to determine the exact time stamp


15:42 - .....
activities in the undergrowth

Footsteps that sound heavy and searching. rustling, cracking ...
While distant calls of a goshawk can be heard.

The person can still be heard at 17:23.
It is dark. I don't know what you could do there in the undergrowth in the dark without a flashlight.

Good night to you @all!
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