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Author: | kittenface [ Mon May 11, 2015 9:59 pm ] |
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Peregrine falcon soars to victory in Vancouver city bird election The Peregrine Falcon will rule as Vancouver’s official city bird in 2016 after garnering the most votes in the second annual city bird contest. The falcon, which can reach speeds of up to 320 km/h when it dives for its prey, beat the Western Grebe, the Barn Swallow and the Barn Owl in the online election to draw attention to rare birds that were once abundant in B.C. http://metronews.ca/news/vancouver/1365 ... -election/ |
Author: | kittenface [ Tue May 12, 2015 10:44 pm ] |
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Peregrine Falcon Recovery Takes a Big Step Posted: 05/12/2015 It’s a big year for peregrine falcons on the Mississippi River with additional nesting pairs being reported at Bellevue, Dubuque, Clinton, Muscatine and Keokuk. Having five additional pairs show up in one year hasn’t happened before. “Getting these birds on the river was really the key to bringing them back,” said Pat Schlarbaum, wildlife diversity technician with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. “Bob Anderson with the Raptor Resource Project and Lowell Washburn who was the chair of the Iowa Falconry Recovery Team complemented each other in releasing wild birds back in 2000 that started this successful reintroduction.” The new falcon pairs have set up nests on the Dubuque courthouse, on a huge rock near Bellevue State Park, on a large building at ADM by the river in Clinton, in a smokestack box at the Muscatine Light and Power, and at the energy plant dam in Keokuk. “The Clinton site is increasingly exciting as Clinton County is the southern extent of their historic nesting range,” said Schlarbaum. “With the inclusion of the new pair, Clinton has three nesting pairs. Predictably there will be a lot of falcons flying over this stretch of the Mississippi River in early summer.” Young falcons hone their flight skills engaging in mock combat flights that provide incredible visual, high speed chases and maneuvers. And peregrines attract non-breeding peregrines, so it will be quite a show. The Mississippi flyway has seen falcon nesting increase on the historic cliffs since 2000. Last year, 15 falcon pairs were successful at 13 sites that produced 34 young. It is Iowa’s falcons along the Mississippi that are driving the increase in numbers, said Schlarbaum. Established wild pairs on cliffs include Agee’s Bluff, north of Lansing; Lansing Power Plant cliff; Leo’s Bluff, south of Harper’s Ferry; Bungee Elevator at McGregor and at the quarry near Eagle Point Park in Dubuque. Established pairs at Louisa Generating Station and the Great River Bridge in Burlington are active this year as are the sites at the I-80 Bridge in Davenport and the Alliant Energy smokestack at Chillicothe. In Des Moines, pairs will be hatching young on the east side of the state Capitol and downtown at the American Enterprise building. The Cedar Rapids pair on their US Bank building will begin hatching soon. Iowa’s first nesting pairs in 1993 occurred at Des Moines and Cedar Rapids. Iowa skies have included falcons with incremental growth in nesting numbers since those first attempts. Elsewhere, falcons are hatching at Mid-American Energy headquarters in Davenport. Go to http://wqad.com/falcon-cam/ to watch the nest. |
Author: | Tsusan [ Tue May 19, 2015 11:37 am ] |
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Thankyou for the interesting articles, Kittenface! Really enjoyed the first article, and the third article... |
Author: | kittenface [ Fri May 22, 2015 12:18 pm ] |
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Banding at the George Washington Bridge in New York I wanted to throw this in in case someone can see any band numbers. |
Author: | skygirlblue [ Fri May 22, 2015 2:43 pm ] |
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Cassie, Faith, Myah [sp] (b/g 15/BA) William |
Author: | kittenface [ Fri May 22, 2015 2:47 pm ] |
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Thanks SGB |
Author: | gigi [ Tue Jun 02, 2015 8:18 pm ] |
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Rare 27-year-old bald eagle spotted on Lake Monroe near Bloomington Indiana (Photo Provided/Monroe Lake via Teresa Bass) |
Author: | SWINWK [ Tue Jun 02, 2015 9:18 pm ] |
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Thanks Gigi! |
Author: | kittenface [ Fri Jun 12, 2015 2:05 am ] |
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Rare Falcon Chicks Nesting Atop Newport Beach High-Rise Survive 18-Story Fall Video and article here: |
Author: | gigi [ Fri Jun 12, 2015 11:30 am ] |
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Author: | beagles-r-us [ Mon Jun 15, 2015 12:35 pm ] |
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Peregrine falcons, the other raptor in Pennsylvania, flying high in Lancaster County http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/p ... dca5d8.htm |
Author: | skygirlblue [ Mon Jun 15, 2015 11:40 pm ] |
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Thanks beagles-r-us!!! |
Author: | beagles-r-us [ Tue Jun 16, 2015 2:25 pm ] |
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OMG a falcon on a kayak! http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/v ... b72c6.html |
Author: | SWINWK [ Tue Jun 16, 2015 2:29 pm ] |
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Author: | gigi [ Tue Jun 16, 2015 8:40 pm ] |
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beagles-r-us wrote: Peregrine falcons, the other raptor in Pennsylvania, flying high in Lancaster County Thanks beagle-r-us! Love your name. I had a beagle for 16 years. Maggie was a great dog and never missed a treat! http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/p ... dca5d8.htm Oh and the kayaking falcon is a great story too! |
Author: | kittenface [ Tue Jun 16, 2015 10:02 pm ] |
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WOW!! thats awesome, and to think it might be from Woodmen Tower, COOL. Thanks Carolyn. |
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