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 From the "Falcon Wire":
8/29/2023 :: Where have the falcons gone?
Falcon visits to the ledge have been few and far between for the last few weeks. But 85/AK and 09/BS remain in the neighborhood. Now that this year's offspring have departed to explore the world and seek out their own place in it, the Rachel Carson adults are more likely to be seen atop 333 Market or in the skies above downtown Harrisburg, with occasional stops at the ledge. If you have spotted one or both falcons on the cameras recently, consider yourself fortunate!
But where have the juvenile falcons gone? The truth is we don't know. For the next year or so, they are likely to explore a broad area of habitats and nest-site possibilities before settling on one location to establish as theirs. For an idea where Green, Yellow and Blue might eventually wind up, we can look to the seven previous Harrisburg fledglings that were identified as adults.
Hatch year 2000, *W/G, banded as a male, but later identified as female, Palisades, NJ, about 160 miles northeast of Harrisburg. Observed on territory in 2001.
Hatch year 2005, 3/T, male, Reading, PA, about 50 miles east of Harrisburg. Nested from 2008-2021.
Hatch year 2006, 75/Y, female, Beaver County, PA, about 180 miles west-northwest of Harrisburg. Identified in 2008, believed to be still on territory as late as 2021.
Hatch year 2008, A/53, female, Wilmington, DE, about 80 miles southeast of Harrisburg. Nested from 2010-2023.
Hatch year 2009, 49/AE, female, Cuyahoga County, OH, about 265 miles northwest of Harrisburg. Two different nest-sites, from 2011-2023.
Hatch year 2009, 51/AE, female, Bethlehem, PA, about 85 miles northeast of Harrisburg. Nested from 2012-2016.
Hatch year 2011, 28/AP, male, Conowingo Dam, MD, about 55 miles south-southeast of Harrisburg. Identified in 2013, confirmed in 2014, unknown if he is still present.
Of course, these are only the offspring that were observed and reported. It is very likely that others nested but were never identified or reported. But judging from these past examples, we could look for male offspring to nest in a 50-60 mile radius from Harrisburg, and female offspring to nest anywhere from 80 to 300 miles from the natal area. If we are lucky, someday in a few years we'll receive a report of one of this year's fledglings to add to the history of Harrisburg's peregrine falcon family.
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