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Peregrine falcons nest on ledges in downtown Chicago
Above: An adult peregrine falcon feeds its young living on an old fire escape in the city of Chicago. Below left: The two young peregrines wait for their parents ... in hollow trees. Naturalists believe the Mississippi River bluffs remain the best potential habitat for peregrines in Illinois. photograph courtesy of Pete Redmon, USEPA. Return to Birds of Prey Directory | ...
www.illinoisraptorcenter.org

The Canadian Peregrine Foundation - Volunteer opportunities
This information will help us keep track of the known pairs of peregrines, and also may lead to the discovery of previously unknown territories. Send us information: We ... at each of the nest and release sites in June/July each year as the young peregrines begin to fly. No previous experience necessary - just an interest in helping to take care ...
www.peregrine-foundation.ca

CPF Project Track-'em
One of the biggest mysteries remaining is what young peregrines do in winter - we know from our own observations that many adults in southern Ontario ... between urban and wild-raised birds. In 2001, Project Track-'em grew further, with seven peregrines under observation. Four of these undertook significant migrations, with their wintering grounds ranging from ...
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Peregrine Falcon - WDNR
The young peregrines then begin to capture birds and large insects on their own ... ledge. No young were produced at the site. Releases started in Milwaukee in 1987 with fourteen young. Thirty-three peregrines were released in Madison between 1988 and 1990. In 1991 La Crosse was the release site for 15 peregrines. ...
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Falcon Facts
Peregrines begin flying. Peregrine parents encourage flight by "baiting" the young with food, which is no longer neatly prepared and fed directly to the young. It is a lot of fun to watch young Peregrines chasing each other and everything else! As in many other species, Peregrine young learn in part through "playing ...
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Build A NestBox
Cat walks on utility stacks are generally accessible, but be careful! Peregrines prefer to nest in high locations near water. Take appropriate safety precautions when mounting the ... falcons have a poor hatch, your nongame coordinator can help augment babies to the nest (young peregrines are put in the nest with hatched babies and adopted by the parents).
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American Peregrine Falcon
The decline of peregrines is largely attributed to the use of DDT and other ... Department of Fish and Game) that 44 breeding pairs of American peregrines are currently present in Washington state. This is a big jump ... reintroduction program was started in the 1990's. By 1995, 288 young peregrines were released at 16 separate sites in Idaho, resulting in the ...
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Hawk and Owl Trust | Groups | Shropshire Peregrine Group
RSPB/Investigation Unit in respect of incidents involving peregrines and other birds of prey. Data from ringing young peregrines is obtained by licensed members of the group and submitted to ...
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Peregrine Falcon Field Notes-April 3, 2007 - Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota
Peregrines would also use abandoned osprey or raven nests. From the best available data, the Midwest ... see how the sites are doing. If all goes well, we should be banding the young peregrines around Memorial Day and continue through the month of June. Feedback | Notice of Privacy Practices ...
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Kid's Pages
DDT was indirectly killing many birds, as well as limiting their ability to make young (productivity). Small birds ate insects that fed on plants sprayed with DDT. Then larger birds ... increased. DDT caused eggshell thinning in peregrines. This made the eggs more likely to break before the baby bird hatched. Because there were so few peregrines hatching, the population decreased when the ...
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