All peregrines in the Midwest are banded with a purple colored USFWS = bird band. This identifies them at a glance as being Midwest in origin. = They are also banded with a black over green alpha-numeric band that is = meant to be read with a spotting scope allowing identification of adults = as nest sites.
Band information on midwest peregrines is available through a U of MN = website at: http://www.midwestperegrine.umn.edu/ Bud Tordoff coordinates data tracking and the database although many = banders from the cooperating states are involved. Mark Martell Director of Bird Conservation Audubon Minnesota 2357 Ventura Drive #106 St. Paul, MN 55125 651-739-9332 651-731-1330 (FAX) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Laura Erickson Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 4:31 PM To: mnbird; [email protected] Subject: [mou] Fun with the downtown Duluth peregrines This morning when I got downtown about 8:30, two young falcons were = sitting=20 forward enough to see in the box, and one adult was calling from the = roof=20 of the adult bookstore across the street and down a bit from the nest. = I=20 went out to watch for almost an hour at 1:15. Again there were two = birds=20 visible in the box--the forward one has a green band on the left leg and = a=20 pinkish or light purple one on the right. Suddenly, about 10 minutes = after=20 I got there, the adult male flew in, squawking and squawking. That's = when=20 the third baby sat up--there apparently are three young birds remaining, = though I'll continue to watch for the fourth just in case. Anyway, a few minutes later the mother flew in, too. She mainly sat on = a=20 taller roof, watching, as the male flew over and over the nest box. = When=20 he was forward of the box so the two babies inside could also see, all=20 three tracked him, their faces going back and forth like viewers of a=20 tennis match. He called and flew over just about continuously for over = 45=20 minutes--occasionally landing briefly on the Superior Street corner of = the=20 building where the forward baby could see him. I wish I could have kept = watching to see if he managed to entice one of the babies to fly with = him,=20 but I had an appointment I couldn't miss. More photos added to my Peregrine Gallery at=20 <http://www.birderblog.com/bird/Species/Hawks/PeregrineFalcon/PEFADuluthN= estGallery.html>=20 Not the best lighting today for digiscoping. If anyone can tell me the color banding system for these nestlings, I'd=20 appreciate it. Also, people downtown are fascinated by these birds. It = would be great if a representative from Hawk Ridge or MOU or Duluth = Audubon=20 could spend a few hours there each day with a scope to show people. At=20 least 50 different people--maybe even 100--have looked at them through = my=20 scope. I do it as an ambassador for birds, but someone more closely = tied=20 to one of the birding organizations could drum up a lot of support for=20 their organization right now. But this is obviously a very narrow = window=20 of opportunity. Laura Erickson Duluth, MN Staff Ornithologist Binoculars.com www.birderblog.com There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of=20 birds. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains = of=20 nature--the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the = winter. --Rachel Carson _______________________________________________ mou-net mailing list [email protected] http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net
