2002 - Midwest Peregrine Falcon Restoration Project

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49. SP-Maassen Bluff , two miles south of Nelson, Buffalo County, Wisconsin.
Gary Grunwald reported a non-nesting pair at this new cliff site in 2000. Last year, two
young were fledged. The male, Nelson 4/*G, that nested here in 2001 moved back to the
smokestack at Alma this year. Neither the new male here nor his banded mate was
identified this year. Grunwald noted a pair present in early April, no peregrine activity
from about April 12 to May 2, and a conspicuous pair again starting on May 3. On June
18, Bob Anderson climbed to the nest and found one chick about two days old and an
egg, consistent with egg-laying in early May. The single chick was banded on a return
visit by Anderson on July 9. It was a female, fledging at the end of July.
50. SP-Castle Rock, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. New Site. Scott Mehus
reported a pair of peregrines here early in the season. Bob Anderson saw an adult pair
and an immature female on May 5. On June 19, three young about a week old were seen
by Jack Oar and Dan Berger on a climb to the nest. Anderson returned and banded three
young on July 2. At banding, he was able to confirm that the female parent was a oneyear-old
bird. The adult male has a gold FWS band, indicating that he was hacked.
Three young, two males and a female, fledged around July 24.
51. LE-Firstar Center, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Greg Septon
reports that fourteen-year-old female Sibella 20V, fourteenth year at this site, was here in
March but departed during a major work project close to the nest box. She returned in
late April and laid four infertile eggs. Septon saw no male at this site all year, perhaps
explaining the infertile eggs, although workers at the site reported seeing two falcons at
times.
52. LE-Landmark on the Lake, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
Alice U/K was banded here as an adult in 1995 and her age therefore is unknown. Her
increasingly aggressive behavior has become unacceptable. To discourage her, the nest
box was removed in 2001 and her young fostered to other nests. This year, Alice U/K
laid five eggs at the opposite end of the old nest ledge, where they were flooded out. Her
mate this year was not identified.
[Ladish Malt Site, Jefferson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin. Greg Septon reports
falcon activity here in 2001. This year an adult female was at the site on March 19. On
April 16,no falcons were seen and pigeons were nesting in the nest box.]
MICHIGAN
53. SP-Ameritech, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Judith Yerkey, Detroit
Peregrine Coordinator, and Tim Payne, MI DNR, report that six-year-old female Marical
A/*C paired with five-year-old male Cinder *5/C. They produced three young, two
females and a male. All fledged prematurely, ages 30 to 34 days, on June 11 and 12,
apparently because of exposure to the sun in a hot spell. One of the females died in a
building collision at 42 days of age. None were banded.
54. SP-National Steel, River Rouge, Wayne County, Michigan. The pair that
nested here this year wintered at the River Rouge Edison Power Plant, River Rouge.
Four-year-old female Kil-So-Quah *4/Y and an unbanded male fledged two young. One
young, a male, was banded when grounded near the nest. Female Kil-So-Quah *4/Y was