2006 - Midwest Peregrine Falcon Restoration Project

MIDWEST PEREGRINE FALCON
RESTORATION
2006 ANNUAL REPORT
midwestperegrine.org

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COVER PHOTO
Four-year old Liberty b/g 0/*T is shown with her young in the nest box mounted on the chimney at
We Energies Valley Power Plant (VAPP) in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin where she was
photographed by Greg Septon. We Energies hosts nesting peregrines at four of their Wisconsin power
plants which can be viewed via web cam at:

Contents
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Midwest Peregrine Falcon Website, Background 1
Introduction 3
Territorial Pairs 1998 – 2006 3
Peregrine Population Growth and Productivity in the Midwest, 1981-2006 4
Productivity of Individual Adults 5
Summary of Peregrine Nesting in 2006 6
2006 Population Status 6
-North Dakota 7
-Minnesota 7
-Wisconsin 15
-Michigan 19
-South Dakota 20
-Nebraska 20
-Iowa 21
-Illinois 22
-Indiana 23
-Ohio 26
-Kansas 29
-Missouri 29
-Kentucky 30
-Ontario 32
-Manitoba 35
Peregrine Releases in 2006 35
Blood Samples 36
Plans for the Future 36
Acknowledgments 36
Wild Peregrines Banded in Midwest, 2006, alphabetical by state 38
Hacked Peregrines Banded in the Midwest, 2006 47
Figures Summarizing Status of Peregrines in Midwest, 2006 48
Special Article: Reading Peregrine Falcon Color Bands at Long Range 56

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March 9, 2007
MIDWEST PEREGRINE FALCON RESTORATION, 2006 REPORT
Patrick T. Redig,* John S. Castrale** and Jane A. Goggin*
*Raptor Center **Indiana Div. Fish & Wildlife
Univ. of Minnesota 562 DNR Road
1920 Fitch Ave. Mitchell IN 47446
St. Paul MN 55108 (812)849-4586
(612)624-9790
redig001@umn.edu jcastrale@dnr.in.gov
goggi001@umn.edu
MIDWEST PEREGRINE FALCON WEBSITE
A peregrine website for the Midwest is open at the University of Minnesota
. Richard Peifer, Mark Decker, Bruce Fall, and Kyle Hammond from
the University’s Biology Program developed the web site. Peifer designed the website, Decker and
Hammond adapted the database to the website and made it searchable, and Fall designed the database
at its start in 1992. In addition to general information about the peregrine program, the site presents
the Midwest peregrine database in a searchable format, making it useful for research as well as for
locating specific records or groups of records.
Many features were added to the database during 2006. The additional refinement and
programming was done by the partnership of Rick Peifer and Kyle Hammond, IT specialist for the
Biology Program. The first new element was a temporary database that can be accessed by
authorized individuals allowing them to submit data. When fully tested and operational, this feature
will permit direct data entry. Once the entire dataset for a season has been collected, it will be
checked for errors, and then added permanently to the main database. The second element was
addition of exact GPS lat/long coordinates for each site, a work still in progress. This function in the
database has been linked to Google Maps, allowing operators to obtain actual 3D views of peregrine
nest sites. The third element is a section of the database where detailed reports submitted by state and
area coordinators will be posted in toto as received. In these are contained more detailed information
than what is summarized in this report along with many excellent photographs taken at the various
sites.
BACKGROUND
Redig assumed the role of overall coordinator of Midwest peregrine work in 2006,
coordinating the maintenance of the database, and preparing the annual report, including the narrative
and Tables 1 and 2. Portions of the report accounts were provided by individual state coordinators
and were edited by Tordoff and he also updated the lists of most productive females and males. Jane
Goggin and Richard Goggin prepared Tables 3 and 4, handled the distribution of bands, banding
reports from the field, and blood sampling supplies, and, with Redig and Peifer managed printing and
circulation of this report. John Castrale prepared Figures 1 through 15, based on his separate
database, and performed meticulous editing of the script and error-checking of the data. Jim
Fitzpatrick, Carpenter Nature Center, holds the master federal banding permit under which we work.

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All peregrines banded in the U.S. Midwest (ND, MN, WI, MI, SD, NE, IA, IL, IN, OH, KS,
MO, KY) in 2006 wear a bicolored project band, black over green on the left leg. Wild-produced
birds have a purple anodized USFWS band on the right leg; hacked birds have a gold anodized
USFWS band on the right leg. In Canada (SE MB, NW ON), hacked birds receive a red band and
wild-produced birds get a black band, in addition to a silver USFWS band. Project bands are
intended to be readable in the field, given the right circumstances and appropriate optics (see article
by Tordoff included in this report).
Many of the black/green and black/red bands (from earlier years) have the upper or lower
character (or both) tipped to the left on its side; these we show by using a star (*) to indicate the
tipped-over letter or number, for example, *2/E or H/*4. It is essential to include the star because all
combinations are in use (H/4, *H/4, H/*4, *H/*4 for example). It is also important to put all bands
on right side up, to make them easier to read in the field. To avoid confusion, numerals take
precedence over letters; that is, numerals 1 and 0 are used on the project color bands, letters I and O
are not used.
We cannot change names of localities in the peregrine database when the names of buildings
or companies change. The original names are entered in the database in too many places. Incomplete
corrections would confuse searches for data. The same goes for individual birds—once named and
entered, the name sticks.
Authorized users may download the contents of the database into an Excel spreadsheet. This
is accomplished by clicking on the “submit data” link, then at the top of the banding information
table, click on “Output birds for FileMaker "Peremain" import.” This will generate a transition file,
which you should save. Then open this file with Excel, and select the delimited with comma’s
option, click “finish”, and you will have the file in a spreadsheet format.

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INTRODUCTION
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) egg-laying began in March in the southern Midwest and
progressively later to the north. Known territorial pairs were reported at 210 compared to 197 in
2005, however, several sites, especially on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan were not reported on
this year owing to access issues. Production of young was 435 compared to 421 in 2005. Table 1 is a
nesting summary for nine years by state and province (sequence here and in the main list below is
north tier of states first, west to east; second tier, etc., then NW Ontario and SE Manitoba).
Table 1
TERRITORIAL PAIRS / YOUNG FLEDGED, 2006
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
N. Dakota -- -- 1/0 1/3 1/0 1/4 1/2 1/4 1/4
Minnesota 24/52 28/54 33/56 29/69 32/60 36/67 38/84 43/83 51/112
Wisconsin 11/33 13/36 15/39 19/53 19/50 20/63 20/55 27/59 27/65
Michigan 9/10 10/16 9/10 10/13 11/14 15/23 16/26 17/33 17/29
S. Dakota 1/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Nebraska 1/5 1/5 1/0 1/3 1/3 2/2 2/3 2/2 2/8
Iowa 2/6 3/6 3/10 5/8 5/10 6/16 8/13 10/20 11/11
Illinois 5/13 8/11 9/23 9/21 11/19 10/23 14/32 13/29 11/30
Indiana 9/15 9/24 9/23 11/20 11/27 11/33 12/30 12/29 13/30
Ohio 11/17 12/13 16/27 14/36 15/34 16/31 16/54 22/57 21/60
Kansas 1/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 1/0 1/0 1/0 1/0
Missouri 4/11 4/11 4/5 5/7 6/9 6/13 6/11 3/8 5/9*
Kentucky 1/1 2/3 3/5 3/4 4/7 4/7 4/12 4/11 8/8
Manitoba 3/4 2/5 2/4 2/1 2/1 2/0 2/4 3/7 4/5
Ontario 17/38 13/30 24/41 24/52 25/50 33/70 31/50 39/79 39/66**
Totals 99/205 107/214 129/243 133/290 144/284 163/352 171/376 197/421 210/435***
*Does not include four hacked birds
**Minimum count as some nest sites not visited a second time to confirm breeding success
*** 65 unbanded birds included in this tally
We point out again that yearly changes depend in part on arbitrary decisions about what
constitutes a countable pair. Production of young per territorial pair was 2.0 in 2002, 2.2 in 2003, 2.2
in 2004, 2.1 in 2005, and 2.0 this year.

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Year
Hacked
Young
Table 2
PEREGRINE POPULATION GROWTH AND PRODUCTIVITY
IN THE MIDWEST, 1981-2006
Terr.
Pairs
Nest.
Pairs
Succ.
Pairs
Young
Fledged
Young/
Terr.
Pair
Young/
Nest.
Pair
Young/
Success.
Pair
1981-6 130 4 2 0 0 0 0 0
1987 78 6 4 1 3 0.5 .75 3.0
1988 90 13 8 6 16 1.2 2.0 2.7
1989 129 16 12 9 22 1.4 1.8 2.4
1990 113 23 16 13 33 1.4 2.1 2.5
1991 147 30 22 17 36 1.2 1.6 2.1
1992 112 37 32 23 68 1.8 2.1 3.0
1993 41 53 43 33 87 1.6 2.0 2.6
1994 67 62 51 41 116 1.9 2.3 2.8
1995 58 67 53 43 118 1.8 2.2 2.7
1996 26 77 58 48 127 1.6 2.2 2.6
1997 36 90 69 58 167 1.9 2.4 2.9
1998 55 99 84 74 205 2.1 2.4 2.7
1999 63 107 89 76 214 2.0 2.4 2.8
2000 32 129 101 83 243 1.9 2.4 2.9
2001 24 133 119 102 290 2.2 2.4 2.8
2002 19 144 128 106 284 2.0 2.2 2.7
2003 16 163 144 125 352 2.2 2.4 2.8
2004 7 171 153 133 376 2.2 2.5 2.8
2005 6 197 169 149 421 2.1 2.5 2.8
2006 4 210 172 153 437 2.0 2.5 2.8
Total 1253 1831 1529 1293 3615 2.0 2.4 2.8
Note: “Young fledged” includes all young surviving to first flight from nest. Falcons hacked in
Tennessee, Alabama, and Arkansas are excluded on geographic grounds. Some totals for
earlier years shown here differ from previous editions of this table as new information has
become available.

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PRODUCTIVITY OF INDIVIDUAL ADULTS
Here are the ten most productive females, four still alive (augmented young omitted).
• ^Meg 12R (North Central Life, St. Paul MN), 43 young, 16 seasons, 2.7/season (hacked = h)
• ^Sibella 20V (Firstar, Milwaukee WI), 39 young, 15 seasons, 2.6/season (h)
• Camilla E/B (Monticello MN), 37 young, 11 seasons, 3.4/season (wild-produced = w)
• Freedom U/*8 (One Summit Square, Fort Wayne IN), 36 young, 11 seasons, 3.3/season (h)
• ^Mae 31V (NSP King, Bayport MN), 34 young, 14 seasons, 2.4/season (w)
• b/r 7/*1 (NSP Prairie Island, Goodhue Co., MN), 34 young, 10 seasons, 3.4/season (h)
• ^Liberty b/r E/*D (WPL Edgewater, Sheboygan WI), 33 young, 9 seasons, 3.7/year.
• Raynie A/*H (Froedtert Malt, Milwaukee WI), 32 young, 9 seasons, 3.5/season (w)
• ^Zenith 23W (Terminal Tower, Cleveland OH), 31 young., 9 seasons, 3.4/season (w)
• ^Atlanta L/*C (WEPCO Oak Creek, Milwaukee WI), 29 young, eight seasons, 3.6/season (w)
^ = known or presumed dead
Here are the ten most productive males, again four still alive (augmented young omitted).
• ^Kato 31T (Colonnade, Minneapolis MN), 43 young, 14 seasons, 3.1/season (w)
• Kinney 7/*3 (Market Tower, Indianapolis IN), 42 young, 12 seasons, 3.5/season (h)
• ^Hubert 987-20710 (125 S. Wacker, Chicago IL), 37 young, 13 seasons, 2.8/season (h)
• ^Will 04Y (Multifoods Tower, Minneapolis MN), 37 young, 14 seasons, 2.6/season (h)
• Mercury 21X (Lazarus, Dayton OH), 37 young, 14 seasons, 2.6/season (h)
• ^64X (Firstar Bank, Cedar Rapids IA), 36 young, 12 seasons, 3.0/season (h)
• Leopold C/D (Froedtert Malt, Milwaukee WI), 36 young, 13 seasons, 2.8/season (h)
• ^Bill 74T (Firstar, Milwaukee WI), 34 young, 11 seasons, 3.1/season (h)

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• Roosevelt R/*4 (One Summit Square, Fort Wayne IN), 34 young, 9 seasons, 3.4/season (w)
• ^Marty 53Z (Cline Avenue, East Chicago IN), 30 young, 11 seasons, 2.5/season (w)
^ = known or presumed dead
SUMMARY OF PEREGRINE NESTING IN 2006
In the Midwestern United States, southeastern Manitoba, and the Lake Superior basin of Ontario in
2006, 211 pairs were known to be on territories (although we are lacking information on several sites
reported on in previous years), 172 pairs (90%) laid eggs, 153 pairs (89% of the nesting pairs) were
successful in fledging 435 young, 2.84 young per successful pair, 2.53 per nesting pair, 2.0 per
territorial pair. Of the 172 pairs that laid eggs, 79 (54%) were on buildings, 28 (20%) were on
smokestacks, 17 (12%) on bridges, and 48 (28%) on cliffs.
Comparing this year with 2005, the total number of known pairs was larger (210 vs. 197 in 2005),
however, with some sites not visited or unreported, it is not an entirely informed comparison;
percentage-wise, more nested (90% vs. 86%), and percentage of successful nesting pairs was the
same (89% this year vs. 89% in 2005). Four more pairs fledged young this year than last (153 vs.
149) resulting in more young fledged (435 vs. 421).
In addition to the 435 young known to have fledged in the wild in the Midwest this year,
four young were hacked in Missouri.
TOTALS FOR REGION:
2006 POPULATION STATUS
153 known successful pairs fledged 435 young (SP in list below), of which 65 were not
banded
19 pairs laid eggs but failed to fledge young (LE)
38 pairs, non-breeding (NB)
210 territorial pairs (SP, LE, NB)
For each state, province, or area, successful pairs (SP) are listed first, followed by pairs
laying eggs (LE), then non-breeding pairs (NB).

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NORTH DAKOTA
1. SP-Community First Bank, Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota. Wick Corwin reports that
five-year-old female Frieda b/g 24/A, here for the fifth year, paired again with nine-year-old male
Dakota Ace b/r *H/D, here for the seventh year. Four eggs were laid in the box, all hatched, and four
young fledged, three males and one female. Two of the young were killed shortly after fledging, in
separate situations. One, Maris b/g W/37 flew into a window. Another, Prairie Rose b/g *H/*W was
found dead along railroad tracks on July 3 rd a short distance from the nest site. First year nesting
attempted: 2000; total young produced: 17.
MINNESOTA
2. SP-Colonnade, Hwy. 100 and I-394, Golden Valley, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Bud
Tordoff and Mischelle Johnson report that a new male, six-year-old Malik b/g 5/*9 (seen in early
April at the Xcel Energy Riverside site by Bob Anderson), fledged in 2000 from North Central Life
in St. Paul, paired with three-year-old Loree b/g 49/E (NSP Monticello 2003), here for the second
year. Four eggs were laid in an open gravel tray, all hatched and four young fledged, three males and
one female. Malik had previously nested for three seasons at the NSP Riverside Plant in
Minneapolis. Malik replaced 16 year-old Kato 31T, who nested here for 14 seasons and sired 43
young, perhaps the most fledged young yet recorded for a wild male peregrine. Kato fledged wild in
St. Paul, MN, and was found severely injured in Minneapolis on November 29, 2005 and was
euthanized. First year nesting attempted: 1991; total young produced: 47.
3. SP-Multifoods Tower (aka City Center), Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. The
male here for his second season is three-year-old Younger b/g 04/N, fledged in 2003 at Maiden Rock,
Wisconsin, the second male from this cliff site to nest at Multifoods Tower. The female at this site is
once again an unbanded female, most likely the same female here since 2003 from photograph
identification. Four eggs were laid and four young fledged, all males. One young male died after
colliding with a building shortly after fledging. First year nesting attempted: 1987; total young
produced: 39
4. SP-City Hall, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. An adult female peregrine
wearing only a silver USFWS band on her left leg (1807-348), origin unknown, was first reported at
this site in 2000. She once again was paired with three-year-old Bor b/g 03/N, fledged in 2003 at
NSP Monticello, Minnesota. The pair, closely watched by Barbara Hendrickson, nested again in a
cubbyhole on the east side of the 5th Street Tower of the century old City Hall. Four eggs were laid,
one hatched and one female fledged. First year nesting attempted: 2000; total young produced: 7.
5. SP-Riverside Plaza/I-94 Mississippi River Bridge, Minneapolis, Hennepin County,
Minnesota. Twelve-year-old Phoebe, after nesting six years on the river bridge, moved in 2004 a
mile to a box at Riverside Plaza, where she first attempted to nest in 1997. She paired for the third
year with six-year-old Rocket b/g L/M. Three eggs were laid, all hatched, and three young fledged,
two males and a female. Phoebe is an escaped falconry bird from Kansas in 1994 and is still
identifiable by her breeder band and leather anklet. Rocket fledged in 2000 from a smokestack at
NSP Riverside, Minneapolis, Minnesota. A male fledgling from the Riverside nest was found dead
in a new nest box installed at a plant in Elk River MN in mid-September. Riverside is one of seven
sites monitored in the state as part of the federal monitoring program for Peregrine Falcons. First
year nesting attempted: 1997; total young produced: 11.

6. SP-Lock and Dam 1/Ford Parkway Bridge, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
Six-year-old male Scotty b/g P/T and six year-old female Amelia b/g 0/*G, both here for their fifth
season, nested in the nest box installed in 2003 by Mike DeRusha, Jim Ryan, Nate Johnson, and
others of the Lock and Dam 1 staff on a man-altered cliff at the west end of Lock and Dam 1, about
250 yards downstream from the bridge. Four eggs were laid in the box, two hatched and two young
fledged, one male and one female. This site offers some of the best public viewing of a peregrine
nest and post-fledging behavior from the observation platform. First year nesting attempted: 2000;
total young produced: 21
7. SP-Norwest Financial Center (aka Wells Fargo), Xerxes and I-494, Bloomington,
Hennepin County, Minnesota. For the tenth year, a pair nested in an open tray on the east side of the
building. Throughout the winter, Jackie Fallon observed a pair of peregrines, three-year-old female
Barbara b/g 51/B and seven-year-old male Nero b/g V/D, here for his sixth season. However, on
April 4, it was discovered that a new female had taken up residence, nine-year-old Mendota b/r *4/C.
A territorial fight was seen on April 4. The two females took to the sky, grappling and vocalizing,
and the larger Mendota proceeded to chase the second female, presumed to be Barbara, to the west.
The pair was out of view for nearly 30 minutes. Mendota returned to the building and was soon
joined by the male, Nero, and the pair copulated within minutes. The pair laid four eggs, four
hatched, and two male and two females fledged in late June. Mendota, nested at the Colonnade
building for six years and was observed in the spring in 2005 at both the Multifoods Tower,
Minneapolis, and Norwest Financial for short periods of time. Female Barbara b/g 51/B has not
been seen after the April 4 th territorial battle. First year nesting attempted: 1997; total young
produced: 27.
8. SP-Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota. Ted Bartel and Tom Behrens
report that a pair of peregrines nested successfully here for the second year, with seven unproductive
years between 1997 and 2004. An unbanded adult male and an unbanded adult female produced four
eggs and fledged four young, two males and two females. As in the past, the entire banding process
was televised throughout the world-renowned clinic. The pair and young were filmed through the
season for patients, visitors, and staff to view in the lobby of the clinic, offering all a unique view of
peregrine behavior. One of the young males was found a few weeks after fledging with a spinal
injury requiring euthanasia a few days later. First year nesting attempted: 1991; total young
produced: 23.
9. SP-NSP Black Dog Plant, Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota (aka Xcel Energy Blackdog
Plant). Bob Anderson reports that ten-year-old female Nora b/r G/*V, here for at least the sixth year,
paired with an unidentified male. Four eggs were laid, four hatched, but two of the chicks died for
unknown reasons. Two young, one male and one female, fledged. First year nesting attempted: 1993;
total young produced: 35.
10. SP-NSP King Plant, Bayport, Washington County, Minnesota (aka: Xcel Energy King
Plant, Oak Park Heights, Washington County MN). Occupied since 1990. Bob Anderson reports
that 7-year-old female Belinda b/g W/E, here for the third year, paired with 11-year-old male Doug
b/r 0/*L, first identified here in 2003. Five eggs were laid, three hatched, three young fledged, two
females, one male. First year nesting attempted: 1990; total young produced: 41.
11. SP-NSP Prairie Island, Goodhue County, Minnesota (aka Xcel Energy Prairie Island
Plant, Goodhue County, MN). Bob Anderson reports that 13-year-old female b/r 7/1, nesting here
since 1997, and an unidentified male, fledged three young, two males and one female. First year
nesting attempted: 1997; total young produced: 31.
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12. SP-NSP Sherco Plant, Becker, Sherburne County, Minnesota (aka Xcel Energy Plant
Becker, Sherburne County, MN). Dan Orr, NSP biologist, and Bob Anderson report that seven-yearold
Seminoe b/r W/A, fifth year at this site paired with an unidentified male. Four eggs were laid,
four hatched, four young fledged, two males and two females. First year nesting attempted: 1992;
total young produced: 38.
13. SP-NSP Monticello Plant, Monticello, Wright County, Minnesota (aka Xcel Energy
Monticello Plant Wright County, MN). Dan Orr (NSP) and Bob Anderson report that 12-year-old
female Camilla b/r E/B, here for the eleventh year, paired with an unidentified adult male, laid four
eggs, hatched one, and fledged one female. First year nesting attempted: 1995; total young produced:
40.
14. SP-Minnesota Power and Light Boswell Energy Center, Cohasset, Itasca County,
Minnesota. A pair of unidentified adults, female unbanded and male banded b/g, laid four eggs,
hatched and fledged four young, three females and a male. First year nesting attempted: 1993; total
young produced: 44.
15. SP-Cargill Elevator, Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota (aka Red Wing Grain Stack
House Red Wing, Goodhue County, MN). Bob Anderson reports that eight-year-old female Husker
b/r *M/D, here for at least the sixth year, paired with eight-year-old male Prescott b/r *3/*2. One
young female fledged. First year nesting attempted: 2001; total young produced: 16.
16. SP-State Prison/University Bridge, St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota. For the fifth
year, a pair of peregrines nested in a box on the water tower at the state prison. The female is fiveyear-old
b/g 1/*W, fledged in 2001 at Norwest Financial, Bloomington, Minnesota, and the male is
five-year-old Rocky b/g 84/H, fledged in 2001 at NSP King, Bayport, Minnesota. Four young
fledged, unbanded, three males and a female. This site is one of seven sites monitored in the state as
part of the federal monitoring program for peregrine falcons. First year nesting attempted: 1994; total
young produced: 14.
17. SP-Champion International Paper Mill, Sartell, Stearns County, Minnesota. For four
years, Rick Fern, plant safety supervisor, has watched this site. This year the pair nested in a new
box that was installed on the east side of the mill stack in winter 2005-6. Returning for the second
year was five-year-old female Copper b/g *7/C, fledged in 2001 at Fargo, North Dakota, and her halfbrother,
three-year-old Dakotah b/g 78/P, fledged at Fargo in 2003. On May 30, three young were
banded, two males and a female. The young female b/g W/22 was found in the nearby Mississippi
River on June 28, 2006, about a week after fledging. The adult female at this site is extremely
defensive and was involved with strikes at pedestrians on a bridge about three blocks from the box.
Signs were posted to inform the public about this behavior, which lasted for about two weeks. First
year nesting attempted: 1999; total young produced: 6.
18. SP-Queens Bluff, Great River Bluffs State Park, Winona County, Minnesota. An
unbanded adult female and two-year-old male Cranberry b/g 17/N, fledged in 2004 at Dairyland
Cooperative, Genoa, Wisconsin, nested in a cave eyrie that has been used since 2000. Four young
were banded, two male and two females, and all four fledged successfully. Jim Mussell and Joel
Sniewolski climbed the cliff here. State park resource biologist Shawn Fletcher observed the banding
and assisted the banding crew on May 22. First year nesting attempted: 2000; total young produced:
19.
19. SP-Great Spirit Bluff, La Crescent, Houston County, Minnesota. First used in 2005. Bob
Anderson and his crew report that three-year-old female Katrina b/g 59/E, fledged at Dairyland
Cooperative, Alma, Wisconsin, in 2003, paired with a b/g banded male. Four eggs laid, three young
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hatched and fledged, one female and two males. First year nesting attempted: 2005; total young
produced: 7.
20. SP-Blatnik Bridge, Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota / Superior, Douglas County,
Wisconsin. Dave Evans reports that an unbanded adult male was paired with a new female, black
*B/8, fledged in 2004 from Mount McRae, Ontario. The pair fledged 3 young, unbanded due to
traffic safety considerations. First year nesting attempted: 1995; total young produced: 6.
21. SP-Greysolon Plaza (aka Duluth Hotel), Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota. Rob
MacIntyre and Amy Ries scored a home run when they captured the unbanded adult female here,
who is now known as Amy b/g 82/C; the male is still unbanded. They laid four eggs, hatched and
fledged four young, two of each sex. First year nesting attempted: 2003; total young produced: 10.
22. SP-Bong Bridge, Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin / Duluth, St. Louis County,
Minnesota. Dave Evans reported that that eleven-year-old male Trevor b/r K/*A, fledged in 1995
from a cliff at Kennedy Creek, Minnesota was paired with three-year-old female black *Y/6, fledged
in 2003 from Caribou Island, Ontario. This pair nested in a new location closer to land on the
Minnesota section of land, on a beam of the bridge. Two young males were banded when they were
found to have landed below the bridge at about 30-35 days of age. The pair was believed to have
failed, but had actually just moved locations from the usual tub located in the center of the bridge
over water to the new location. One of the young was found dead on the bridge July 9th by Dave
Evans. First year nesting attempted: 1994; Total young produced: 8.
Each year, Minnesota North Shore peregrines are banded with the essential and much
appreciated help of expert climbers from the Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center,
Finland, Minnesota. This year the climbers and others that helped at North Shore sites were
(alphabetically): John Arent, Gail Buhl, Dave Evans, Dave Graf, Brice Hansen, Peter Harris,
Brad Johnson, Jim Mussell, Peter Smerud, Joel Sneiwolski, Mike Steffes, Joe Walewski, and
Lori Walewski.
23. SP-Superior Shores, Rocky Point, Two Harbors, Lake County, Minnesota. New Site.
Dave Evans reported nesting activity at this site. An adult unbanded male was present with threeyear-old
female Phoenix b/g 96/E, fledged in 2003 from North Shore Mining, Silver Bay,
Minnesota. The pair failed in late May, but was observed to have re-nested in an old raven nest
by June 11 with three eggs. On July 31, Adam Barnett climbed to the nest; two female chicks
were safely banded and fledged from the site in late August. First year nesting attempted: 2006;
total young produced: 2.
24. SP-Crow Creek, Lake County, Minnesota. This site was occupied regularly by the
pre-DDT peregrines and now since 2003. Six-year-old Wally b/g P/R, fledged at Palisade Head
in 2000, paired with an unbanded female. Two young females were banded on June 8, and
fledged successfully by the end of the month. Dave Evans identified male Wally b/g P/R in 2002
at Silver Cliff, about two miles from Crow Creek. First year nesting attempted: 2003; total young
produced: 6.
25. SP-Castle Cliff, Castle Danger, Lake County, Minnesota. Mike Steffes and Dave
Evans reported on this pair for the fifth season. As in previous years, the female was unbanded.
The male was banded b/g, but remained too secretive to further identify him. Four eggs were
laid, four hatched, and four young were banded, three females and one male. The three young
females were found to have died or were missing from the eyrie before fledging age, leaving a

single male to fledge successfully. Mike Steffes sent graphic pictures of a dead young that had
fallen to rocks below the nest ledge. First year nesting attempted: 2001; total young produced:
20.
26. SP-North Shore Mining, Silver Bay, Lake County, Minnesota. Dave Evans and
Warren Lind report that a pair of unbanded adults nested here for the eighth year. As in 2004 and
2005, the nest was on a beam under an enclosed conveyor. Three young fledged, two males and
one female. A nest box was installed in late winter, 2006, to allow easier access to the chicks at
banding time, but went unused by the peregrines this season. This site is one of seven sites
monitored in the state as part of the federal monitoring program for peregrine falcons. First year
nesting attempted: 1999; total young produced: 21.
27. SP-Pink Cove, Beaver Bay, Lake County, Minnesota. Dave Evans reported an
unbanded adult female and male Jean b/g 7/*L, 2001 fledge from Corundum Point. Four eggs
were laid, three young were banded, two males and one female, on June 20. Joe and Lori
Walewski climbed at this challenging site. First year nesting attempted: 1996; total young
produced: 12.
28. SP-Kennedy Creek cliff, Lake County, Minnesota. Dave Evans, Peter Harris, and Sue
and Gary Prebil helped keep track of this site. This year the pair moved around the point to a cliff
face closer to the creek to the west. The male is five-year-old Chris b/g P/V, fledged in 2001 at
Castle Cliff, Castle Danger, Minnesota, here for his third year, and an unbanded adult female.
Four eggs were laid, and three male and one female young were banded on June 20. Four young
fledged in early July. First year nesting attempted: 1995; total young produced: 11.
29. SP-Palisade Head cliff, Tettegouche State Park, Lake County, Minnesota. A pair of
adults, most likely the same pair as in 2005, nested on a cliff south of the tower at the parking lot.
The male is banded with a silver USFWS band only and the adult female was unbanded.
According to Dave Evans, four eggs were laid, four young hatched and two male and two female
young were banded and known to have fledged. First year nesting attempted: 1988; total young
produced: 52.
30. SP-Manitou cliff, northeast of Little Marais, Lake County, Minnesota. Dave Evans
reports that adult female believed to be Susan b/g 9/*2, who fledged in 2002 at Corundum Point,
is paired with an unknown adult male. For the first time since birds were discovered nesting at
the site in 1999, access was allowed by the new property owners. Two young were banded, one
male and one female. John Arent climbed here on June 11. First year nesting attempted: 1999;
total young produced: 14+.
31. SP-Corundum Point cliff, Split Rock State Park, Lake County, Minnesota. As in
former years, the adults are very cautious, usually soaring high above when disturbed. The male
may be twelve-year-old Dudley, b/r 8/*D, 1994 fledge from Palisade Head, who was confirmed
nesting here in 1997, and the female is an unknown adult. Brad Johnson and Dave Evans were
able to locate the nest location from the lake, and on June 8 the banding crew was able to band
two young female chicks. This site is one of seven sites monitored in the state as part of the
federal monitoring program for peregrine falcons. First year nesting attempted: 1997; total young
produced: 20.
32. SP-Birch Bay, Lake County, Minnesota. New Site. Peter Harris reported a new pair
of birds nesting on a cliff in a raven nest. The male was black band *5/4, a 2002 fledge from
Squaw Bay, Ontario, and the female was black band *X/7, 2003 fledge also from Squaw Bay,
Ontario. Three young males were discovered at the nest site, but determined to be too old to band
safely on banding day. This site was a late discovery in the season due to the belief that this pair
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was the same pair of birds on territory at Kennedy Creek, located just ¾ mile up shore from this
site. We are looking forward to banding at this site in the future. First year nesting attempted:
2006; total young produced: 3.
33. SP-Hat Point cliff, northeast of Grand Portage, Cook County, Minnesota. Dave Evans
reports that an adult bird with a juvenile was observed in August. No further information is
currently available on the identification of the adults or other possible young produced. First year
nesting attempted: 1996; total young produced: 12.
34. SP-NSP High Bridge, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota (aka: Xcel Energy
Highbridge Plant). Bob Anderson, Raptor Resource Project, reports that three-year-old female
Athena b/g 01/D, paired with an unbanded male. They laid four eggs, hatched and fledged four
young, two males and two females. First year nesting attempted: 2000; total young produced: 18.
35. SP-Cargill Elevator, Lake City, Wabasha County, Minnesota (aka: Horizon Milling,
Lake City). Bob Anderson reports that peregrines nested here for the fifth year. Six-year-old
male Gretch K/U, back for the fifth year, paired with five-year-old female Lolo 29/A, here for the
fourth year. After an unsuccessful last year owing to injury of the female in mid-incubation, the
pair this year laid four eggs, hatched and fledged four young, two males and two females. First
year nesting attempted: 2002; total young produced: 15.
36. SP-Mendota Bridge, Fort Snelling State Park, Dakota County, Minnesota. Jackie
Fallon reported that nine-year-old female P.W. b/r*5/V fledged in 1997 from the Ford Parkway
bridge, Minneapolis, here for eighth year, over wintered with an unbanded male. Near the end of
March, this male was displaced by two-year-old Survivor b/g 42/N, a 2004 fledge from Dairyland
Cooperative, Alma, Wisconsin. Survivor was observed to copulate with P.W and be at the site
for about a month. Ultimately, he was replaced by three-year-old Matrix b/g 74/P, fledged from
the Colonnade building, Minneapolis, in 2003, here for his second year. It was believed that the
pair had not produced young, but in late July, three chicks were found on a new ledge of the
bridge, about 1/3 mile west of the historic arch area, by Mark Cleveland, MN DNR. One male
chick was found below the nest at about 35 days of age and was taken to The Raptor Center when
it was determined at banding to have injuries that would require medical care. The injuries were
too severe and the juvenile was euthanized several weeks later, when it was discovered that the
chick had also contracted West Nile virus. The other two chicks were observed to have
successfully fledged within two weeks of discovery of the eyrie. Greg Mikkelson, Mike Gabriel,
and Mark Cleveland assisted with observations at this site. First year nesting attempted: 1996;
total young produced: 25.
37. SP-Faith Bluff, John Latsch State Park, Winona County, Minnesota. An adult male of
undetermined banding status and an unbanded adult female were successful in the box on the cliff
face. Four young were successfully banded, three females and one male. All four young fledged
successfully later in the month. State park manager Brent Anderson observed the banding for the
first time and assisted the banding crew on June 12. Peregrines have nested in the box at this
southern-most bluff of the three in the park in 2000, 2002, and 2004 successfully. The box was
installed in 1988. John Arent and Joel Sniewolski climbed the cliff here. First year nesting
attempted: 1986; total young produced: 13.
38. SP-Milwaukee Railroad Bridge/Hastings Cliff, Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota.
For the first year, success was made at this site by five-year-old Penny b/g 27/A, fledged in 2001
from NSP Sherco, Becker, Minnesota and three-year-old Charlie b/g 64/P, fledged in 2003 from
the Cargill Elevator, Red Wing, Minnesota. A single female young was fledged from the site on
July 1 and banded when she landed on the ground. This site is unique, as discovered by Tordoff,
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in that the nest and chick were on the counterweight that travels vertically some 30 feet when the
bridge rises and falls for boat and train traffic. This site is one of seven sites monitored in the
state as part of the federal monitoring program for peregrine falcons. First year nesting attempted:
2001; total young produced: 5.
39. SP-Railroad Bridge, Prescott-Dakota County, Minnesota/ St. Croix County,
Wisconsin. (Jackie is working on the name for this one 1/9/07) New Site. Jen Veith reported
that a pair of peregrines was observed in the area. Todd Haarstick and Tordoff confirmed the
presence of the pair on the west end (Minnesota) of the bridge. The adult female is unbanded and
the male is two-year-old Butler b/g 19/N, a 2004 fledge from the Cargill Elevator, Red Wing.
Three young fledged in July, not banded because of no access to the site. First year nesting
attempted: 2006; total young produced: 3.
40. SP-3M Water Tower, Arcade and East 7th Street, St. Paul, Ramsey County,
Minnesota. Russ Edmonds assisted with observations at this site throughout the season. On
April 1, Tordoff observed four-year-old Jill, b/g 50/B, fledged in 2002 from a cliff at Castle Rock,
Wisconsin, to be paired with twelve-year-old Sota b/r 8/*E. This pair was previously observed at
the Bremer building (formerly the North Central Life building, site #45) in March, nesting for two
years at that site. The pair laid four eggs in the box on the water tower that was installed in the
fall 2004. Two young hatched, and two young fledged, one male and one female. Jim Mussell
and Dr. Luiz Cruz, DVM a post-doctoral assistant at The Raptor Center, climbed the 170’ to the
nest box, with the female entering the box while the chicks were removed for banding.
Approximately 40 3M staff and other viewers observed the banding below the tower for this site’s
first successful nesting. The male chick was found dead on 7/13/06 near 6th and Wabasha in
downtown St. Paul with injuries consistent with colliding with a building. First year nesting
attempted: 2006; total young produced: 2.
41. SP-I-494 Bridge (Wakota Bridge), South St. Paul, Washington County, Minnesota.
(aka Dakota Bridge) In 2003, four eggs were laid on this bridge that was then undergoing heavy
reconstruction, but none hatched. Last season, 2005, a pair was present, male MNDOT b/r *D/C,
fledged in 1997 Mendota Bridge in Ft. Snelling State Park and an unbanded one-year-old female,
but no nesting occurred. This year, the same male was again present and a new female, fouryear-old
Trudy b/g 41/B, 2002 fledge from NSP Monticello, Monticello. The pair nested on a
center beam over the river, where a piece of plywood had been left behind. A single female chick
was banded on June 9, with the considerable assistance from Mark Pribula and Bill Wald of MN
DOT and their crews doing the reconstruction and demolition of the old bridge. The young
female fledged successfully in late June. It is not known at this time if the bridge will remain for
another year or not, due to financial costs of the bridgework. First year nesting attempted: 2003;
total young produced: 1.
42. LE-Finn Church, two miles northeast of Tofte, Cook County, Minnesota. Fallon
reports that a pair of birds was observed at the site in late April. The pair nested here for the
second consecutive year. The adult female is an unbanded bird, and the male is three-year-old
Chuck b/g 81/P, fledged in 2003 from North Shore Mining, Silver Bay, and here for the second
year. Two eggs were observed in mid May, but by June 1, it was discovered that the cliff face
had fallen into Lake Superior, which has happens frequently at this site. The pair remained on
territory through the summer. Student naturalist Tiffany Smith from Wolf Ridge ELC assisted
with observations at this site. First year nesting attempted: 1993; total young produced: 17.
43. LE-Midwest Plaza, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Jackie Fallon
discovered that eight-year-old adult female b/r *E/X, fledged in 1998 in Des Moines, Iowa was
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paired bigamously with three-year-old adult male Younger b/g 04/N, simultaneously the breeding
male at the Multifoods Tower (site #3), just one block to the northwest of this site. This behavior
was confirmed on several occasions during incubation when Younger was seen leaving the box
on the SE corner of the 50th floor of the Multifoods Tower and arriving at the tray on the 22nd
floor on the south side of the Midwest Plaza building. Food deliveries were also observed by this
male to both females at the two separate sites. Eight eggs were laid by *E/X, none of which
hatched. This site is 38 floors lower and 100 yards south and west of the nest box on the
Multifoods Tower. Observations of the bigamous behavior were made possible by access to the
adjoining Medical Arts roof where observations could be done of both sites simultaneously. First
year nesting attempted: 2004; total young produced: 5.
44. LE-Space Tower, State Fairgrounds, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota. Donnelle
Burlingame discovered a pair of peregrines using the nest box atop the Space Tower ride in late
March. The male was identified by Mark Martell to be five-year-old Gold b/g 90/H, a 2001
fledge from the NSP High Bridge, St. Paul. He previously was paired with the current female at
the Minneapolis City Hall site in 2004, producing 2 young that year. The Space Tower female
this year was banded b/g, but no further ID could be made. Three eggs were laid but did not
hatch. In 1998 a pair of birds produced eggs here that failed to hatch, and in 2000 a pair was
present at the site without any known egg production. This site has not produced any live young
to date, but appears to be somewhat attractive to peregrines. First year nesting attempted: 1998;
total young produced: 0.
45. NB-Interchange Building, I-394 and Hwy. 169, Golden Valley, Hennepin County,
Minnesota. New to the site was male Mike b/g D/22, a 2004 fledge from Lock and Dam 1,
Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the female was an unbanded adult, believed from photos to be the
same female as in 2005 as reported by Jackie Fallon. The female disappeared from the site in mid
April. A nest box was installed by Dean Lerch and his staff with a camera shortly before the
female disappeared, but no nesting occurred. The male was observed throughout the summer
using the building. First year nesting attempted: 2005; total young produced: 0.
46. NB-North Central Life (aka Bremer Building), St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota.
Throughout the winter, four-year-old Jill b/g 50/B, fledged in 2002 at a cliff at Castle Rock,
Wisconsin, and here for the third year, paired with twelve-year-old four-toed Sota b/r 8/*E, here
for the ninth year. They were observed on territory, even making a fresh scrape in the nest box by
April 5. However, within a week of the scrape, the pair left this site and moved two miles to the
northeast to the 3M Water Tower (site #39) and set up nesting at the water tower site. It is not
known if the pair left the box due to disturbances in 2005 during incubation and hatching to the
building or parasite infestation. No other birds were observed through the summer or fall at this
site. It will be interesting to see if peregrines will utilize this site in the future, as they have since
1988. First year nesting attempted: 1989; total young produced: 46.
47. NB-Homer Cliff, Homer, Winona County, Minnesota. For the second year, Bob
Anderson observed falcons defending this cliff. No evidence of nesting was observed. In 2005, a
single female wearing a gold band was seen at this site.
48. NB-NSP Riverside Plant, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Bob Anderson
reports the same unfortunate scenario as has played out now for the fourth year in a row, wherein
female Speedy b /g / is displaced by a non-reproductive unbanded female, after a fierce fight.
Six-year-old male Malik b/g 5/*9 is but a bystander.
49. NB-Lock and Dam #9, Lynxville, Crawford County, Wisconsin. New Site. Bob
Anderson and Neil Rettig found a one-year-old female, banding status undetermined, paired with
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an unbanded adult male. Neil reported seeing one of the pair chasing a bald eagle away from the
cliff face. The pair was present until the end of June.
50. NB-Mankato Concrete Plant, Blue Earth County, Minnesota. In December 2006, it was
reported to Jackie Fallon by a reliable Mankato resident that a pair of peregrines had been on
territory throughout the summer, but no young were observed. However, during the multiple trips
that Fallon took during the spring and early summer, she was only able to observe an unbanded
adult female in the area. The banding status of the male is unknown.
51. NB-Taconite Harbor, Cook County, Minnesota. A pair of adult peregrines was known
to be in the area this season. No positive identification was made on either bird and it is not known
for sure if they successfully produced any young. First year nesting attempted: 2004; total young
produced: 5.
52. NB-Agate Bay Ore Docks, Two Harbors, Lake County, Minnesota. Dave Evans
reports that a pair of adult peregrines was seen at this site this spring and observed copulating on
April 20. Unfortunately, access to the site is limited and we have no further information at this
time about any young produced.
[Bovey Mine, Bovey, Itasca County, Minnesota. No information was available on the identification
of the adults or of possible young produced.]
[Hull Rust Mine, Hibbing, St. Louis County, Minnesota. No information was obtained regarding
activity at this site in 2006.]
WISCONSIN
In 2006 in Wisconsin there were 22 nesting attempts, 21 of which were known successful peregrine
nests and produced a total of 65 young (3.09 yg./successful nest). Eleven nests were located along the
Lake Michigan shoreline, eight along the Mississippi River (four on cliffs), two inland nests and one
site in the Fox Valley. Once again power plants comprised nearly half (48%) of the successful nests
and produced over half (51%) of the young.
53. SP-Miller Brewery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. An unbanded adult
female was present here once again with a new adult male. The new male was identified by Greg
Septon as Herbert (b/g) 80/N produced at the WE Energies Valley Power Plant in Milwaukee in
2004. Four eggs were laid and two young of each sex were banded on June 12, 2006.
54. SP-Froedtert Malt, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Greg Septon reported that
the adult male here appeared to be fourteen-year-old Leopold b/r C/D, a captive-produced peregrine
released at Pleasant Prairie, WI in 1992, and present here since 1994. The adult female was Raynie
b/r A/*H, a 1995 wpr female from Chicago. This was Raynie’s 9th year at this site. From four eggs
laid, two young were produced. They were banded, a male and female on June 7, 2006.
55. SP-WEPCO Oak Creek Power Plant, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Greg
Septon & Rose Dehli report ten-year-old Atlanta b/r L/*C was here for her 8th year. “Griffin” b/r
5/*D her former mate was replaced by a new adult male identified as six-year-old Scott b/g M/Y.
Scott was produced at Milwaukee’s Froedtert Malt Complex in 2000. Scott had nested at the Racine
County Courthouse since 2002 but as indicated below (#57) has now been replaced. Four eggs were

laid, one disappeared, two of the remaining three hatched. One chick died on day one after hatching
and the other, a male, was banded on June 7, 2006.
56. SP-WEPCO Valley Power Plant, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Greg
Septon, Bill Holton and Bob Meidl report that the adult female here was once again four-year-old
Liberty b/g 0/*T, nesting here for her third year. The adult male was not identified. They laid and
hatched four eggs, and two males and two females were banded on May 30, 2006.
57. SP-WEPCO Port Washington Power Plant, Port Washington, Ozaukee County,
Wisconsin. The adult female, Whitney 6/*E was lost to an accident at the end of the 2005 season.
Greg Septon reported an adult pair of falcons was present here until mid-April when an immature
female arrived and displaced the adult female. This immature female laid a single egg on April 24th.
On May 3rd, a new banded adult female was on site. Now paired with eight-year-old male Flaps b/r
8/*T, this new female laid her first of three eggs on May 11th in the nest box next to the previously
laid egg. She was identified on June 2nd as Icon b/g 50/D produced at the LTV Steel site in
Cleveland, OH in ’04. Two young hatched and two young were banded, one each sex, on July 12.
The single egg from the immature female did not hatch.
58. SP-WPL Edgewater Generating Station, Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. Greg
Septon and Joe McClurg report the adult female here was Liberty b/r E/*D. This was ten-year-old
Liberty’s 9th year at Edgewater. The adult male was not identified, but he wears a b/g band. Six eggs
were laid between March 31 – April 8, five hatched and four young were banded on June 2, 2006,
two males and two females. On June 22, Liberty was found dead in the switchyard at this site. She
nested at Edgewater since 1998 producing a total of 33 young (3.7/year).
59. SP-Busch Agricultural Resources Complex, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
Greg Septon and Rise’ Sieben reported the adult female here was five-year-old b/g 7/*U produced in
2001 at the New Center in Detroit, MI. This was her second year at this site. The adult male has not
been identified. Five eggs were laid, four hatched and four young, one male and three females were
banded on May 25th, 2006.
60. SP-WPS Pulliam Power Plant, Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin. Greg Septon
reported that the adult female here was three-year-old Beth b/g 25/B. She was produced in 2003 at
the Midwest Generation Power Plant in Waukegan, IL. The adult male remains unidentified. Four
eggs were laid, three hatched, and two males were banded on May 25, 2006.
61. SP-WEPCO Pleasant Prairie Power Plant, Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
Greg Septon and Bob Reske reported that the adult female here was eight-year-old Breezer b/r *R/*2
produced in 1998 at the U.S. Steel site in Gary, IN. This was Breezer’s 8th year at P4. Greg Septon
finally identified the adult male as Duke b/r 1/*P produced in 1998 at Milwaukee’s Landmark on the
Lake apartment building. The nest box on the old chimney was closed off in January when the nest
box inside the new chimney was finished. By March, the pair had located and occupied their new
box. Five eggs were laid and five male young were banded on May 25, 2006. Female Breezer laid
two eggs at age one, four her second year, five in 2001, 2002, 2003, four in 2004, five in 2005, and
five again in 2006.
62. SP-Racine County Courthouse, Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin. Greg Septon reported
that the adult female here was once again five-year-old Lily b/g 56/A hatched in 2001 at the Firstar
Bank in Cedar Rapids, IA. Scott b/g M/Y, who was at this site since 2002, was replaced by a new
unidentified adult male. Scott is now paired with Atlanta at the Oak Creek Power Plant. They laid
four eggs and four males were banded on June 7, 2006.
63. SP-Cargill Malt Complex, Jefferson County, Jefferson, Wisconsin. Greg Septon and Pete
Dempsey reported that an adult pair of falcons was nesting once again at this site. The female was
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three-year-old Smokey b/g 82/Awho was produced at the Edgewater Generating Station in
Sheboygan, WI in 2003 and was nesting here for the third year. The adult male is banded b/g. Five
eggs were laid, four hatched, and four young were banded on June 12, 2006, three males and one
female.
64. SP-Rothschild-WPS Weston Power Plant. New Site. Greg Septon and Tom McLean
reported an unbanded female paired with a b/g adult male. Four eggs were laid and four young were,
two males and two females, were banded on May 31, 2006.
65. SP-NSP-Dairyland Genoa Power Plant, Genoa, Vernon County, Wisconsin (aka:
Dairyland Power Cooperative, Genoa, WI). Bob Anderson and John Thiel reported that ten-year-old
female Scooter b/r U/W, here for the ninth year, paired with six-year-old male Rich b/g 21/H, his
third year here. Four eggs were laid and four young were banded, three females and one male, the
same sex ratio as last year.
66. SP-Maiden Rock, Pepin County, Wisconsin. Bob Anderson reported that seven-year-old
male Gunnar, hacked at Effigy Mounds National Monument in 1999 and identified here in October
2004, paired with an unbanded adult female. They fledged two female young.
67. SP-Castle Rock, Buffalo County, Wisconsin (aka: Castle Rock cliff Trempealeau County,
WI). Bob Anderson reported that an unidentified pair fledged three female young. They utilized a
nest box and this was the fifth year of nesting here.
68. SP-Lynxville Cliff, Lynxville, Crawford County, Wisconsin. This was the fourth year this
site has been active. Bob Anderson reported that four-year old male Les b/g 64/K, fledged at Lake
City, Minnesota in 2002, paired with three-year-old Jackie 51/E, daughter of Gunner at Maiden Rock.
They fledged one male and one female. Maggie Jones and David Linton helped keep track of falcon
activity at this site. Dan Berger reminds us that peregrines were fledged here in 1952 and adult
falcons were here in 1953, 1954, and 1956.
69. SP-Nelson Dewey Power Plant, Cassville, Grant County, Wisconsin (aka: Alliant Energy
Nelson Dewey Plant). Bob Anderson, Brett Mandernack, and Dave Kester reported that seven-yearold
male G/V was here for his sixth year at this site. His mate was observed to be banded but was not
completely identified (4/E). Two female and one male young were banded. This pair was
confirmed at the nest site on 2/28/06.
70. SP-Kenosha Memorial Hospital, Kenosha County, Kenosha. (aka: United Hospital
System, Kenosha Medical Center). Greg Septon, Bob Springer & Jeff Woller reported that four-yearold
Aaron b/g 80/H, fledged in 2002 at Froedtert Malt, Milwaukee, Wisconsin paired with an
unbanded female, presumed to be the same bird as in 2005. She was caught and banded by Greg
Septon on banding day and is now known as “Maggie b/g M/14”. After failing in 2005, they laid
and hatched four eggs; three males and one female were banded on June 2, 2006.
71. SP-Dairyland Power Cooperative, Alma, Buffalo County, Wisconsin. John Thiel and Bob
Anderson reported that five-year-old female R/A, here for the fourth year, paired with male Mark b/g
23/M, a 2002 fledge from Castle Rock, Trempealeau county, WI. This year, they moved back to
the nest box on the stack, laid four eggs and fledged four young, three males, and one female.
72. SP-U.S. Bank, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin. After two seasons of nonbreeding
by falcons in 2004 and 2005, Bob Anderson and Fred Lesher reported that the two falcons
identified in 2005 as then one-year-old female Majestic b/g 43/C, fledged from Colonnade,
Minneapolis, Minnesota, and one-year-old male Lucas b/g 40/N, fledged from Dairyland
Cooperative, Alma, Wisconsin, nested and produced three young, 1 male and two females.
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73. LE-Maassen Bluff, two miles south of Nelson, Buffalo County, Wisconsin. This site was
occupied by an adult male and a one-year-old female, both unidentified. They produced one egg and
it failed to hatch.
74. LE-StoraEnso Kimberly Mill, Outagamie County, Wisconsin. Greg Septon and Bob
Vanthiel reported that four-year-old Louise b/g V/U hatched in 2002 at the Ameren UE Labadie
Power Station in St. Louis, MO and three-year-old Darrel b/g 44/M, a falcon produced in 2003 at the
Busch Agricultural Resources site in Manitowoc, WI were here for their second year in 2006. Four
eggs were laid, three hatched. Unfortunately, all chicks were lost when a May 11th storm flooded the
nest ledge. A new nest box has been installed at this site which will eliminate any future flooding
problems.
75. NB-Kaukauna- Thilmany Mill – New site -An adult male and an immature female were
on site here this spring although no eggs were laid. Greg Schuh, an employee at the Thilmany site
was able to get a few great shots of the female as well as her bands. She is Nora b/g P/76 wpr
produced in 2005 at the Greysolon Plaza in Duluth, MN, as reported by Greg Septon.
76. NB-Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant, Kewaunee, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. Greg
Septon reports that falcons were present at this site in 2006, but there is no additional information.
77. NB-WE-Energies Minergy Glass Aggregate Plant, Neenah, Winnebago County,
Wisconsin. Greg Septon and Jan & Ed Schmidt reported a turnover of falcons at this site where
young were produced last year and a new immature female was present for some time this spring.
However, last year’s female Karla b/g 4/*5 returned paired with a new adult male named Thor b/g
76/N who was produced at the Busch Agricultural Resources site in Manitowoc, WI in 2004. Thor
replaces Riot b/g 55/H who nested here last year. Unfortunately with the territorial skirmishes and
turnover of falcons late into the nesting season, eggs were never laid here this year. An unbanded
immature falcon has been seen at this site recently.
78. NB-Fountain City cliffs, Fountain City, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. Doug Wood
got permission for a box to be mounted by Bob Anderson and his crew on the largest cliff here on
June 15, 2005; two falcons were seen defending the next box in 2006, but no nesting occurred.
79. NB-Alma Marina Cliff, Alma, Buffalo County, Wisconsin. Bob Anderson reported that
falcons were seen at this site.
[Firstar Center, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Greg Septon reports that this site has
remained unproductive since Sibella (20V) ended her 15-year presence here in ‘03. Peregrines have
been observed here regularly but no nesting attempt was made in ‘06. Once again, it may be that the
Liberty (b/g) O/*T (who is very aggressive) who is nesting at the nearby Valley Power Plant is
commanding a much larger territory than other falcons in the past and preventing another nesting
from occurring at the nearby US Bank.]
[Hoan Bridge, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. This site, discovered in 1999 after the
young had just fledged, has not been occupied since.]
[West Bluff, Pepin County, Wisconsin. After successful nesting in 2005, this site was unoccupied in
2006.]

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MICHIGAN
Information for Michigan was reported by Tim Payne and Ray Rustem
80. SP-New Center / Fisher Building, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Tim Payne reports
three young, two males and one female, were banded on June 1, 2006. Names of the adults were
given as Mauma and Alpha (possibly a 2001 fledge from Columbus, Ohio).
81. SP-Consumers Energy Campbell Plant, Port Sheldon, Ottawa County, Michigan. Third
year for this site. Four young, one male and three females were banded on June 7, 2006. No
information on adult identities given.
82. SP-Consumers Energy B. C. Cobb Plant, Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan. Three
young, two males and one female, were banded on June 7, 2006. No information on adult identities
given.
83. SP-Grand Haven Board of Light and Power, Sims Plant, Grand Haven, Ottawa County,
Michigan. Three young were fledged from this site. Two females and one male. All three were
banded as reported by Ray Rustem.
84. SP-Detroit Edison Power Plant, Raisin River, Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan. Ray
Rustem reports that three young were hatched with one male found dead on 5/25. The remaining two
females were banded. One adult was identified as eleven-year-old Leopold, a 1995 fledge from
Columbus; the other is unknown.
85. SP-Blue Water Bridge, Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan. Second year for this site.
Three young, one male and two females were banded on June 8, 2006. Male has been identified as
Dubya hatched and reared in Manitowoc, WI. Female is Tonga hatched Mississauga, Ontario in
2003, according to Ray Rustem. Both adults were three years old.
86. SP-Whittier Apartments, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Three-year-old Miriam bl
89/H, fledged in 2003 at Toronto, Ontario, paired with seven-year-old male Allegro V/G had a clutch
of three eggs and produced two female young. They were banded on May 25, 2006.
87. SP-Book / Ameritech / SBC, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Ray Rustem reports that
two young were fledged here this year. The female parent was again eight-year-old Sara *3/Y. The
male peregrine is seven-year-old Gregory who fledged from Jackson State Prison in Chicago.
88. SP-University of Detroit Mercy, Bell Tower, Detroit, Michigan. As reported in 2005,
Ray Rustem reported that in 2006, three young were found after fledging. They were not banded
and their parents were not identified.
89. SP-Spartan Stadium, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan.
No activity was reported at this site, although Dr. James Sikarskie reports seeing a young peregrine
on the Crop and Soil Science building in August. We will continue to evaluate this site.
90. SP-National Steel, River Rouge, Wayne County, Michigan. Ray Rustem reported that
three young were verified as fledging from this site. Two males, one female. They were not
accessible for banding.
91. LE-Board of Water and Light power plant / Michigan National Bank / State Capitol,
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan. Ray Rustem reports that nine-year-old female Stelco bl 4/S and
six-year-old male Alimak G/C nested at the Board of Water and Light Power plant. Five eggs were
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92. LE-Macomb County Building, Mt. Clements, Macomb County, Michigan. Ray Rustem
reports that four eggs laid none of which hatched.
93. NB- Bell Tower, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co. New Site. A pair
of peregrines established a territory at this site. Breeding activity was observed but no eggs were
laid. Female is banded, potentially from the Toledo area.
94. NB-Federal Center building, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan. Ray Rustem
provided information that two birds were reported in downtown but no nests were found. Female is
banded and male is unbanded.
95. NB-Grand Rapids, Michigan. According to John Will, a pair of adult birds was present in
downtown Grand Rapids for virtually all of 2006 -- possibly the same pair as '04 and '05 but
unconfirmed. Based on their behavior they very likely nested twice -- in March and May, both
unsuccessfully -- though nest sites were unconfirmed. Their lack of success was, once
again, probably due to the absence of a reasonably well located nest box. Last fall, a new nest box
was put in place atop the McKay Tower in the same location as our hacking box in the mid-'80.!
Hopefully, the nest box first put up by the State Office Building a year ago has now been moved to a
more favorable location atop that building to provide 2 well located nest boxes. The birds continue to
be present and use our entire downtown for roosting.
96. NB-Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, five miles west of Silver City,
Ontonagon County, Michigan. In six visits, Joe Rogers and Barb Rogers observed courtship and it is
thought a pair may be nesting to the west of the original site, according to information relayed by Ray
Rustem.
No information was available for the following Michigan sites in 2006.
[Mackinaw Bridge, linking Upper and Lower Peninsulas, Michigan]
[Kewaunee Peninsula, Kewaunee County, Michigan]
[Trap Hills, Ontonagon County, Michigan]
[Grand Portal cliff, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Alger County, Michigan]
[Au Train Island, Alger County, Michigan]
[Grand Island, Alger County, Michigan]
SOUTH DAKOTA
[Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota. No report of any peregrine activity in 2006.]
NEBRASKA
97. SP-Woodmen Tower, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. Kari Andresen and Joel
Jorgensen, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, report that twelve-year-old male Zeus X/R
fledged in Rochester NY in 1994, here for the eleventh year, paired again with an unbanded female.
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98. SP-State Capitol Building, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska. After failed nesting
attempts in 2003 and 2004, followed by success in 2005, a pair successfully nested again this year.
The male is five-year-old b/g 19/K, fledged in Des Moines, Iowa in 2001 and also here in 2003 and
probably in 2004, and the female was two-year-old bl A/*Y, fledged at Radisson /Delta Winnipeg
Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 2004. One male and two females fledged as reported by Kari
Andresen.
IOWA
99. SP-Firstar Bank (US Bank), Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. Jodeane Cancilla,
Macbride Raptor Project, Pat Schlarbaum, and Bruce Ehresman, Iowa DNR, report that eight-yearold
female *S/*5, nesting here for the seventh year, and three-year-old male 78/E, here nesting for
year two, produced four eggs, hatched all four, and fledged four young, three males and a female.
Young hatched around May 8 th and fledged between the 12th and 15th of June 2006.
100. SP-MidAmerican Energy Corporate Headquarters, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa.
(one of three sites in the Quad Cities). Dave Sebben reports that two seven-year-olds, female 8/*E,
fledged at Muncie, Indiana, in 1999, paired with male P/D, fledged at Dubuque, Iowa, in 1999, and
produced two young.
101. SP-MEC Louisa, Louisa County, Iowa. Jim Haack, MidAmerica Energy, reports that
an unidentified female and an unidentified male, both banded, fledged three young, one male and two
females. One “much younger” male was found dead in the nest box at banding time. This is the fifth
year of successful nesting at this site.
102. SP-Alliant Energy Plant, Chillicothe, Wapello County, Iowa (aka Ottumwa). Judi
Johnson reports that seven-year-old female Z/V and an unidentified male fledged one young.
103. SP-Mississippi bridge, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. Local birder, Hal
Geren, reports seeing and hearing two adults and one young peregrine flying in the vicinity of the
bridge throughout July.
104. LE-Waukon Junction Cliff, Waukon Junction, Allamakee County, Iowa. This was the
third year this cliff site was occupied by the same pair. On March 23, Bob Anderson identified both
adults, now three-year-old female Lora 48/E and four-year-old Brady 19/M. Occupying the same
cliff, but a different ledge than in 2005, hatching was observed, however, the nest was lost to
predation, presumably by raccoons.
105. LE-Alliant Energy Lansing / Lansing cliff, Lansing, Allamakee County, Iowa. In
2005, this site was occupied by an unidentified adult female with a b/r band paired with eight-yearold
male Alpha *T/M, nesting here for the seventh year. In 2006, the pair (not identified) attempted
to nest on the stack, but was disturbed by construction work. They moved over to the nearby cliff
which had been unsuccessful in previous years. Bob Anderson and associates conducted a nest
inspection on May 17th and found evidence of probable raccoon predation.
106. LE-I-280 Bridge Quad Cities, Scott County, Iowa. Local Birder Kelly McKay
reported a pair of falcons on the west pier (Iowa side) of the bridge. Two eggs on concrete were
discovered and placed in a nest tray with pea gravel. There was no further activity reported at this
site.
107. LE-American Republic, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Bruce Ehresman and Pat
Schlarbaum, Iowa DNR, report that an unidentified female laid four eggs on a bare, cold concrete
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108. NB-I-80 Bridge, Quad Cities, Scott County, Iowa. Pat Schlarbaum reports peregrine
activity at this site in 2006. Adult pair on site defending, but no young were found. This bridge is 12
miles upstream from Centennial Bridge.
[State Capitol, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Pat Schlarbaum reports that this site was not active
in 2006 and has not been active since 2004.]
ILLINOIS
Mary Hennen notes that this completes the 21st year of peregrine restoration in the
Chicago area. Lincoln Park Zoo, Shedd Aquarium, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and SOAR
have provided help in monitoring sites, banding young, taking blood samples, and care for
injured birds. Web cams at the Midwest Generation Plant and Evanston Public Library were
great successes this year as well as the expedition website.
109. SP-Jackson Street Prison, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. This is the ninth year for a
nest here, again in an inaccessible area. Both adults were identified this year, the male being sixyear-old
b/g 5/*E from Milwaukee (2000) and the female nine-year-old Hercules b/r*D/W from
Minneapolis (1997).All four young were grounded at fledging allowing recovery for banding.
Female young K/42 was grounded a second time and contracted aspergillosis, a fungal disease of the
respiratory system; she was euthanized. Male E/34 was also retained at SOAR and ultimately
released on July 28, 2006 at Lockport. Another adult female that had been present at the site in 2004
was identified from photographs as b/r 4/*K, according to Mary Hennen.
110. SP-Uptown Theatre, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Sixth year for this site. Mary
Hennen reported that five-year-old male b/g G/G, here for the fourth year, paired with nine-year-old
female Zoom *4/H, also here for the fourth year. They nested in a box on a fire escape, laid four
eggs, hatched two, and fledged two males, both banded. An infertile egg was collected at banding
time.
111. SP-Midwest Generation, Waukegon, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Mary Hennen
reported that seven-year-old female Fran b/g 5/*X, fledged in 1999 at Hoan Bridge, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, and nesting here since 2001 (although band not read in 2004), paired with an unidentified
male. They produced four eggs, hatched all four, and fledged four young, two of each sex. This is
the sixth year for this building site.
112. SP-5821 Broadway, Irving Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Mary Hennen
reported that seven-year-old female Auntie Em b/g 5/*P, here in 2004 and probably 2003, paired with
nine-year-old Tracy b/r *P/M, fledged here in 1997 and also here at 5821 Broadway in 2004 (not
male L/N, erroneously reported in the 2004 report). Five eggs were laid, four were banded on June 9,
2006 and fledged, two males and two females.
113. SP-Pilson Park, Throop Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Fifth year for this site.
Mary Hennen reports that six-year-old male b/g L/N and an unidentified female b/g 0/, produced
four eggs. Three, hatched and three young, two males and one female were banded. Male K/31
(banded as a female, though found later to be a male), was recovered with a broken leg and was
undergoing rehabilitation at SOAR.
114. SP-Evanston Library, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois. Mary Hennen reports that the
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, here for her second year. Four eggs were laid; three hatched and three fledged,
two males and one female. They were banded on June 12, 2006. Two of the three were grounded
and replaced shortly after fledging.
115. SP-St. Michael’s, Old Town neighborhood, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Second
year for this site. Adult female two-year-old Sadie b/g 75/E, fledged in 2003 at IPL Stout Plant,
Indianapolis, Indiana, who died on Feb 10, 2006 from an apparent skirmish with another new female,
was replaced by the victor two – year- old Kelliwatt 60/D from Aberdeen OH (2004) She paired
with three-year-old male Hops 58/M, fledged in 2003 at Miller Brewery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
They laid four eggs and hatched four, two of each sex. Three of the young were accessible for
banding, the fourth E/31 grounded at fledging and was then banded.
116. SP-125 S. Wacker, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. After being unoccupied in 2005,
following the death of both adults in 2004, a pair was present in 2006. The female is five-year-old
Rahn b/g 01/A from Sheboygan WI and the male is four-year-old Etienne from Etobicoke Canada.
They laid eggs and hatched four young, three males and a female. They were banded on May 31,
2006. Three of the four young were grounded during fledging and returned. E/23 repeatedly
grounded, and after a brief sojourn at SOAR was released at Lockport on July 28, 2006.
117. LE-Lawndale, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Third year for this site. Mary Hennen
reported that two adults, male Dave b/g 14/K and female Nitz b/g s/*Y, both five-years-old were
present and seen copulating in April. An infertile egg was collected on May 24th
118. LE-University of Illinois, Chicago, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Eighth year for
this site. Nine-year-old female Rosie b/r *6/D and an unidentified male. They laid four eggs, two of
which were rolled off the nest ledge by the adults. The other two apparently did not hatch, according
to Mary Hennen.
119. NB-Lakeview, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Mary Hennen reports that a pair of
peregrines was seen here periodically in spring and throughout the season. No nesting was
attempted.
[96th Street and Skyway Bridge, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Mary Hennen reports that workers
at Execelon Corporation observed two immature birds at this site. No information about the adults.]
[Hyde Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Mary Hennen reports that there was no nesting activity
here in 2006, following two failed nesting attempts in 2005 by Magnolia black 22R and male b/g S/T,
a mother and son pairing. A single unidentified bird was seen here periodically during the summer
season.]
[“River Birds” Various sites near Execu-Stay Marriot / Allerton Hotel / Palmolive Building / 225
West Wacker, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Mary Hennen reports that though birds were seen in
the neighborhood utilized in 2005 early in the year, no birds were present past February 2006. The
female at this site in 2005, Rahn b/g 01/A was identified as the female at the Wacker site.]
INDIANA
John Castrale, IN DNR, collected the Indiana peregrine information. Thirteen sites were active
in 2006, with the addition of new nests at Mittal Steel West (East Chicago) and US Steel (Gary) and
inactivity at one of the bridge sites at Cline Avenue (East Chicago). Banding of 23 chicks occurred at

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9 sites and 30 checks fledged from 12 sites. Comparatively, during 2005, 12 sites were active in
Indiana and 9 sites were successful in producing 29 young falcons; 25 chicks were banded. The
Wheatfield site had 5 chicks (one eventually died prior to fledging), only the third time an Indiana
pair has attempted to raise this many chicks. Falcon cams can be viewed at:
http://www.aep.com/go/FalconCam (Fort Wayne), http://blogs.indystar.com/falconblog/
(Indianapolis) and http://www.nisource.com/enviro/falcon.asp (Wheatfield).
121. SP-One Summit Square, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. Twelve-year-old female
Freedom U/*8, eleventh year nesting at this site, paired again with eleven-year-old male Roosevelt
R/*4, his tenth year here. Egg laying commenced on March 16th and four were laid. Two chicks
hatched on March 25th and 26th. Two females were banded on May 19th; the desiccated remains of
one (M/65) was later found on July 12th.
122. SP-Market Tower, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. John Castrale, Richard
Kinnett, and Laura James-Reim, reported that thirteen-year-old male Kinney 7/*3, here for the
twelfth year, paired for the fifth year with eight-year-old Chantal *B/*C (aka KathyQ). This site is
under camera surveillance. Four eggs were laid beginning on March 11th. They endured heavy
snow in the box on March 21 and three eggs hatched beginning on April 18th. Three young, 1 male
and two females were banded on May 12th and the unhatched egg was collected. One of the females
was retrieved from the street on 6/3 and returned to the 31st floor. She was found dead after being hit
by a vehicle on 7/7. Over the 12 years of nesting here, 42 young have fledged, a remarkable 3.5 per
year, all sired by Kinney 7/*3.
123. SP-Cline Avenue at Lake Michigan, East Chicago, Lake County, Indiana. Eighteenth
year for this site. This site, the first in Indiana, has produced 53 young peregrines in 18 years, 2.79
per year. It is a very long overland bridge. In 2004, it was finally determined that birds were nesting
simultaneously in the original recess under the elevated expressway, as well as in an expansion joint
about 400 yards from the original site. During 2004 and 2005, two females (both with bands) and
never more than one unbanded male were observed at this location. Eight-year-old female *U/3,
nesting here since 2002 but not identified in 2003 was found dead at nearby Inland Steel on
November 8, 2005. Remaining female was eleven-year-old female Laurie b/r E/*H, nesting for her
seventh year, two of which were at Wheatfield in 1998 and 1999 and unaccounted for in 2002, but
possibly at Cline Avenue, paired with an unbanded male, as reported by Skip Gehring. Access to the
site was attempted on May 30th by John Castrale, but the two nearly fledged chicks could not be
reached. The second nest site showed no sign of recent use.
124. SP-NIPSCO Schahfer Plant, Wheatfield, Jasper County, Indiana. This is the ninth
year of occupancy for this site. John Castrale and Tony DiPaolo reported that seven-year-old female
Latesha Z/K, here for the sixth year, paired again with ten-year-old male Rollin K/*8, here for the
ninth year. Five eggs were produced by April 11th, the first of which was seen by nest camera on
March 21st. Five chicks hatched and were banded, three females and two males on May 23rd. On
June 1, one bird was recovered with facial injury and subsequently died. Another was recovered with
minor soft tissue injury and was released on June 13th. On July 24, 2006, another young, M/72, was
found dead from head injuries according to John Castrale.
125. SP-NIPSCO Plant, Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana. This is the eleventh year
for this site. John Castrale and Jeff Neumeier reported that eight-year-old female Cloud Dancer
*B/*G fledged in Green Bay, here for the seventh year, and eleven-year-old Uncle Billy 3/*B fledged
in Milwaukee, his eleventh year here, fledged one of each in early June. An unhatched egg was also
collected at banding time on May 22nd.

126. SP-Tower Building, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. Carole Riewe and John
Castrale reported that female Guinevere 79/E, banded here in 2003 as an adult, paired with sevenyear-old
male Zephyr b/r *9/*A, here since 2003. Four eggs were laid between March 20th and
March 27th. Three chicks, two males and one female, were banded on May 22nd. M/67 was
retrieved post-fledging with a fractured wing tip on June 12th; rehabilitated and released on July
23rd; prone to injury or perhaps just bad luck, he was found injured in NW Ohio (Williams Co.) on
August 6th, he entered training by a falconer and was released around November 1st. On July 27,
2006, another young, E/71, was recovered in South Bend with a fractured ulna and sent to a
rehabilitation facility according to John Castrale.
127. SP-U.S. Steel (sinter plant), Gary, Lake County, Indiana. Seven-year-old female
Crystal X/*K, here for the sixth year, paired with three-year-old Brook b/g 47/H, fledged in 2003 at
Monroe, Michigan and here for his second year after replacing his grandfather, Vulcan in what may
have been a hostile takeover in 2005. Mark Happer observed the pair (female bands read) on 3/17 at
one of the empty nest boxes. Four eggs were in the box on 4/10 and 5/3. Ted Weitzel noted at least
2 chicks on 5/8. Four eggs hatched. Only 3 chicks were in the box on 5/23. They were banded 5/30,
two males and one female, all of whom fledged.
128. SP-NIPSCO Bailly Plant / Mittal Bethlehem Steel / Cargill, Porter, Porter County,
Indiana. This is the eleventh year for this site. After switching among five sites at three locations in
the past ten years, this pair moved back to a smokestack at the Bailly Plant after nesting at Mittall’s
Bethlehem Steel plant the previous two years. Eleven-year-old Barb b/r E/*L, her ninth year, paired
with thirteen-year-old Bailly, b/r 4/9, his eleventh year here. On 4/24, Jeff Neumeier approached the
nest box at the Bailly plant and was greeted by an aggressive pair. Four eggs were observed in that
box on 4/26. Three eggs and one recently hatched egg were found on 5/22. The female chick was
banded and one was egg retrieved on 6/12.
129. SP-BP Amoco, Whiting, Lake County, Indiana. This is the third year for this site.
John Castrale and Steve Hopman report that four-year-old female Nancy b/g 5/*4 wild-produced in
Waukegon, IL in 2002, paired with male g/b B/18, the closest they’ve come yet to identifying the
male. Steve Hopman reported both birds in nest box on 3/23 with no eggs and four eggs by 4/4. The
female was observed in the box with 4 eggs on 4/17. Three chicks and 1 egg were noted on May
4th. Two chicks were banded on 5/30 and the adult male's band briefly noted. The female was
captured. One chick (E/81) was found dead on July 3rd with burnt feet.
130. SP-Southside Landfill / IPL Stout (Harding St.) Plant, Indianapolis, Marion County,
Indiana. This is the fifth year for this site. An unbanded one-year-old female paired with ten-yearold
Orion b/r L/*8 here for at least his fourth year. On March 8th, an adult was perched near the nest
site at the Southside Landfill where nesting took place last year. On the same day, no signs of
peregrines were observed at the Stout Plant where a new nest box was placed last fall. On March
19th, Richard Kinnett saw the pair at the box at the Stout Plant and no birds at the Southside landfill.
Both adults (b/r L/ band was observed) were present on March 22nd at the Stout plant and the empty
nest box had evidence of a scrape. On March 30th and April 5th, no birds were observed at the Stout
plant, but the female spent most of her time at the nesting tube at the Southside landfill with the male
(unbanded) perched nearby. Access to the Southside Landfill was denied after April 5th, when the
building was being demolished. On April 20 and April 21, a pair was seen at the Stout Plant nest
box. The nest box at Stout Plant was checked on May 12 and contained four eggs, likely a renesting
attempt after disruption at the Southside Landfill. Three chicks (one runt) were observed on June 5.
Two chicks were banded on June 19th, 1 male and 1 female; one unhatched egg was collected.
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131. SP-Inland Steel (aka Mittal Steel – Indiana Harbor East), East Chicago, Lake County,
Indiana. This site has been active for at least 12 years, but monitoring is difficult because the nest
box cannot be accessed due to safety concerns and the adults are always quite distant. The adults
(left b/g on one, right b/g on the other) are likely here for the second year. Robert Page noted adults
entering the nest box as early as March 22nd. John Castrale observed two banded males interacting
aggressively on May 9th. Finally, on June 12th, three 5-week old chicks were perched at the nest box
with an adult nearby and likely fledged within the next week.
132. SP- Mittal Steel - Indiana Harbor West, East Chicago, Lake County, Indiana – New
Site (3rd year in use, but first report – two chicks reported fledged each in 2004 and 2005). Adults -
unidentified but at least one with a green band. At the end of the summer, John Castrale received a
call about possible solutions for falcons attacking workers at this steel plant. Although he had not yet
visited the site, descriptions by John Zellers convinced him that peregrines were nesting on an I-beam
on the BOF (Basic Oxygen Furnace) and three chicks fledged in 2006. Young unbanded falcons
have been retrieved in this area in previous years, but they were attributed to birds from nearby nest
sites at Cline Avenue and Inland Steel. A nest box will be installed during the winter.
133. LE- US Steel (pre-carb plant), Gary, Lake County, Indiana. New Site. Neither adult
was identified or even determined to be banded at this site. A pair and nest (3 eggs) in a soot-filled
gutter was first reported by Mark Happer on April 20th, 1 mile east of the nest at the sinter plant. The
nest abandoned by May 15th. Eggs were still present on May 23rd and both adults were observed
from a distance. A nest box was erected nearby in the fall.
[Kokomo Gas and Power, Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana. After the gas tower, where a
pair nested from 2001 to 2003, was imploded in the fall of 2003, a nest box was placed at the nearby
Daimler-Chrysler Plant. On June 5 th , 2006 various sites were checked but no sign of peregrines were
observed. A nest box at the Chrysler-Daimler plant was removed last year, according to John
Castrale.].
OHIO
Dave Scott, Ohio DNR, collected the Ohio peregrine information. In summary:
-Division of Wildlife staff and volunteers identified 20 pairs around the state, including a
new pair on the I-480 Bridge in southern Cuyahoga County
-Eighteen territorial pair nested (pairs in Lorain & at the I-480 Bridge were not known
to have nested this year)
-Nineteen nesting attempts were made by these 18 pairs (the 1 st nest by the Youngstown
pair failed; their 2 nd nest attempt was successful)
-Approximately 72 eggs were produced in 2006 (this is an estimate since we did not have
complete counts for two nesting attempts)
-Sixty-three eggs hatched
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-Sixty chicks fledged successfully (two of these are currently in rehabilitation and four
are known dead)
-Ohio peregrines fledged 3.33 chicks per successful nest in 2006
134. SP-Commodore Perry Motor Inn, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. Dave Scott and Bill
Roshak, Ohio Division of Wildlife, report that five-year-old female Striker 7/*5, a 2001 fledge from
Cleveland, Ohio, replaced *7/X in April 2006 here for the first year, paired with five-year-old male
Angus bl 6/3, here for the third year. Three eggs were laid in mid-April; one hatched and one was
banded as a male on June 9, 2006. The young male fledged in early July 2006.
135. SP-Terminal Tower, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Dave Scott and Tom Henry,
Ohio Division of Wildlife, report that seven-year-old female b/r S/*W, here for the fifth year, paired
again with ten-year-old male Buckeye b/r *R/K, here for the seventh year. They produced four eggs
in mid-March, hatched all four, and fledged one male and three females by May 30th.
136. SP-LTV Steel, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Dave Scott and Tom Henry
report that four-year-old female b/r *K/*A, fourth year at this site, paired again with an unbanded
male. They produced four eggs and fledged one male and three females that were banded on May 25,
2006.
137. SP-Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Dave Scott and Tom Henry
report that male Flash b/r *3/*H and female Liberty C/W, both seven years old and both here for the
fifth year, hatched four eggs and fledged two males and two females that were banded on May 16,
2006.
138. SP-Bohn Building, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Kate b/g 61/C, banded as an
adult last year, paired with an unbanded male. The pair produced three eggs in early April and
fledged three young, two females and a male. They were banded on June 1, 2006.
139. SP-Cuyahoga River I-90 Bridge, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Seventh year
for this site. Five-year-old female Newton b/r 18/A, paired again with three-year-old Bolt b/g 18/P.
Two males and one female were banded on May 25, 2006 and fledged around June 9th. The Ohio
Department of Transportation again provided equipment to reach the nest under the bridge.
140. SP-Hilliard Road Bridge, Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Dave Scott and Tom
Henry report that for the fourth year an unbanded female paired with thirteen-year-old male Buckeye
b/r 3/1, his ninth year at this bridge. They produced four eggs, fledged one of each sex; banding was
on May 21, 2006. The Ohio Department of Transportation again assisted with the banding by
providing specialized equipment to reach the nest site.
141. SP-Miami Fort Station, Cinergy, Cleves, Hamilton County, Ohio. Peregrines nested at
this power plant, 20 miles west of Cincinnati, for the tenth year. For the fourth year, an unbanded
male paired with eight-year-old female Mary Ellen *B/*B, her seventh year here. Five eggs were
produced again this year for the fifth year in a row; all five hatched, and five young were banded;
three males and one female fledged. The other young male died due to a fall from the nest box prior
to fledging.
142. SP-AT&T Building, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. Dave Scott and Rick Jasper,
Ohio Division of Wildlife, report that sixteen-year-old male Mercury 21X paired for the fifth year
with six-year-old female Snowball 3/*B. Four eggs were laid and two of each sex were banded on
May 17, 2006 – all reported as fledged.
143. SP-First Merit Tower (actually the Landmark Building across the street), Akron,
Summit County, Ohio. Eight-year-old female Chesapeake b/r *P/*S, here for the sixth year, and

eleven-year-old male Bandit b/r 3/*P, here for the tenth year, produced four eggs and hatched four
young, three males and one female. They were banded on May 24, 2006, and fledged in mid-June.
144. SP-Ironton/Russell Bridge, Lawrence County, Ohio/Greenup County, Kentucky. Both
adults were replaced at this site in 2006. The male sports a b/g band and the female a green band on
the right leg that Dave Scott reports looks like an anodized USFWS band, neither further identified.
They laid four eggs, and fledged three male young in late June. Banding took place on May 31,
2006.
145. SP-Bank One, Canton, Stark County, Ohio. Tom Henry reports that six-year-old male
Maverick b/g R/R, here for the fourth year, paired again with Priscilla b/g 74/C, trapped and banded
as an adult in 2005. Their four eggs all hatched around May 10 and four young fledged, two males
and two females, around June 15, 2006.
146. SP-J.M. Stuart Power Plant, Aberdeen, Brown County, Ohio. Fifth year for this site.
Dave Scott and Diana Malas report that again an unbanded male paired with Pinkie 73/E. They
produced four eggs and fledged four young by June 1st, 1 male and 3 females. Banding occurred on
May 11, 2006.
147. SP-Bank One Building (next door to First National Bank), Lima, Allen County, Ohio.
Four-year-old female Majesty 2/*A paired with three-year-old male 76/E. They produced four eggs,
and fledged two of each sex in late June with banding occurring on May 25, 2006.
148. SP-PNC Bank/Chemed Center, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Dave Scott and
Rick Jasper report that eight-year-old female Princess b/r *B/*S, fledged in 1998 at Manitowoc,
Wisconsin, and most likely here since 2003 when the female was seen to have a black/red band,
paired male Powerhouse 31/K. They produced four eggs, hatched three, and fledged three females.
Banding took place on May 23, 2006.
149. SP-Office Tower, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Dave Scott and Donna Daniel,
Ohio Division of Wildlife, report that three-year-old male Orville 12/P, here for the third year paired
with four-year-old female Victory 2/*1, here for the fourth year (injured in September, fractured ulna,
pinned at OWC, release being contemplated after Jan 1, 2007; new female present at site off and on –
according to Donna Daniel, December 28, 2006). They produced four eggs and fledged one male and
three females that were banded on May 19, 2006, and fledged in early June.
150. SP-Stambaugh Building, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio. This is the second
year for this site. Three-year-old female Stellar b/g 26/E, fledged from LTV Steel, Cleveland, Ohio,
in 2003 paired with three-year-old male b/g *4/*W, fledged in 2003 from the University of Pittsburgh
Cathedral nest site in Pennsylvania (2206-24698). The first nest failed and incubation of the second
clutch of two eggs began in mid-June. One male was banded on August 4, 2006, and fledged in late
August.
151. SP-Eastlake Power Plant, Eastlake, Lake County, Ohio. This is the second for this
site. Three-year-old female Starbright b/g 19/E, fledged at Miami Fort Station, Cleves, Ohio, paired
with and unidentified male (new male) at this smokestack site. Four eggs were laid by April 11, all
four hatched, two of each sex was banded on June 8, 2006 with fledging occurring in late June.
152. NB-Edgewater Power Plant, Lorain, Lorain County, Ohio. An unbanded female and
two-year-old male Titan b/g 97/P, fledged at Bank One, Canton, Ohio, were present through the
season near a nest box provided on a power plant building but did not nest.
153. NB-Peavey Grain, Huron, Erie County, Ohio. An unbanded male was reported here
throughout much of the nesting season in 2006. A nest box was provided for the pair on the roof of
this large grain processing facility early in the nesting season but nesting did not occur.
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154. NB-I-480 Bridge over the Cuyahoga River, southern Cuyahoga County – two adult
falcons verified to be using this area; no known nest, according to Dave Scott.
[Ohio River Bridges, Aberdeen, Brown County, Ohio. No report of activity in 2006]
[BP Refinery, Oregon, Lucas County, Ohio. No report of activity in 2006.]
Other Sightings & Information:
► Downtown area, Xenia = single bird reported since early March.
► Ohio State University campus, Columbus = single bird reported near the stadium in early March.
► Downtown area, Chillicothe = single bird reported during March.
► Reliant Energy Plant, Avon Lake = unbanded adult female seen occasionally in March.
► Republic Steel, Lorain = unbanded female seen here, possibly the same bird seen at Avon Lake.
► Downtown Warren = unbanded female seen frequently during January - March.
KANSAS
155. LE-Kansas Power and Light (Westar Energy), Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas.
Brad Loveless reported that in 2006 we had the same male and female renest on the top of the Westar
Building in downtown Topeka. As in the past 2 years, the male broke the eggs shortly after
incubation was initiated. On the second clutch this spring, Westar and a local rehabilitator got
USF&WS permission to replace the peregrine eggs with wooden, dummy eggs and incubate the live
ones with the intent of replacing the chicks in the nest shortly after hatching. Unfortunately, none of
the incubated eggs were viable, so no chicks were produced in 2006. Anyone with suggestions that
might help can reach him at
MISSOURI
156. SP-Commerce Tower, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri. Debra Burns,
Missouri Department of Conservation, reports on Commerce Tower, Kansas City, MO. Three
chicks were hatched the week of May 8 to the Kansas City pair. The adult male is unbanded. The
adult female appears to be unbanded, and probably the same female as previous years. The site is
inaccessible so no chicks were banded. All 3 chicks fledged sometime during the week of June 5.
Size wise one looked like a female and one looked like a male. The third bird was always hidden
behind the other two, but looked to be similar size as the male.
157. SP- Kansas City Power and Light, Hawthorn Plant, Kansas City, Jackson County.
Adult birds were seen around a nest box and a juvenile bird in late summer 2006. The box is on a
smoke stack and due to the lack of safety equipment, “we couldn't get up there to check”, reported
Deb Burns.
158. SP-Interco Building,, St. Louis County, Missouri. Mike Cooke reported that female
R/*A, here for eight, possibly nine years, was replaced by juvenile female M/27, a 2005 hacked bird
from New Madrid Power Plant, paired with an unbanded male. Four eggs were laid, one hatched
and was banded.
159. SP-AmerenUE, Labadie Power Station, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri. Mike
Cooke reported that, for the fifth year, a pair nested in a box on a catwalk 450 feet up on a
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160. SP-Hwy 255 Jefferson Barracks Bridge. Mehlville, St. Louis County. One female
near fledgling found by bridge painters on June 23, 2006, according to Mike Cooke.
[Plaza/Regency Apartment, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri. Debra Burns reports again no
peregrine activity at this site in 2006. This site has now been vacant for two years after three years of
use]
[Chase Park Plaza, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri. No information from this site this year.]
[Old Chain of Rocks Bridge, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri. No information from this site
this year.]
[McKinley Bridge, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri / East St. Louis, Madison County, Illinois.
Mike Cooke reports that he has no information about peregrine activity at this site this year.]
[St. Louis University Hospital, St. Louis County, Missouri. No information from this site this year.]
[Southwestern Bell, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri. No information from this site this year.]
KENTUCKY
161. SP-Kentucky Utilities Ghent Station, Ghent, Carroll County, Kentucky. Shawchyi
Vorisek and Adam Smith report that new female six-year-old T.C. b/g 7/*8 paired with five-year-old
male Oliver b/g 14/H both fledged from the LG&E Plant in Bedford, Kentucky, and produced two
young, one of each sex. They hatched on April 21, 2006 and fledged at the end of May. Both were
banded.
162. SP-Louisville Gas and Electric Company (LG&E), Bedford, Trimble County,
Kentucky. Shawchyi Vorisek and Adam Smith report that nine-year-old Natasha b/r *6/Y, fledged in
1997 in Toledo, Ohio, her seventh year at this site, paired again with nine-year-old male Greyfire b/r
*K/V, fledged in 1997 in Calloway County, Missouri, eight years at this site. They laid four eggs and
fledged four young, two of each sex. All young were banded. On August 5th, adult female Natasha
b/r *6/Y, the breeding female at the T.C. Plant since 2000, was found dead near the base of the
smokestack that holds the nest box.
163. SP-U.S. 421 Milton-Madison Bridge, Ohio River, Milton, Trimble County, Kentucky.
Shawchyi Vorisek and Adam Smith report that male Asa Crane b/r *D/D, a nine-year-old hacked bird
from the Ghent, KY power plant, paired with an unbanded female. Four young were produced, but
only two female young were fledged and banded, both after they had fledged and were captured on
the ground. Both young were treated for trichomoniasis at the time of banding.
164. LE-Louisville Bridges (Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky) This pair encountered
numerous problems in 2006. The male (unbanded) is likely the same individual as 2005; however,
the female (Asha, b/g 18/D) was a sub-adult that fledged from Ghent in 2005. Early in the breeding
season, they showed a strong affinity to the Big 4 Railroad Bridge. On April 4th, the pair was
observed using the Kennedy Bridge for the first time, and by April 12th, the pair appeared to be
incubating, On May 5th, Brian Smith and I met Bob Meade, Tom Wright, and Mike Baase at the
Kennedy Bridge, and they accompanied us to the nest. We found the female incubating on the
catwalk, but did not disturb her. Beginning in early May, crews started removing the rigging used for
painting that was attached to the KY side of the Kennedy Bridge. On May 19th, neither falcon was
observed incubating and nest failure was suspected. One wet, cold egg was recovered from the
scrape on May 26th. By mid-June, neither falcon was spending significant time around the Big 4 or
Kennedy Bridges.

165. LE-Combs-Hehl/I-275 Bridge (Highland Heights, Campbell Co., Kentucky) New
Site. They were first spotted on January 30th by local resident and birder, Jeff Winkler. Both falcons
are banded, but have yet to be identified; the male has an injured left leg with a silver band on it, and
the female is a sub-adult bird banded in 2005. This pair began incubation inside the top beam of the
westbound bridge between April 18th and 20th, putting the hatch date between May 21st and 23rd.
On May 31st, both adult falcons were observed feeding the nestlings, but the young were not visible.
On June 13th, one 20d nestling (est.) was observed at the entrance to the eyrie. On June 22 nd , again,
one 30d nestling (est.) was observed at the entrance to the eyrie. No fledglings were observed on or
around the I-275 Bridge on July 3rd; at the time, the river was flooded and fireworks remnants were
found not far from bridge. Again, on July 13th and July 25th, the site was observed, but no
fledglings were found; mortality was likely.
166. NB-Spurlock Power Plant (Maysville, Mason Co., Kentucky) New Site. The pair was
first spotted in January by plant employees. On March 29 th and April 11 th , a banded adult male and a
banded sub-adult female were spotted hunting around the plant and loafing on the smokestacks. On
April 14 th , the sub-adult female (Anne, 19/D B/G ), who fledged from the Milton-Madison Bridge, was
recovered and taken to Raptor Rehab of Louisville with a broken wing and internal bleeding. A new
sub-adult female, this one unbanded, was observed at the power plant on April 26, less than two
weeks after the other female had be injured. On May 11, a nest box was installed on a catwalk half
way up the middle smokestack. Attempts were also made to capture the birds, but failed. On May
25 th , the male, along with another new female, this one an adult, were spotted using the nest box for
loafing. The female spent significant time inside the box, but did not seem to be nesting. On June
12 th , male A.J. b/g 48/P, a Ft. Miami Power Plant in Hamilton Co., Ohio in 2004 fledge, was
identified. Female Cootes b/b 92/H fledged from the Hamilton Sheraton Hotel in Hamilton, Ontario
in 2004. This pair has created some scrapes in the nest box, but did not nest.
167. NB-Mill Creek Power Plant (Kosmosdale, Jefferson Co., Kentucky). New Site. This
plant was first investigated on April 25 th , but no peregrine falcons were observed. On June 20 th , a
banded adult male (O’Trey b/g 22/P) was found dead along the entrance road leading into the power
plant. On June 30 th , while investigating the plant after finding a dead falcon, a banded male (purple
federal band and black/green color band) and an unbanded sub-adult female were spotted loafing on
the smokestacks. This pair appeared to be territorial, but did not seem to have a nest or fledglings.
On July 10 th , a meeting was conducted with Mike Kirkland, Doug Chin, and Oz Haeberlin. It was
determined that the staff of the plant would construct a nest box and place it in the 1&2 Unit
Smokestack. On August 10 th , the completed nest box was filled with gravel and opened, and the two
falcons were observed at the tops of the smokestacks. By providing some food (dead pigeons) on the
nest box entrance, the falcons began some limited usage of the nest box by the second week of
September.
168. NB-Matthew E. Welsh Bridge (Brandenburg, Meade Co., Kentucky/Mauckport,
Harrison Co., Indiana) New Site. The pair was first observed on April 25 th . The male (Fabian b/g
53/P) fledged from the PNC Bank Building of Cincinnati, OH in 2004, while the female was
unbanded. This bridge is one of the few structures across the Ohio River between Louisville and
Hawesville. However, the bridge itself lacks any quality nesting sites, which may be keeping this
pair from establishing a nest. Nonetheless, this pair is strongly territorial.
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ONTARIO
Brian Ratcliff, Thunder Bay Field Naturalists, Reported on the activities around the Lake
Superior Basin. In 2006, Project Peregrine continued its eleventh year of intensive monitoring
of peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) within the Lake Superior Basin, and west to Atikokan.
Forty-four territories were confirmed, which is the highest number ever recorded by Project
Peregrine. Of the 44 territories, there were 34 territorial pairs, and 6 single birds on territory.
The 34 territorial pairs consisted of 28 breeding pairs, 26 successful breeding pairs, and 66
chicks were assumed to have fledged. The number of chicks fledged is lower than reported in
2005 (79) as a result of some of the nest sites were not visited a second time to confirm the
breeding success. The banding team only banded at the western end of Lake Superior this year,
and 35 chicks were banded at 11 nests. The eleven year banding program has now banded 354
chicks, all at cliff nesting sites. A mild spring resulted in the earliest start to the banding
program (June 17), and the banding was completed for the first time before July.
169. SP-Pie Island, Turtle Head, Ontario. On June 16, two chicks about 24 days old were
observed from the helicopter. The nest site has moved about 750 meters to the southwest on the next
cliff face.
170. SP-Pie Island, Le Pate, Ontario. Three chicks about 14-16 days old were located on
the same ledge as 2005 during the helicopter flight of June 10.
171. SP-Squaw Bay, Ontario. Brian Ratcliff banded three young here on June 24, 2006,
two males and one female. One dead male chick about 23 days old collected from the nest ledge and
sent to CWS for analysis. The adult male was wearing a black band.
172. SP-Squaretop Mountain, Ontario. Four young were banded on June 17, three females
and one male. The adult female here is not banded, according to Brian Ratcliff.
173. SP-Dorion Tower, Ontario. Fifth year for this site. Brian Ratcliff and crew banded
three young, one male and two females, here on June 23. No information on the identity of the adults
this year.
174. SP-Cape Victoria, Ontario. Second year for this site. The adult female was noted to be
unbanded; no information on the male. One male young was banded on June 26, 2006; a dead male
chick was found on the rock slope below the nest and sent to CWS for analysis.
175. SP- Kama Bay, Ontario. The pair was first reported by Ray Tyhuis on April 10, 2006.
No nest site was located but on July 17, Mary Swainson observed the pair and one fledged young.
No information on adult identity.
176. SP-Old Woman Bay, Lake Superior Provincial Park, Ontario. On July 28, 2006, there
were two young observed flying at the site by Bob Elliott.
177. SP-Pukaskwa Depot, 5 km south of Richardson Harbor, Pukaskwa National Park,
Ontario. Carol Dersch and Joel Cooper observed two fledged young on July 15, 2006.
178. SP-Otter Island, Pukaskwa National Park, Ontario. On June 3, Carol Dersch and Joel
Cooper saw at least one very small young on the same ledge as the 2005 nest site.
179. SP-Copper Cliff Road West, Ontario. Four male young were banded on June 19,
2006. No information on adult identity.
180. SP-Flatland Harbor, Ontario Three chicks about 12 days old were observed from the
helicopter on June 9. Same nest ledge as previous years. This site is on private property and no access
is permitted.

181. SP-Thunder Cape, Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, Ontario. During the second week
of August, John Woodcock at Thunder Cape Bird Observatory reports that the pair and two chicks
have been flying around the Cape, chasing ring-billed gulls and double-crested cormorants.
182. SP-South Gillies, Hwy 595, SW of Microwave Tower. Two males and one female
were banded here on June 21, 2006. The adult female is not banded; no information about the adult
male.
183. SP-Mt. McRae, about three km from Mt. McKay, Thunder Bay, Ontario. Four
females were banded on June 22, 2006. The adult female is reported as unbanded and no information
is available for the male.
184. SP-Arrow Lake (West End). Four males were banded on June 18, 2006. Adult female
was partially identified as black *G/. The adult male has a black band.
185. SP-Montreal River North of Railway Bridge. Steve Tice who runs a lodge near the
cliff face reports 3 birds during the summer. Several guests have witnessed midair kills by the
falcons. I am assuming with three birds there that one was a chick.
186. SP-, Nipigon River Mouth, Ontario. The adult male here has a black color band. His
mate is not banded. Brian Ratcliff and crew banded four young, two males and two females, on June
25, 2006.
187. SP-Devil’s Warehouse Island, Lake Superior Provincial Park, Ontario. On June 25,
2006, Carol Dersch and Joel Cooper confirm that there are 4 chicks on and above the nest ledge.
There has been a change in the adult males as Red 1/9, 816-81148 a 1990 Five Islands, Nova Scotia
hacked bird is no longer present after 15 years at this site.
188. SP-Small lake south of Sturgeon Bay Road, Ontario. Second year for this site. The
nest (same ledge as 2005) with two chicks about 8-10 days old and one egg was located from the
helicopter on June 10, 2006.
189. SP-Caribou Island, Ontario. Four chicks, two males and two females were banded on
June 24, 2006. Neither adult is banded.
190. SP-Beaver Rock, Lake Superior Provincial Park, Ontario. A pair of birds was
reported here on April 16, 2006, and the nest site was confirmed on July 2 with 3 chicks about 28-30
days old. The nest site has moved further to the east about 250 metres from the above coordinates.
191. SP-NW Mount Mollie, Ontario. At least three chicks about seven days old were
observed from the helicopter on June 9th, 2006.
192. SP-Cliff Three Kilometers Northwest of Jackpine, Highway 593, Ontario. This is the
first year that nesting has been confirmed at this site. On June 9, 2006, one chick about 12 days old
was observed from the helicopter. In 2005, a very aggressive territorial pair was present.
193. SP-Oliver Creek Road, Ontario. Second year birds present at this site. A single
female chick was banded. An unbanded female and a black banded male were present. In 2005, a
pair was observed on April 24, defending a territory. The landowner who lives in front of the cliff
face said the birds were present also in 2004 and maybe in 2003.
194. SP-Undercliff Island, Lake Nigigon – 1 fledged
195. LE-Pukaskwa Point, South of Pukaskwa National Park. The female with a silver band
on right leg was observed sitting on the nest on June 3, 2006 by Carol Dersch and Joel Cooper. The
adult male is black banded.
196. LE-East of Matson Lake, Ontario. There are three cliff faces east of Matson Lake and
the birds have used each cliff face over the past 5 years. The nest was again on the northern most cliff
face, and same nest ledge as 2005. On the June 9, 2006 helicopter flight, the adult female was
observed sitting tight on the nest.
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197. NB-International Bridge, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. As in 2005 birds were present.
Three adult birds were observed in May 2006 with two engaged in talon locking. Two birds then flew
to International Bridge and one inland.
198. NB-Theano Point, Alona Bay, Ontario. During the first week of May, there was a
report of a single bird. At least two peregrines were observed on July 21, 2006.
199. NB-Cape Chaillion, Lake Superior Provincial Park, Ontario. Carol Dersch reports a
pair of birds here on April 30, 2006. On July 7, adults were heard and what sounded like young birds
calling from the cliff face.
200. NB-Robertson Lake, Ontario. A pair of birds was reported here by Neil Ray early in
the spring.
201. NB-Pie Island, Greenstone Point, Ontario. On the June 10, 2006 helicopter flight,
there was no sign of young on the nest ledge that has been used for the past number of years. The
adults were observed at the extreme south end of the cliff face and no sign of a nest.
202. NB-Cavers Bay, Ontario. Second year for this site. On April 26, both adults were
observed doing aerial displays. A return visit on June 25 located one adult sitting in a tree on top of
the cliff, but no confirmation of young.
203. NB-Red Sucker Cove, Marathon, Ontario. Kayaker friends of Carol Dersch observed
two birds on territory on June 22 or 23.
204. NB-Wawa, near Michipicoten River Village, Ontario. There were several sightings of
adults near Michipicoten River and Sandy Beach. As in past years, it is uncertain where these birds
may be nesting.
205. NB-Armour Island
206. NB-Atikokan, Steep Rock Mine
207. NB-Mink Bay
[Point Isacor, Ontario. A single adult was observed going to what appeared to be the nest ledge on
June 3. A single adult was also observed on July 13 by Carol Dersch and Joel Cooper. This has been
an active nesting site for a number of years.]
[Pie Island, East Side, Ontario. No activity reported in 2006.]
[Arrow Lake Provincial Park. No activity reported for this site in 2006.]
[Mt. McKay, Thunder Bay, Ontario. Not active in 2006.]
[Whitefish Lake, Ontario. A single adult was observed from the helicopter on June 9, 2006. There
was no nest observed.]
[Jessie Lake, Nipigon River, Ontario. Rosemary Hartley reports that friends heard one bird calling
on June 1. A single adult was also observed by Sue Bryan on August 19.]
[International Bridge, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. As in 2005 birds were present. Three adult birds
were observed in May 2006 with two engaged in talon locking. Two birds then flew to International
Bridge and one inland.]
[Michipicoten Island. Jim MacMeekin reported seeing an adult bird at Quebec Harbour. There was
also a report from Roger Audet, that he saw a pair of peregrines eating a gull near West End Light in
2004.]
[Haviland Bay, north of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. A single bird was reported in the area by Teri
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MANITOBA
Tracy Maconachie, Manitoba Wildlife Branch, supplied the following information on
Manitoba falcons.
208. SP-Radisson Hotel / Delta Winnipeg Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Tracy Maconachie
reported that four-year-old female Princess, fledged in 2002 at NSP Riverside, Minneapolis,
Minnesota, and her third year at this site paired again with ten-year-old male Trey bl 2/8, fledged at
this site in Winnipeg in 1996. A new ledge on the building was used that was difficult to find and
observe. Three chicks were produced and banded on June 19 th with the help of a crane. A webcam
was placed. One of the males (Bandit) was killed in a collision with a building shortly after fledging.
209. SP-McKenzie Seed Building, Brandon, Manitoba. Eleven-year-old male Zeus black
*7/9, fledged in Brandon in 1995, was here for the fifth year, paired with for the third year with thirdyear-old
female Holly 31/B, fledged in 2003 at Community First Bank, Fargo, North Dakota. The
pair produced two eggs, hatched and fledged two young, both females, by mid-July, according to
Tracy Maconachie.
210. NB-Water Tower, Brandon Mental Health Centre, Brandon, Manitoba. Tracy
Maconachie reports that for the third year a pair of unidentified adults was here but did not nest.
211. NB-Condominium block in southwest Winnipeg. Possible new site. Tracy
Maconachie reported that a pair of birds in juvenile plumage was in residence for the entire summer.
They were Lucy black *7/M, a 2005 fledge from the Radisson, and Obi-Wan Kenobi black B /*Y, a
2005 fledge from McKenzie Seeds. No sign of nesting activity was observed. Six CWS-produced
peregrines were hacked at this site in 1991.
Missouri
PEREGRINE RELEASES IN 2006
Hack Site: New Madrid Power Plant, New Madrid, Missouri. This is the third year of
hacking birds at this site. David A. Childers, Materials Management Supervisor for the Associated
Electric Coop, Inc., reported on their project to hack peregrine falcons. Four birds were obtained
from Bruce Haak in Eagle, Idaho. Female Cherokee b/g N/93 was reported to be of Peales stock, the
other three, two males and a female were derived from tundrius stock. Placed in the hack box on
June 2, they were released on June 15, 2006. One male, C/30 was found dead the next day when it
had become entrapped inside the power plant’s bunker room and succumbed overnight to the heat.
In sum for 2006, 435 young were fledged by wild pairs and four young were released
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BLOOD SAMPLES
We continued collecting blood in 2006 from all wild young banded in the U.S., and from
whatever wild breeders were handled. The goal is to provide the research base for measuring
inbreeding, outbreeding, genetic variation, changes in occupancy of territories, dispersal of adults and
young, success of the different genetic stocks introduced, development of genetic structure in the new
Midwestern population, and other topics yet to be determined.
The peregrine blood samples collected over the years uniquely represent the history of the
Midwest population. Only a handful of eggs, study skins and skeletons, acquired randomly, have
been preserved, in contrast to the nearly full coverage of blood samples saved. Sophisticated as
current techniques of blood analysis may seem today, they will be considered primitive in a few
years. The blood specimens are in the permanent tissue collections at the Bell Museum of Natural
History, University of Minnesota, where they are available for study now and in the future.
We need to continue to try to:
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
-Identify all breeders.
-Band all wild young produced
-Collect blood from all young and any adults handled
-Appropriately manage pairs nesting on man-made structures
-Maintain good working relationships with building owners and personnel responsible for public
structures used as nest site
-Monitor the newly-established peregrines on the river cliffs and on suitable cliffs elsewhere in the
region
-Collect, coordinate, and circulate information among Midwest peregrine workers through reports
and regular informal contacts
-Develop permanent names and obtain accurate lat/long information for each nesting site
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The Midwest Peregrine Project is a cooperative effort involving many people and
organizations. The University of Minnesota provides the overall coordination of the project through
Pat Redig and Jane Goggin of The Raptor Center with continuing advice, encouragement and
unbounded enthusiasm from Bud Tordoff of the Bell Museum of Natural History and the Department
of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior. We are able to maintain our database on peregrines, which is
the basis of the various reports you receive, through the enthusiastic cooperation of people interested
in peregrines in the 13 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces in our area. The database is available
online to anyone interested at Richard Peifer, Kyle Hammond,
and Bruce Fall make the online database possible. We thank all of you who have sent us information.
We are grateful to those who read parts of an early draft of this report for help in detecting errors and
omissions. Please let us know about mistakes that were missed.

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Support for the Minnesota part of the effort is provided by:
3M
BCED Minnesota
CB Richard Ellis
City Center Building Management
Colonnade Building Management
Farm Credit Leasing
Lock and Dam 1 Management and Staff
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic Volunteer Organization
Midwest Plaza Building Management
Minneapolis City Hall Staff
Minnesota DNR Nongame Wildlife Program
Minnesota DNR Parks and Recreation
Minnesota Department of Transportation (MN DOT)
Minnesota Falconers Association
Minnesota Power and Light Company
North Central Life (recently re-named Bremer building) Building Management
Northern States Power Company (Xcel Energy)
Northwest Airlines
Norwest Financial Center Building Management (now Wells Fargo)
Raptor Resource Project
Riverside Plaza Building Management
St. Paul Department of Public Works
The Raptor Center, University of Minnesota
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U. S. Forest Service
Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center
Each cooperating state or province has, in addition, its own list of cooperators.
BREEDERS SUPPLYING PEREGRINES FOR 2006 RELEASES
Bruce Haak provided four birds for release at New Madrid Power Plant, Missouri.

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Table 3. Wild Peregrines Banded in the Midwest, 2006, Alphabetical by State. (U.S.
birds, purple USFWS band, black/green color band. Canadian birds, silver USFWS
band, black color band).
SITE BAND NO. COLOR BAND SEX
Illinois
125 S. Wacker, Chicago 1687-02025 K/36 f
5821 N. Broadway, Irving Park, Chicago 1687-02027 K/38 f
5821 N. Broadway, Irving Park, Chicago 2206-72298 E/28 m
5821 N. Broadway, Irving Park, Chicago 2206-72361 E/30 m
5821 N. Broadway, Irving Park, Chicago 1687-02026 K/37 f
Evanston Library, Evanston 2206-72400 E/33 m
Evanston Library, Evanston 1687-02028 K/39 f
Evanston Library, Evanston 2206-72300 E/32 m
Jackson Street Prison, Chicago 1687-02030 K/41 f
Jackson Street Prison, Chicago 2206-72364 E/34 m
Jackson Street Prison, Chicago 1687-02031 K/42 f
Jackson Street Prison, Chicago 1687-02029 K/40 f
Midwest Generation, Waukegan 2206-49472 E/11 f
Midwest Generation, Waukegan 2206-49471 E/09 f
Midwest Generation, Waukegan 1687-02022 K/33 f
Midwest Generation, Waukegan 1687-02021 K/32 f
Pilson Park, Throop Street, Chicago 1687-02018 K/30 f
Pilson Park, Throop Street, Chicago 2206-49470 E/29 m
Pilson Park, Throop Street, Chicago 2206-72365 K/31 m
St. Michael's, Old Town, Chicago 2206-49473 E/15 m
St. Michael's, Old Town, Chicago 1687-02023 K/34 f
St. Michael's, Old Town, Chicago 1687-02024 K/35 f
St. Michael's, Old Town, Chicago 2206-72299 E/31 m
Uptown Theatre, Chicago 2206-72362 E/27 m
Uptown Theatre, Chicago 2206-72363 E/26 m
Wacker and Michigan, Chicago 2206-49474 E/23 m
Wacker and Michigan, Chicago 2206-72293 E/24 m
Wacker and Michigan, Chicago 2206-72297 E/25 m
Indiana
BP Amoco, Whiting 2206-72276 E/81 m
BP Amoco, Whiting 2206-72277 E/82 m
IPL Stout Plant, Indianapolis 2206-72278 E/83 m
IPL Stout Plant, Indianapolis 1687-01688 M/78 f
Market Tower, Indianapolis 1687-01661 M/62 f
Market Tower, Indianapolis 1687-01662 M/63 f
Market Tower, Indianapolis 2206-62887 E/70 m
NIPSCO Bailly/Bethlehem Steel/Cargill, Burns 1687-01687 M/77 f

SITE BAND NO. COLOR BAND SEX
Indiana
NIPSCO Power Plant, Michigan City 1687-01666 M/70 f
NIPSCO Power Plant, Michigan City 2206-72272 E/73 m
NIPSCO Schahfer Plant, Wheatfield 1687-01683 M/73 f
NIPSCO Schahfer Plant, Wheatfield 2206-72274 E/80 m
NIPSCO Schahfer Plant, Wheatfield 1687-01682 M/72 f
NIPSCO Schahfer Plant, Wheatfield 1687-01684 M/74 f
NIPSCO Schahfer Plant, Wheatfield 2206-72273 M/71 m
One Summit Square, Fort Wayne 1687-01664 M/65 f
One Summit Square, Fort Wayne 1687-01663 M/64 f
Tower Building, South Bend 2206-72271 E/72 m
Tower Building, South Bend 1687-01665 M/67 f
Tower Building, South Bend 2206-62888 E/71 m
U.S. Steel, Gary 1687-01685 M/75 f
U.S. Steel, Gary 2206-72275 E/74 m
U.S. Steel, Gary 1687-01686 M/76 f
Iowa
Alliant Energy Plant, Chillicothe 2206-84546 H/76 m
Cedar Rapids 2206-84541 H/85 m
Cedar Rapids 2206-84540 H/84 m
Cedar Rapids 1687-02069 M/37 f
MEC Louisa 1687-02070 M/38 f
MEC Louisa 1687-02071 M/39 f
MEC Louisa 2206-84542 H/87 m
MidAmerican Energy, Quad Cities 1687-02075 M/31 f
MidAmerican Energy, Quad Cities 2206-84545 H/75 m
Kentucky
Ghent 1687-01906 76/C f
Ghent 2206-72261 C/24 f
LG&E Plant, Bedford 2206-62721 K/*4 f
LG&E Plant, Bedford 1807-62143 P/*L f
LG&E Plant, Bedford 1687-01905 75/C f
LG&E Plant, Bedford 2206-72075 C/23 f
U.S. 421 Bridge, Ohio River, Milton 1687-01908 P/38 f
U.S. 421 Bridge, Ohio River, Milton 1687-01907 R/*L f
Manitoba
McKenzie Seeds, Brandon 1387-13822 *H/4 f
McKenzie Seeds, Brandon 1387-13823 *T/2 f
Radisson Hotel / Delta Winnipeg, Winnipeg 0816-82968 *8/R m
Radisson Hotel / Delta Winnipeg, Winnipeg 1387-13824 *R/7 f
Michigan
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SITE BAND NO. COLOR BAND SEX
Michigan
Blue Water Bridge 0987-40198 32/C f
Blue Water Bridge 0987-40197 31/C f
Blue Water Bridge 0987-40140 33/C f
Consumers Energy B.C. Cobb Plant, Muskegon 0987-40271 35/C m
Consumers Energy B.C. Cobb Plant, Muskegon 0816-38669 D/20 m
Consumers Energy B.C. Cobb Plant, Muskegon 0816-38670 C/34 m
Detroit Edison Power Plant, Monroe 0987-40150 32/B f
Detroit Edison Power Plant, Monroe 0987-40149 34/B f
Grand Haven P & L, Sims Plant, Grand Haven 0987-40160 P/67 f
Grand Haven P & L, Sims Plant, Grand Haven 2206-69856 C/33 m
Grand Haven P & L, Sims Plant, Grand Haven 0987-40199 P/68 f
New Center, Detroit 1807-97964 27/C f
New Center, Detroit 2206-47675 09/M m
New Center, Detroit 2206-47676 10/M m
Port Sheldon JH Power Plant 2206-69857 C/35 m
Port Sheldon JH Power Plant 0987-40158 P/69 f
Port Sheldon JH Power Plant 0987-40159 36/C f
Port Sheldon JH Power Plant 0987-40157 P/70 m
Whittier Apartments, Detroit 0987-40137 29/C f
Whittier Apartments, Detroit 0987-40138 30/C f
Minnesota
3M Water Tower, 7th Street, St. Paul, MN 1687-01993 W/21 f
3M Water Tower, 7th Street, St. Paul, MN 2206-72305 K/16 m
Black Dog Plant Eagan 2206-69890 D/96 f
Black Dog Plant Eagan 1807-91986 84/C f
Bong Bridge Duluth 2206-72336 W/51 f
Bong Bridge Duluth 2206-72335 W/45 f
Cargill Elevator Lake City 1687-01942 M/51 f
Cargill Elevator Lake City 1687-01941 M/50 f
Cargill Elevator Lake City 2206-69887 D/56 m
Cargill Elevator Lake City 2206-69886 D/55 m
Castle Cliff Castle Danger 1687-01769 *K/*U f
Castle Cliff Castle Danger 2206-72325 W/41 m
Castle Cliff Castle Danger 1687-01764 *D/*W f
Castle Cliff Castle Danger 1687-01768 *E/*V f
City Center Minneapolis 2206-72311 K/24 m
City Center Minneapolis 2206-72310 K/23 m
City Center Minneapolis 2206-72309 W/27 m
City Center Minneapolis 2206-72308 K/22 m
City Hall Minneapolis 1687-01994 W/20 f
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SITE BAND NO. COLOR BAND SEX
Minnesota
Colonnade Golden Valley 2206-72314 W/30 m
Colonnade Golden Valley 2206-72313 W/29 m
Colonnade Golden Valley 2206-72312 W/28 m
Colonnade Golden Valley 1687-01947 W/14 f
Corundum Point 1687-01755 W/03 f
Corundum Point 1687-01756 W/02 f
Crow Creek 1687-01754 W/04 f
Crow Creek 1687-01753 W/05 f
Faith Bluff 1687-01760 *H/*Y f
Faith Bluff 1687-01761 *E/*Y f
Faith Bluff 2206-72321 W/36 m
Faith Bluff 1687-01762 *K/*W f
Financial Center Xerxes & I-94 Bloomington 1687-01751 W/12 f
Financial Center Xerxes & I-94 Bloomington 1687-01750 W/13 f
Financial Center Xerxes & I-94 Bloomington 2206-72316 W/32 m
Financial Center Xerxes & I-94 Bloomington 2206-72315 W/31 m
Great Spirit Bluff 1687-01722 87/C f
Great Spirit Bluff 2206-72216 27/M m
Great Spirit Bluff 2206-72217 28/M m
Greysolon Plaza Duluth 2206-72023 D/99 m
Greysolon Plaza Duluth 1687-01732 P/12 f
Greysolon Plaza Duluth 2206-72024 C/87 m
Greysolon Plaza Duluth 1687-01733 P/13 f
High Bridge Plant St. Paul 1687-01721 86/C f
High Bridge Plant St. Paul 1687-01720 85/C f
High Bridge Plant St. Paul 2206-72214 25/M m
High Bridge Plant St. Paul 2206-72215 26/M m
Highway 61 Bridge Hastings 1687-01772 *E/*U f
I-494 Bridge South St. Paul 1687-01758 *K/*Y f
Kennedy Creek 2206-72329 W/75 m
Kennedy Creek 2206-72328 W/74 m
Kennedy Creek 1687-01771 *D/*U f
Kennedy Creek 2206-72330 W/44 m
King Plant Bayport 1687-01749 83/C f
King Plant Bayport 2206-72096 C/96 m
King Plant Bayport 2206-72095 C/97 m
Lock and Dam 1 Minneapolis 2206-72303 K/13 m
Lock and Dam 1 Minneapolis 1687-01966 W/24 f
Manitou Cliff 1687-01759 *D/*Y f
Manitou Cliff 2206-72320 W/35 m
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SITE BAND NO. COLOR BAND SEX
Minnesota
Mayo Clinic Rochester 1687-01995 W/17 f
Mayo Clinic Rochester 2206-72307 K/18 m
Mayo Clinic Rochester 1687-01996 W/15 f
Mayo Clinic Rochester 2206-72306 K/17 m
Mendota Bridge Minneapolis 2206-72337 W/52 m
Minnesota Power and Light 1687-01945 77/C f
Minnesota Power and Light 1687-01946 78/C f
Minnesota Power and Light 2206-72097 C/95 m
Minnesota Power and Light 1687-72097 79/C f
Monticello Plant Monticello 1687-01956 M/55 f
NorthShore Mining Silver Bay 2206-72332 W/48 m
NorthShore Mining Silver Bay 1687-01765 *K/*V f
NorthShore Mining Silver Bay 2206-72331 W/47 m
Palisade Head 2206-72333 W/49 m
Palisade Head 1687-01767 *H/*V f
Palisade Head 2206-72334 W/50 m
Palisade Head 1687-01766 *D/*V f
Paper Mill Sartell 1687-01991 W/23 f
Paper Mill Sartell 2206-72304 K/15 m
Paper Mill Sartell 1687-01992 W/22 f
Pink Cove Beaver Bay 1687-01770 *H/*U f
Pink Cove Beaver Bay 2206-72326 W/42 m
Pink Cove Beaver Bay 2206-72327 W/43 m
Prairie Island Plant 1807-91987 P/94 f
Prairie Island Plant 2206-69889 D/97 f
Prairie Island Plant 2206-69888 D/98 m
Queens Bluff 1687-01964 W/26 f
Queens Bluff 2206-72302 99/P m
Queens Bluff 1687-01965 W/25 f
Queens Bluff 2206-72301 D/08 m
Red Wing Grain Stack House 1807-91988 M/53 f
Riverside Plaza/I-94 Mississippi River Bridge 2206-72318 W/34 m
Riverside Plaza/I-94 Mississippi River Bridge 2206-72317 W/33 m
Riverside Plaza/I-94 Mississippi River Bridge 1687-01752 W/07 f
Sherco Plant Becker 2206-72088 10/N m
Sherco Plant Becker 2206-72087 09/N m
Sherco Plant Becker 1687-01955 M/54 f
Sherco Plant Becker 1687-01954 M/52 f
Superior Shores/Rocky Point 1687-01774 *K/*S f
Superior Shores/Rocky Point 1687-01773 *H/*S f
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SITE BAND NO. COLOR BAND SEX
Nebraska
State Capitol, Lincoln 1687-01829 P/50 f
State Capitol, Lincoln 1687-01828 P/49 f
State Capitol, Lincoln 2206-84558 C/09 m
Woodmen Tower, Omaha 1687-01835 P/48 f
Woodmen Tower, Omaha 1687-01837 P/46 f
Woodmen Tower, Omaha 2206-84560 C/07 m
Woodmen Tower, Omaha 1687-01836 P/47 f
Woodmen Tower, Omaha 2206-84559 C/08 m
North Dakota
Community First Bank, Fargo 2206-72323 W/39 m
Community First Bank, Fargo 2206-72322 W/37 m
Community First Bank, Fargo 2206-72324 W/40 m
Community First Bank, Fargo 1687-01763 *H/*W f
Ohio
AT&T Building, Dayton 1687-02008 K/82 f
AT&T Building, Dayton 1687-02009 K/83 f
AT&T Building, Dayton 2206-72063 B/01 m
AT&T Building, Dayton 2206-72064 B/02 m
Bank One, Canton 1687-02091 N/75 f
Bank One, Canton 2206-84506 B/46 m
Bank One, Canton 1687-02092 N/76 f
Bank One, Canton 2206-84507 B/47 m
Bohn Building, Cleveland 2206-72281 B/20 m
Bohn Building, Cleveland 1687-01659 K/98 f
Bohn Building, Cleveland 1687-01660 K/99 f
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland 2206-72249 B/11 m
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland 0987-40134 K/90 f
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland 0987-40268 K/91 f
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland 2206-72250 B/12 m
Commodore Perry Motor Inn, Toledo 2206-72234 B/10 m
Eastlake Power Plant, Eastlake OH 2206-84509 B/49 m
Eastlake Power Plant, Eastlake OH 2206-84508 B/48 m
Eastlake Power Plant, Eastlake OH 1687-02094 N/79 f
Eastlake Power Plant, Eastlake OH 1687-02093 N/77 f
First National Bank, Lima 1687-02081 M/40 f
First National Bank, Lima 1687-02082 M/41 f
First National Bank, Lima 2206-72066 B/04 m
First National Bank, Lima 2206-72067 B/05 m
Hilliard Road Bridge, Lakewood 0987-40269 K/92 f
Hilliard Road Bridge, Lakewood 2206-72251 B/13 m
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SITE BAND NO. COLOR BAND SEX
Ohio
I-90 Bridge, Cuyahoga River, Cleveland 1687-01658 K/97 f
I-90 Bridge, Cuyahoga River, Cleveland 2206-72258 B/19 m
I-90 Bridge, Cuyahoga River, Cleveland 2206-72259 B/18 f
Ironton/Russell Bridge, Ironton 2206-72069 B/08 m
Ironton/Russell Bridge, Ironton 2206-72070 B/09 m
Ironton/Russell Bridge, Ironton 2206-72068 B/07 m
J.M. Stuart Power Plant, Aberdeen 2206-72061 E/79 m
J.M. Stuart Power Plant, Aberdeen 1687-02002 K/26 f
J.M. Stuart Power Plant, Aberdeen 1687-02003 K/27 f
J.M. Stuart Power Plant, Aberdeen 1687-02004 K/28 f
Landmark Building 2206-72254 B/16 m
Landmark Building 0987-40270 K/93 f
Landmark Building 2206-72253 B/15 m
Landmark Building 2206-72252 B/14 m
LTV Steel, Cleveland 1687-01657 K/96 f
LTV Steel, Cleveland 1687-01639 K/94 f
LTV Steel, Cleveland 1687-01640 K/95 f
Miami Fort Station, Cleves 2206-72058 E/76 m
Miami Fort Station, Cleves 2206-72059 E/77 m
Miami Fort Station, Cleves 1687-02001 K/25 f
Miami Fort Station, Cleves 2206-72060 E/78 m
Miami Fort Station, Cleves 2206-72057 E/75 m
PNC Bank, Cincinnati 1687-02014 K/88 f
PNC Bank, Cincinnati 0987-40133 K/89 f
PNC Bank, Cincinnati 1687-02013 k/87 f
Rhodes State Office Tower, Columbus 2206-72065 B/03 m
Rhodes State Office Tower, Columbus 1687-02010 K/84 f
Rhodes State Office Tower, Columbus 1687-02011 K/85 f
Rhodes State Office Tower, Columbus 1687-02012 K/86 f
Stambaugh Building, Youngstown 2206-84510 B/50 m
Terminal Tower, Cleveland 1687-02006 K/80 f
Terminal Tower, Cleveland 1687-02007 K/81 f
Terminal Tower, Cleveland 1687-02005 K/29 f
Terminal Tower, Cleveland 2206-72062 B/00 m
Ontario
Arrow Lake West End 2206-12500 36/V m
Arrow Lake West End 2206-12498 34/V m
Arrow Lake West End 2206-12499 35/V m
Arrow Lake West End 1126-04901 37/V m
Cape Victoria 1126-04915 51/V m
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SITE BAND NO. COLOR BAND SEX
Ontario
Caribou Island 1126-04910 46/V m
Caribou Island 1126-04909 45/V m
Caribou Island 1807-18291 64/K f
Caribou Island 1807-18290 63/K f
Copper Cliff Road West 1126-04903 39/V m
Copper Cliff Road West 1126-04904 40/V m
Copper Cliff Road West 1126-04905 41/V m
Copper Cliff Road West 1126-04902 38/V m
Dorion Tower 1807-18288 61/K f
Dorion Tower 1807-18289 62/K f
Dorion Tower 1126-04908 44/V m
Mount McRae 1807-18287 60/K f
Mount McRae 1807-18285 58/K f
Mount McRae 1807-18286 59/K f
Mount McRae 1807-18284 57/K f
Nipigon River Mouth 1126-04914 50/V m
Nipigon River Mouth 1126-04913 49/V m
Nipigon River Mouth 1807-18294 35/W f
Nipigon River Mouth 1807-18293 34/W f
South Gillies, SW of Microwave Tower, Hwy 595 1126-04907 43/V m
South Gillies, SW of Microwave Tower, Hwy 595 1807-18283 56/K m
South Gillies, SW of Microwave Tower, Hwy 595 1126-04906 42/V m
Squaretop Mountain 1807-18280 53/K f
Squaretop Mountain 1807-18282 55/K f
Squaretop Mountain 1807-18281 54/K f
Squaretop Mountain 2206-12497 33/V m
Squaw Bay 1807-18292 33/W f
Squaw Bay 1126-04912 48/V m
Squaw Bay 1126-04911 47/V m
Wisconsin
Alliant Energy Nelson Dewey, Cassville 1807-91979 48/B f
Alliant Energy Nelson Dewey, Cassville 1807-91980 49/B f
Alliant Energy Nelson Dewey, Cassville 2206-47685 22/M m
Busch Agricultural Complex, Manitowoc 1687-01703 M/04 f
Busch Agricultural Complex, Manitowoc 1687-01701 M/02 f
Busch Agricultural Complex, Manitowoc 1687-01702 M/03 f
Busch Agricultural Complex, Manitowoc 2206-72289 E/08 m
Cargill Malt Complex, Jefferson 2206-84531 B/34 m
Cargill Malt Complex, Jefferson 2206-84537 B/35 m
Cargill Malt Complex, Jefferson 1687-01805 N/23 f
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SITE BAND NO. COLOR BAND SEX
Wisconsin
Cargill Malt Complex, Jefferson 2206-84530 B/33 m
Castle Rock 1687-01728 92/C f
Castle Rock 1687-01729 93/C f
Castle Rock 1687-01727 91/C f
Dairyland Cooperative, Alma 2206-72220 31/M m
Dairyland Cooperative, Alma 2206-72219 30/M m
Dairyland Cooperative, Alma 1687-01726 P/11 f
Dairyland Cooperative, Genoa 2206-69885 D/91 m
Dairyland Cooperative, Genoa 1687-01953 P/93 f
Dairyland Cooperative, Genoa 1687-01920 P/92 f
Dairyland Cooperative, Genoa 1687-01670 P/91 f
Froedtert Malt, Milwaukee 2206-84523 B/26 m
Froedtert Malt, Milwaukee 1687-01712 M/21 f
Kenosha Memorial Hospital, Kenosha 2206-84520 B/22 m
Kenosha Memorial Hospital, Kenosha 2206-84519 B/21 m
Kenosha Memorial Hospital, Kenosha 0816-38667 E/18 m
Kenosha Memorial Hospital, Kenosha 1687-01709 M/15 f
Kenosha Memorial Hospital, Kenosha 1687-01708 M/14 f
La Crosse 1687-01730 94/C f
La Crosse 1687-01731 95/C f
La Crosse 2206-47688 D/92 m
Lynxville Cliff, Lynxville 2206-72218 29/M m
Lynxville Cliff, Lynxville 1687-01723 88/C f
Maiden Rock 1687-01724 89/C f
Maiden Rock 1687-01725 90/C f
Miller Brewery, Milwaukee 1687-01808 M/22 f
Miller Brewery, Milwaukee 2206-84529 B/32 m
Miller Brewery, Milwaukee 2206-84528 B/31 m
Miller Brewery, Milwaukee 1687-01713 M/23 f
Racine County Courthouse, Racine 2206-84524 B/27 m
Racine County Courthouse, Racine 2206-84525 B/28 m
Racine County Courthouse, Racine 2206-84526 B/29 m
Racine County Courthouse, Racine 2206-84527 B/30 m
WEPCO Oak Creek Power Plant, Oak Creek 2206-84522 B/25 m
WEPCO Pleasant Prairie Power Plant, Pleasant 2206-72284 E/03 m
WEPCO Pleasant Prairie Power Plant, Pleasant 2206-72286 E/05 m
WEPCO Pleasant Prairie Power Plant, Pleasant 2206-72287 E/06 m
WEPCO Pleasant Prairie Power Plant, Pleasant 2206-72288 E/07 m
WEPCO Pleasant Prairie Power Plant, Pleasant 2206-72285 E/04 m
WEPCO Port Washington Power Plant, Port 2206-84532 B/36 m
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SITE BAND NO. COLOR BAND SEX
Wisconsin
WEPCO Port Washington Power Plant, Port 1687-01714 N/24 f
WEPCO Valley Power Plant, Milwaukee 0816-38664 E/14 m
WEPCO Valley Power Plant, Milwaukee 1687-01704 M/05 f
WEPCO Valley Power Plant, Milwaukee 1687-01705 M/07 f
WEPCO Valley Power Plant, Milwaukee 2206-72292 E/13 m
WPL Edgewater Generating Station, Sheboygan 2206-84538 B/24 m
WPL Edgewater Generating Station, Sheboygan 1867-01711 M/20 f
WPL Edgewater Generating Station, Sheboygan 2206-84521 B/23 m
WPL Edgewater Generating Station, Sheboygan 1867-01710 M/17 f
WPS Pulliam Power Plant, Green Bay 2206-72291 E/12 m
WPS Pulliam Power Plant, Green Bay 2206-72290 E/10 m
WPS Weston Power Plant, Rothschild, WI 0816-33666 E/17 m
WPS Weston Power Plant, Rothschild, WI 0816-38665 E/16 m
WPS Weston Power Plant, Rothschild, WI 1687-01707 M/13 f
WPS Weston Power Plant, Rothschild, WI 1687-01706 M/12 f
Table 4. Hacked Peregrines Banded in the Midwest, 2006. (Gold USFWS bands,
black/green color bands).
SITE BAND NO. COLOR BAND SEX
Missouri
New Madrid Power Plant 2206-84564 C/30 m
New Madrid Power Plant 1687-01841 N/94 f
New Madrid Power Plant 2206-84561 C/31 m
New Madrid Power Plant 1687-01838 N/93 f

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Figure 1. Symbols depict non-breeding pairs (open circles) and nest on buildings (closed circles),
smokestacks (crosses), bridges (triangles), and cliffs (squares).

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Figure 2
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Peregrine Falcon nesting attempts in the
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Peregrine Falcon nesting attempts in the
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Canada
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Figure 4
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Peregrine Falcons produced in the Midwest
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Peregrine Falcons released and produced in the
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Figure 6
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Nesting success of Peregrine Falcons in the
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Productivity of Peregrine Falcons in the Midwest
Fledglings / nest attempt
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0.50
0.00
86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06
Year

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Fledglings / successful
nest
Figure 8
Productivity of successful Peregrine Falcon nests in
the Midwest
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06
Year
100
80
Figure 9
Origin of identified Peregrine Falcons nesting in the
Midwest
Hacked Wild
Percent
60
40
20
0
87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06
Year

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Figure 10
7
Age of nesting Peregrine Falcons in the Midwest
Mean age (years)
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06
Year
Figure 11
7
Age of nesting Peregrine Falcons in the Midwest
Mean age (years)
6
5
4
3
2
1
Female
Male
0
88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06
Year

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Percent of sex class
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Figure 12
Age distribution of nesting Peregrine Falcons in the
Midwest, 1987-2006
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Age (year)
Female
Male
Perecent of sex class
Figure 13
Age distribution of nesting Peregrine Falcons in the
Midwest, 2006
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Age (years)
Female
Male

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Figure 14
Nesting sites (n =172) of Peregrine Falcons
in the Midwest, 2006
Cliff
28%
Bridge
10%
Building
46%
Smokestack
16%
Figure 15
Nesting sites (n = 142) of Peregrine Falcons
in the Midwestern U.S., 2006
Bridge
12%
Cliff
14%
Smokestack
20%
Building
54%

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SPECIAL ARTICLE
READING PEREGRINE FALCON COLOR BANDS AT LONG RANGE
HARRISON B. TORDOFF
The equipment for reading color bands on Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) is easy to
describe: a good telescope, young eyes, and patience. Lacking young eyes these days, I have been
forced to try other things. Specifically, recording the image coming through the telescope by digital
camera makes it possible by computer to enlarge, enhance, or otherwise improve image readability.
A side benefit is that digital recording of the image provides a permanent record. By comparison,
“young-eyeball-only” images are neither permanent nor re-checkable.
Here I try to sum up my experience reading peregrine color bands in the field, in hope of
helping others spend their field time more efficiently. First, I have been assured by camera experts
that the combination of a good telescope and a camera provides more potential power than a camera
alone, even with its own telescopic lenses. My telescope is a Leica APO-Televid 77. It has a zoom
eyepiece, 20X to 60X. The zoom eyepiece is essential for speed in locating birds and for subsequent
zooming in for a closer look. My camera is a Nikon 8400. Higher resolution digital cameras are now
available, but I have not yet found a better camera with a lens that fits inside the eyecup of the scope.
This is a key to my attachment of scope to camera. Instead of any of the elaborate mounts available
for purchase, I simply use an elastic cloth band, three fourths of an inch wide, about 24 inches long,
with Velcro strips on about six inches of both ends. The elastic band slips over the scope in front of
the scope/tripod fitting. With the camera lens inserted into the extended scope eyecup, the elastic
band needs only to be pulled around the camera body. Experience will quickly show how long to
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lens when extended fits inside the scope eyecup a bit loosely. To make the fit more snugly, I put a
strip of thin leather four inches long and a quarter inch wide inside the eyecup as a bushing for the
camera lens
A sturdy tripod is essential and a remote shutter release is almost as essential. Any movement
of the camera during exposure is likely to ruin the image.
Given this equipment (and I eagerly await suggestions from anyone for equipment
improvements), how is it best used in the field First, the camera (my Nikon 8400, that is) should be
set on shutter control, which automatically opens autofocus. Then zoom it to its 3.5X optical limit to
avoid “vignetting”, an automatic framing of the scope image as viewed on the camera monitor at
lower camera magnifications. The zoom range of my telescope is 20X to 60X. For years I thought
that 40X to 50X produced the best result, usually a compromise between image size and image
readability. Recently, I have experimented with 60X, at the suggestion of Jackie Fallon, and find that
this works fine if the focus is precise. How precise With an image in clear focus at 60X on my
scope, moving the fine focus adjustment wheel either way less than a millimeter destroys the focus.
Focus the scope directly on the bird and then mount the camera, delicately. At 3.5X camera zoom
and 40X scope zoom, the net result is an image enlarged 140 times; at 3.5X and 60X, 210 times.
To minimize blurring by falcon or camera movements, shutter speed should be as fast as
provides a reasonably lighted image. With my equipment, shutter speeds of 1/125 th or 1/250 th second
seem to work best. Poor light may call for slower shutter speeds, enhancing the value of the remote
shutter release to avoid camera movement.
Given good light, patience, and a cooperative falcon that exposes its banded leg at least
occasionally, how far away should an image enlarged 140X or 210X be readable I tested the ability
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December light, with no optical aids beyond ordinary prescription eyeglasses. Results were fairly
consistent. Everyone could read the bands at 6 feet, most could read them at 8 feet, fewer at 10 feet,
and no one could read them at 12 feet. Accepting 8 feet as the maximum readable distance, I
calculate that images of comparable size and readability might be produced at 373 yards at 140X and
560 yards at 210X, given perfect light and a wholly visible band. However, a colleague points out
that this calculation ignores the realities of field work, where the band is on the often tucked-up leg of
a falcon that is heavily feathered, mobile, and often perched in bad light.
In an earlier draft, before venturing to calculate a theoretical maximum distance for reading
bands under different magnifications, I made a guess based on previous field experience: “What is
the maximum range possible with this equipment I do not know, but guess that it may be around
250, perhaps even 300, yards.” Now I think that my first guess is a much more realistic guide under
field conditions than the theoretical calculation. However, once one has the equipment, digital shots
are essentially free. Why not also shoot at longer ranges and hope, if you can’t get any closer
Please tell me, anyone, of any successful peregrine band reading at a quarter of a mile or more.
tordoff@umn.edu
612-624-6787
James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History and Department of Ecology, Evolution, and
Behavior, University of Minnesota, December 15, 2006