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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. 8
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, <strong>2006</strong>, 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 9
Page 1 and 2: MIDWEST PEREGRINE FALCON RESTORATIO
Page 3: Contents iii Midwest Peregrine Falc
Page 6 and 7: 2 All peregrines banded in the U.S.
Page 8 and 9: 4 Year Hacked Young Table 2 PEREGRI
Page 10 and 11: 6 • Roosevelt R/*4 (One Summit Sq
Page 14 and 15: 10 hatched and fledged, one female
Page 16 and 17: was the same pair of birds on terri
Page 18 and 19: paired bigamously with three-year-o
Page 20 and 21: laid, one disappeared, two of the r
Page 22 and 23: 18 73. LE-Maassen Bluff, two miles
Page 24 and 25: 20 92. LE-Macomb County Building, M
Page 26 and 27: 22 108. NB-I-80 Bridge, Quad Cities
Page 28 and 29: 24 9 sites and 30 checks fledged fr
Page 30 and 31: 26 131. SP-Inland Steel (aka Mittal
Page 32 and 33: eleven-year-old male Bandit b/r 3/*
Page 34 and 35: 30 160. SP-Hwy 255 Jefferson Barrac
Page 36 and 37: 32 ONTARIO Brian Ratcliff, Thunder
Page 38 and 39: 34 197. NB-International Bridge, Sa
Page 40 and 41: 36 BLOOD SAMPLES We continued colle
Page 42 and 43: 38 Table 3. Wild Peregrines Banded
Page 44 and 45: SITE BAND NO. COLOR BAND SEX Michig
Page 46 and 47: SITE BAND NO. COLOR BAND SEX Minnes
Page 48 and 49: SITE BAND NO. COLOR BAND SEX Ohio I
Page 50 and 51: SITE BAND NO. COLOR BAND SEX Wiscon
Page 52 and 53: 48 Figure 1. Symbols depict non-bre
Page 54 and 55: 50 Figure 4 500 450 400 350 300 250
Page 56 and 57: 52 Fledglings / successful nest Fig
Page 58 and 59: 54 Percent of sex class 18 16 14 12
Page 60 and 61: 56 SPECIAL ARTICLE READING PEREGRIN
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