2006 - Midwest Peregrine Falcon Restoration Project

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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.
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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
ledge. Pea gravel was added under them, but the eggs failed to hatch.