2006 - Midwest Peregrine Falcon Restoration Project

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30 160. 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. 31
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 12 and 13: 6. SP-Lock and Dam 1/Ford Parkway B
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 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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