2006 - Midwest Peregrine Falcon Restoration Project

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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