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2009 Productive Nest SitesThe nestbox here is mounted to a platform on a catwalk400’ up the stack. Adult falcon W/E appeared toover-winter at this plant. Brent, a 2006 hatch fromFaith Bluff, Winona, returned in the spring.This year marked the 1,000 peregrine to fledgefrom a utility nest box. The peregrine-utilityprogram started at Xcel Energy’s King Plant in1988, when an employee spotted a falcon andcalled in the Raptor Resource Project to confirm it.We installed a nest box. In 1989 Mae, a daughter ofproject-bred and released falcon MF-1, adopted it.She bred at the King plant until Belinda replacedher in 2004. The King plant, which is part of amonitoring project to determine the health of the peregrine falcon population following delisting, hasan excellent history of producing young falcons.Banding at the King plant is always fun. This year, Bob's sister Joyce Heille, a 4th grade school teacherat Falcon Heights Elementary school, has her class following the falcons. The class got to attend thebanding, and take a tour of the power plant afterwards. They were very enthusiastic about bothactivities.The babies were named by Mary Lewis, an Xcel Energy employee. She won naming rights at an XcelEnergy auction supporting United Way. The falcons were named after her nieces and nephew.We were a little worried about the age of the youngest falcon, which was just 13 days old. Bob decidedthat he would collect all the falcons from the nestbox, but not band the youngest one if it was toosmall. However, the falcon was big enough to sex and band. Another great year for the King Plant!Here are a few links to stories about the King banding:• Star Tribune: http://www.startribune.com/local/48006962.html• KSTP: http://kstp.com/news/stories/S957064.shtml?cat=206Banders were Bob Anderson, Dan Orr, Amy Ries, and Bob’s son Jeremy Anderson.Year falcons first nested here: 1989 | Total young fledged from this location (2009): 508 - Raptor Resource Project Banding Report 2009
2009 Productive Nest Sites6/3/09: 3M Facility | Langdon, MN | Washington CountyLat/LongN 44 47" 24.1W 092 54' 45.4"Adult DataAdult female: unknownAdult male: Charlie 2206-69868Nesting DataUnknown number of eggs laid | 3 hatchedFirst egg laid: unknownFirst hatch: unknownFemale: 1687-21332 *U/*R b/g BubblesFemale: 1687-21333 *U/*S b/g BonneMale: 2206-72040 H/05 b/g BubbaCommentsBob, Jeremy, and Amy banded the babies on a bright, sunny afternoon. The male is a 2003 hatch fromHorizon Milling in Lake City. He tried nesting in Hastings, MN in 2006.Year falcons first nested here: 2008Total young fledged from this location (2009): 56/5/09: P5 (Lynxville Bluff) | Lynxville, WI | Crawford CountyLat/LongN 43 17" 08.8W 091 02' 58.4"Adult DataAdult female: unknownAdult male: unknownNesting DataUnknown number of eggs laid | 1 eyass in nestFirst egg laid: unknownFirst hatch: 5/7/2009Female: 1687-21338 *U/*Y b/g RebekahCommentsJoan Schnabel, Nora, Helen Harvey, Doug Wood, Brett Mandernack, and several others joined us onFriday for what was to be a long weekend of cliff banding, until Saturday and Sunday were rained out.We had a hard time finding the Lynxville eyrie from the top, which is very thickly overgrown. DougWood was on ground team, and he didn’t see us until Dave clambered out onto a ledge and waved. Nextyear, we’re going to use trekking poles. The poles can help us hike rough terrain and, lashed together and9 - Raptor Resource Project Banding Report 2009
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