(Falco peregrinus) at eight nesting sites in the Hudson River valley, at a. So, the adults seen a few days ago may have been parents earlier this year. THIS paper summarizes the general behavior of Peregrine Falcons. A peregrine falcon can spot its prey from six miles away. The juvenile was banded with a standard USGS band: 1947-45321 and a Black/Green auxiliary band BA/42. The world’s largest urban population of nesting Peregrine Falcons can be found in New York City. (This is a common problem in NYC, as young birds follow Rock Pigeons into tight spaces, and can’t fly out.) Its parents/scrape could not be found, so the bird was sent to the Wild Bird Fund, and then out to the Raptor Trust in New Jersey. Someone responded to this post on my Urban Hawks Facebook page that the band 77/BV is from Du Bois Library, at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, with a link to a photo of when she was banded in 2019.Ģnd Update: A female juvenile Peregrine Falcon was found trapped in a courtyard at 522 West End Avenue (between 85th and 86th Street), earlier this year. The right leg has a traditional silver Federal USGS bird band ending in 768. On its left leg, there is a bicolored Black over Green band with white lettering of 77 above and BV below. Then when I was distracted both flew off and I couldn’t relocate them. After the prey was eaten, the falcon that was on the church, flew to 257 West 86th Street and perched a few floors down from the other falcon. Then its mate arrived with prey, and perched on the SW corner of 257 West 86th Street. When I arrived, I heard them and found one perched on the St. Always look for a grayish back in adults, long wings that almost reach the tail tip. I finally went in search of the Peregrine Falcons that have been seen on the West Side around 86th and West End Avenue.
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