Below is a summary from Chris Becher, MDNR Southeast Peregrine Falcon Nesting Coordinator and Barb Baldinger, MDNR volunteer and photographer of Peregrine Falcon Nesting Status for the 2016 season. For additional information and updates, please visit our facebook page: Peregrine Falcons Southeast Michigan
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN PEREGRINE FALCON NEST SITES - 2016 Nesting Summary: Click Here for a printable summary.
TOTAL CHICKS HATCHED: 24
ELEVEN (11) OF THE NESTS SUCCESSFULLY HATCHED CHICKS AND TWENTY TWO (22) CHICKS FLEDGED
ONE (1) DIED FROM BUILDING COLLISION
SIX (6) SPENT SOME TIME IN REHAB WITH DAVE HOGAN: FOUR (4) RELEASED BACK TO NEST SITES, ONE (1) STILL RECOVERING FROM A BROKEN WING, ONE (1) WAS WEAK AND DIED IN REHAB
NOTATIONS:
• Ann Arbor U-M Medical Center: (4 chicks)
• Detroit – AT&T Building: (2 chicks)
• Detroit – Fisher Building: (1 chick)
• Detroit – Wayne State University: (3 chicks)
• Detroit – Whittier Apartments: (4 chicks)
• Flint – U-M Northbank Center Building / Mott Foundation Building/Durant Bldg.: (4 chicks)
• Mt. Clemens – Macomb County Building: (1 chick)
• Pontiac – AT&T Tower: (2 chicks)
• Port Huron– Blue Water Bridge: (1 chick)
• Southfield – Northland Park Towers: (1 chick)
• Warren – Campbell Ewald Building: (1 chick)
Update: October 18, 2016
Compiled by: Christine Becher
SE Michigan Peregrine Falcon Nesting Coordinator
Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Division
You can contact Chris and Barb by e-mail at peregrine_notes@yahoo.com.
Below are some photos from Barb Baldinger to accompany the report.
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Thanks,
Chris and Barb
Paul Messing
Macomb Audubon Web Editor
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