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MI / Monroe - 2009-10
The Peregrine Chick:
Fifteen years is nothing to sneeze at so while sad, you can be sure that his genetics are alive and well somewhere in the Midwest and that is a very good thing.
Of all the birds hatched in North America 10 years ago, only 11% are still alive. Of all those hatched 20 years ago, only 0.1% are still alive. So at 15 years of age, he was probably one of less than 3% of all the birds hatched in 1995 that are still alive. That's an amazing feat for any bird!
Kinderchick:
--- Quote from: carly on June 18, 2010, 21:09 ---...In his 13 years at the DTE Power Plant in Monroe, Michigan he fathered 33 chicks with three females....
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Very sad, carly. :'( But what a great legacy he leaves behind. :)
carly:
2010 NESTING SEASON
Well I hate to start a new topic with bad news but I just read on the CMNH board that Leopold has passed away and he is one of those long lived tiercel's that has made a major contribution to the world of falcons we so enjoy today so I felt he should be honored. Fly free Leopold :'(
Also sadly, 3 of the 4 chicks they hatched this year are in rehab but they will be okay and may be returned to her in shifts so she can manage now that she is on her own.
Here is Barb's post from: http://www.falconcam-cmnh.org/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?51584.210#post_54094
Sad news ... Leopold, b/r N/*4 who hatched at the Rhodes State Office Tower in 1995 died yesterday of a bacterial infection in his crop. In his 13 years at the DTE Power Plant in Monroe, Michigan he fathered 33 chicks with three females. The chicks at this site are only banded when they are grounded and rescued, so 17 chicks were banded. The current female, Millie, black 81/K will be very busy feeding this years four chicks without him
Alison:
--- Quote from: carly on September 03, 2009, 19:18 ---Thank you for this info Alison, I don't know if the folks in Port Colbourne are aware of Millie being there? If not I will post it for them to go see.
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I don't know if they are aware either . . . I didn't know she was there until today.
carly:
Thank you for this info Alison, I don't know if the folks in Port Colbourne are aware of Millie being there? If not I will post it for them to go see.
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