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Peregrines & the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

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The Peregrine Chick:

--- Quote from: Gale on June 04, 2010, 21:35 ---Hi TPC - I'm wondering how far south our falcons go in the winter. Will they be affected by the eco-disaster along the Gulf Coast?

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They probably won't be directly, but their prey will be if that is their migration route - our birds use a variety of routes to get where they are going - some go south via Mexico, some hop the islands from Florida.

sami:
Wasn't one of the Edmonton birds coming back from Guatemala (sp?). I thought they could go as far as Central and South America. TPC can tell us for sure.

Ellie:
A disaster for sure...........what worries me also is that I heard on the TV the other day that our water fowl migrate to the  Mississippi along the Gulf coast.  This is going to affect more than water fowl in the long term. As of now who knows how far reaching this whole situation  will become.........very scary!  I really don't know where our Peregrines migrate but seems I heard that at the beginning of the spring migration season back to Canada they were counting birds through Mexico.  I'm sure TPC can give us a better idea.

eagle63_1999:
I have been wondering the same thing Gale.  With that disaster getting worse every day in the Gulf coast it makes me wonder.....

Gale:
Hi TPC - I'm wondering how far south our falcons go in the winter. Will they be affected by the eco-disaster along the Gulf Coast?

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