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US Nestsites & Cam Links
The Peregrine Chick:
Evanston Public Library
Evanston, Illinois
(photos: building from Wikipedia) nestsite from Evanston Chicago Tribune)
webcam link: http://www.epl.org/falconcam/
website link: http://fieldmuseum.org/explore/illinois-peregrines
facebook page link: https://www.facebook.com/eplfalcons
Peregrine Falcons nested on the Library for the first time in the summer of 2004. That year there were four eggs, but shortly after the eggs hatched the female, Sarah John, broke her wing leaving the male, Joel, to raise the chicks on his own. Only one chick successfully fledged, the other three succumbed to malnourishment and disease. Sarah John with the broken wing received veterinary treatment and now appears in nature education programs. A new female, Nona, arrived in 2005 and they nested successfully before Joel broke his wing which did not heal well and he had to be euthanized. From 2006, Nona's mate at this location has been Squawker.
Resident pairs & Offspring
* 2006-2013 - Squawker & Nona
* 2005 - Joel & Nona - Joel broke wing which did not heal well and he was euthanized
* 2004 - Joel & Sarah John - Sarah John broke wing, recovered & became part of a nature education program
The Peregrine Chick:
Travelers Plaza Building & Travelers Tower
Hartford, Connecticut
(photos: building 1 from Wikipedia; building 2 by Sebastian Vivar/Flickr)
in 2012, due to construction on the Travelers Tower, a nestbox was installed on the Travelers Plaza building
webcam link: http://falconcam.travelers.com/falcam1.html
website link: http://falconcam.travelers.com/
map showing location of both nestsites - www.wikimapia.org/5466462/travelers-plaza-building
1997-2011 - Travelers Tower
(wooden decoy was used to focus the camera - photos from the Travelers Tower Peregrine Watch website)
The nestbox is on the 21st floor of the Travelers Tower in downtown Hartford. Amelia started nesting on the tower in 1997. Previously, the last documented nesting occurred on the Tower in the late 1940s. The nesting tray is located on a window ledge on the 21st floor, overlooking Constitution Plaza and the Connecticut River. The tray is roughly 24" x 15" and is filled with 1/4" pea stone (gravel). The first tray was placed on the ledge by volunteers in 1984. The current tray was built by Bob D'Aquila of Trammel Crow. The new tray was installed in March 2001. The cameras (one at each end of the ledge) were installed in 2002 I believe.
The Peregrine Chick:
Ironton-Russell Bridge
Ironton, Ohio & Russell, Kentucky
(photos: bridge by CMH2315fl/Flickr (cc); nest by Ohio DNR)
The Ironton–Russell Bridge opened in 1922 as the first highway bridge along the Ohio River between Parkersburg, West Virginia and Cincinnati, Ohio. Soon, the Ironton-Russell bridge was followed by numerous others at Ashland, Portsmouth, and Huntington. This light-blue cantilever bridge carries two lanes of traffic and a narrow sidewalk.
In 2000, the Ohio Department of Transportation released a report recommended the replacement of the then 78 year old span. The bridge was retrofitted in the 1970s with strengthening beams and plates. The bridge will still be forced to close when temperatures approach -5 degrees Fahrenheit due to the brittle nature of the steel used. Continuous monitoring is routine during temperatures below freezing to check for any cracking in the substructure of the span. One of the replacements considered was a three-lane single-tower cable suspension bridge. The final design was chosen in January 2003, however, the high costs of constructing the bridge became apparent when costs for the new bridge came in at $110 million, well over the original estimated cost. The sharp rise was attributed to the dramatic increase in construction costs partially blamed on Hurricane Katrina, which increased the cost of concrete materials and items derived from petroleum products. The bridge has been redesigned with two-towers and has been reduced from three lanes to two. Construction on the replacement span began in March 2012 just upstream from the current structure. The current bridge will remain open during construction and will be closed and demolished once the new bridge is open.
there is no webcam at this location
May 18, 2004 - six members of the Ohio Division of Wildlife were inspecting the Ironton-Russell Bridge to identify two potential peregrine falcon chicks nesting on a bridge pier. But when the wildlife officials were granted a closer look at the nest, they found four peregrine falcon chicks instead. The birds, one of the fastest animals on earth with a recorded top speed of 242 miles per hour, have been known to swoop down and peck at the heads of unsuspecting pedestrians on the bridge. As a result of the birds and their endangered status, the pedestrian walkway was closed.
March 2016 - Construction on the new bridge (upstream from the old bridge) began in 2012 and could be open before the end of 2016. By March 2016 the new $81.3 million bridge was more than 83 percent complete, according to Kathleen Fuller, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Department of Transportation's District 9 office. Efforts to keep the old bridge open as a historical (it was completed in 1922), pedestrian span after the new one is completed hadn't (as of March) gained a lot of traction. Plans are in place to demolish the old bridge in 2017, Fuller said. Officials also will make an effort to relocate a pair of peregrine falcons from beneath the old bridge before it is torn down, Fuller said. "They're pretty good about relocating themselves," she said.
Resident Pairs & Offspring:
* coming soon
The Peregrine Chick:
County-City Building / Hebard Tower
South Bend, Indiana
Another site with nestboxes on two nearby buildings.
(photos: County-City Building by Panoramio.com; nestbox by JBrosher/YouTube)
(photos: Hebard Tower by CyberIndiana.com; nestbox by the South Bend Tribune)
webcam: http://southbendin.gov/residents/content/peregrine-falcons
Resident Pairs & Offspring:
* 2018 - ? & ?
* 2017 - ? & ?
* 2016 - ? & ?
* 2015 - ? & ?
* 2014 - ? & ?
* 2013 - Zeus & Guinevere --> unnamed female
* 2012 - Zephyr & Guinevere --> Zoe (f) & unnamed female
* 2011 - Zephyr & Guinevere --> Tara (f) & unnamed female
* 2010 - Zephyr & Guinevere --> J Dan (m) & Dorothy (f)
* 2009 - Zephyr & Guinevere --> no information
* 2008 - Zephyr & Guinevere --> unnamed - 1 male, 1 female
* 2007 - Zephyr & Guinevere --> unnamed - 2 males, 2 females
* 2006 - Zephyr & Guinevere --> unnamed - 2 males, 1 female
* 2005 - Zephyr & Guinevere --> unnamed - 3 females
* 2004 - Zephyr & Guinevere --> unnamed - 2 males, 2 females
* 2003 - Zephyr & Guinevere --> Voyager (m), Windwalker (m), Oliver (m) & Andromeda (f)
Guinevere - origins unknown - probably hatched between 1999 and 2001 based on average female age at first nesting; was banded after arriving in South Bend as an adult; Jan 2014 died due to probable collision
Zephyr - spring 1999 - hack-released from a cliff site on the Mississippi in Muscatine, Iowa; spring 2011 - lost his right foot in the spring in an apparent trap injury, so his hunting ability is diminished; 19 June 2012 died due to collision
The Peregrine Chick:
Mid-American Energy Building
Davenport, Iowa
(falcon photo courtesy of Mid-American Energy - Scorpio on the left, P/D on the right)
Mid-American Energy Building is a high-rise office building located in the downtown Davenport, Iowa. The building was designed by Shive-Hattery Engineers & Architects and built by Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company in 1995. It is a 9-story office building that stands on top of a six story parking ramp. The building stands 220 ft (67.06 m), and is the second tallest building in the city after the Wells Fargo Bank Building. The building is also the home to a couple of peregrine falcons. (love the last sentence - this description is from Wikipedia)
webcam link: http://wqad.com/falcon-cam/
There doesn't appear to be a website associated with this site but the falconcam is on the WQAD falcon cam site does contain additional information.
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