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The Peregrine Chick:
First, from your photos, this is no 2009 hatch year bird ... 2008 maybe, some juvenile's have adult perfect plumage by the following spring (T-Rex and Trey were like that) and from your photos I can't see any remnants of juvenile characteristics in the birds' plumage. And on photo three, where both are on the ledge, I would hazard a guess to say that "the" bird is female - not sure because the postures are different, but I think so.
But I would concur, the bird is probably an eastern bird. You might try contacting the Canadian Peregrine Foundation, I think they have good communication with the eastern states as there birds end up in NY etc and vice versa. I have also checked the Midwest Database for every combination I could come up with - I even tried similarly shaped letters - S = B and FWS bands ending in 2 rather than 52. The only one I can up with is Carmen, b/g B/14 (2206-72252) wild hatch, 2006 Landmark Building, Summit County, Ohio. No reports from elsewhere so if Jim Sullivan isn't for sure about the coloured band, this might be your girl. But if he is, check with the CPF (they have a website) and ask them for information.
Alison:
--- Quote from: skygirlblue on September 30, 2009, 21:31 ---Hi Alison...I just checked Greg Septon's banding reports for the Wisconsin nests he monitors (30 + nests)...no bands matching your juvie..great pictures, though!!
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Thanks, SGB! I also checked Greg Septon's Report, the RRP Report, and a bunch of other reports. I am fairly sure now that this is not a midwest bird after all. Since some of the eastern sites are using both black/red and black/green, and this year the midwest sites are using mainly black/red with some black/green, it is more difficult to tell where a juvie might be from.
skygirlblue:
Hi Alison...I just checked Greg Septon's banding reports for the Wisconsin nests he monitors (30 + nests)...no bands matching your juvie..great pictures, though!!
kittenface:
Oh thats to bad
Well if anyone will figure it out
YOU WILL
If you can think of anything I can do to help out just let me know I love a good mystery ;D
Alison:
--- Quote from: kittenface on September 30, 2009, 11:42 ---Allison have you contacted Donna yet about the Falcon your trying to idenify?
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Yes, I did. I have received a reply from Dave Scott:
We used Black over Red color bands in 2009. I checked the Midwest
Raptor Center database (all years) as well as my records for 2007 & 2008
and could not find a B/G = S/34 ... given that the federal band is
silver, I suspect you have an eastern bird. Perhaps someone from The
Raptor Center in Minnesota can help you contact folks in the eastern US
regarding their banding records for falcons.
Sorry!
Dave Scott
So I will check elsewhere.
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