Hi birdfolk,

There's a nice article in the May/June issue of Earthcare Northwest on the
breeding Peregrines. Here is just a bit of the info:

"If anyone is interested in joining the teams observing these falcons,
please call Ed Deal, who is coordinating the observers. His phone is
(206) 723-4742. The Falcon Research Group's Seattle Peregrine Project has
set up a hotline number, (206) 517-9513, which carries a daily update on the
pair and their activities. Feel free to call it to get the latest on the
most unusual tenants in downtown Seattle's high rent district."

I just called the number and the falcons are incubating. The FRG are
setting up a video camera with a monitor in the Washington Mutual Tower
lobby.

"Bud Anderson will be teaching a seminar on the Breeding Ecology of
Peregrine Falcons from 7;00-9:30 pm, Friday, May 20th at the Woodland
Park Zoo in Seattle. .... The class includes a field trip on Saturday,
May 21st to familiarize you with the falcons and their nest site. To
register, send your check for $30 to the Falcon Research Group, PO Box 248
Bow, WA 98232

Below is a Peregrine article some of you may have seen on Usenet's rec.birds.

Dan Victor, Seattle, Washington <dvictor at u.washington.edu>

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[1] Re: Peregrine
From: ralph at internet.spss.com (Ralph Brendler) |
Date: Thu Apr 21 11:47:44 PDT 1994 \-[1]
Organization: SPSS, Inc

ROBERT GO (rgo at unix.amherst.edu) wrote:
> Any peregrine, rural or urban, sightings?

We have at least one pair nesting somewhere on North Michigan Ave in
the Chicago Loop. They showed up about 4-5 weeks ago. I've seen them
almost every day for the last 2-3 seasons soaring outside my window (30th
floor). Occasionally I will even even them pick off the flying rats (pigeons)
on the wing. Pretty exciting stuff.

Last spring I was lucky enough to see what I assume was a peregrine courtship
ritual. The male had some sort of prey in his talons, and would repeatedly
swoop down, then pull up sharply and release his catch. As the catch soared
in a nice arc across the sky, the female would snag it and repeat the
procedure. This went on for the better part of an hour, eventually
attracting
quite a crowd of spectators in my office...
ralph
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