[mou] Peregrine Falcon Nesting
Michael Hendrickson
smithville4@msn.com
Fri, 6 Jun 2003 15:45:24 -0500
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I was parked at Superior Street and Lake Avenue waiting for Monica to =
come out of the Tech Village to meet me. She was late, so I decided to =
waste the time looking at the nesting platform on the west side of the =
Greysolon Plaza. I observed both adult Peregrines. One bird was perched =
on platform and the other was perched on the northwest side of the =
building. The bird that was perched on the platform decided to chase =
away a gull and when the bird came back to the platform I saw a fluffy =
white chick begging for food. I have no idea if there is only one young =
at the nest site or two but either way there is a peregrine falcon chick =
in downtown Duluth.
I know there are two other nesting sites in Duluth. One at the Blatnik =
Bridge and other at the Bong Bridge. I have heard from sources that =
these pairs have difficulty raising young due to high winds. I heard =
that eggs can blow off and fall into The St. Louis River or the steel is =
so cold due to the cold fronts blowing off Lake Superior that eggs never =
hatch.
So its good to see that this platform is finally being used and =
peregrines are have success here.
Mike Hendrickson
Duluth
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<DIV>I was parked at Superior Street and Lake Avenue waiting for Monica =
to come=20
out of the Tech Village to meet me. She was late, so I decided to =
waste=20
the time looking at the nesting platform on the west side of the =
Greysolon=20
Plaza. I observed both adult Peregrines. One bird was perched on =
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and the other was perched on the northwest side of the building. =
The bird=20
that was perched on the platform decided to chase away a gull and when =
the bird=20
came back to the platform I saw a fluffy white chick begging for =
food. I=20
have no idea if there is only one young at the nest site or two but =
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there is a peregrine falcon chick in downtown Duluth.</DIV>
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<DIV>I know there are two other nesting sites in Duluth. One at =
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Blatnik Bridge and other at the Bong Bridge. I have heard from =
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that these pairs have difficulty raising young due to high winds. =
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that eggs can blow off and fall into The St. Louis River or the steel is =
so cold=20
due to the cold fronts blowing off Lake Superior that eggs never =
hatch.</DIV>
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<DIV>So its good to see that this platform is finally being used and =
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are have success here.</DIV>
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<DIV>Mike Hendrickson</DIV>
<DIV>Duluth</DIV></BODY></HTML>
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