[mou] Itasca County Peregrine

[shawn conrad]

This morning I saw a Peregrine Falcon perched on top of the television tower 
at the top of the hill in Bovey that has the "BOVEY" lettering on it.  This 
tower is directly across the street from my house (hopefully it will eat 
some of my pigeons) and the Peregrine was present at that perch for several 
weeks last year.  I think it is nesting in the mine dumps, in fact I had 
what I suspect was a Peregrine fly over me from one of the "cliffs" in a 
nearby dump when I was hiking last weekend.

If you try to see this bird, be aware that I have occasionally seen gulls 
and the odd Osprey perched at the top of the tower as well.  One clue that 
you are seeing the Peregrine is it is quite orange from dusting itself in 
the mine dumps--very unique looking.

Shawn Conrad
Bovey