Kalamazoo Peregrine Falcon

06-07-2016 Update. Smallest chick flying well

6/7/2016

The smallest chick that was rescued from the parapet on Friday morning June 3 took off later that day and was not spotted for several days.

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06-03-2016 Peregrine Falcon Update / Youngest Chick Rescued from Parapet

6/3/2016

The plan was a predawn raid, aided by the cover of darkness, to rescue the Peregrine falcon chick that had fallen into the parapet

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Name the Young Peregrine Falcons

5/27/2016

The Fifth/Third Bank is hosting a contest to name our young Peregrine chicks. 

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Kalamazoo is Home to Four New Peregrine Falcon Chicks

4/28/2016

The first two eggs hatched on April 26, 2016, right on schedule, 30 days from the date of the last egg laid. The third egg hatched on April 27, and the last egg hatched today (April 28) shortly after 3 PM.

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Early March 2016 Romance is in the Air

3/7/2016

Our resident Peregrine falcons, Rebecca and Kewpee, stayed in downtown Kalamazoo all winter and have visited the nest box regularly.  Although peregrines are great migrators, there is plenty of food in the downtown area and the urban birds often stay in their home territory for the winter.   Kewpee especially spends time perched on the edge of the box surveying the town.  Now, in early March, they visit the box frequently during the day and are both occasionally (although  briefly), in the box together typically first thing in the morning.  They are showing signs of courtship and Kewpee has given up his lunch to Rebecca (or at least not resisted her taking his food and absconding with it). 

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Rehab Again for the First Fledgling

7/3/2015

The first juvenile falcon that fledged from the nest and ended up in rehab shortly after fledging was found walking on Water Street this week and is now back in rehab.

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Summer camp is over. Two young falcons return home

6/25/2015

The two young peregrine falcons that ended up on the ground after their first flights are back at home.

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Young Peregrines Flight Training

Peregrine Falcon Fledgling Training
6/24/2015

The two fallen Peregrine Falcons that were taken into the care of registered wildlife rehabilitator Sharron Butler in Vicksburg are doing well with their flight training and rehabilitation. The birds are safe, doing well, and will be returned to downtown Kalamazoo later this week.

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Where are the Birds? Peregrine Fledgling Update

6/14/2015

Wow!  It has been a pretty busy 4 days at Peregrine Central!

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Peregrine chicks will be banded this week

5/25/2015

The Kalamazoo Peregrine family is in for a big surprise this week.  The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) plans to band the four chicks on Wednesday, 5-27-2015. 

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