In my blog posts, I often use pronouns of he, she, or s/he when referring to a bird. In reality, I often don’t know for sure. The gender of a falcon is recorded at the time of banding, based on size alone.
KALAMAZOO, MICH- July 7, 2015 – Fifth Third Bank announced it is officially collecting name suggestions from the community to name three of Kalamazoo’s banded Peregrine Falcon chicks today.
Wednesday morning, May 27, was a big day for the peregrine chicks. They got to meet Michigan Department Natural Resources (DNR) Wildlife Biologists, Nik Kalejs and Ken Kesson, who placed identification bands on their legs.
The chicks are at the toddler stage. The larger chicks, especially, can stand on their legs and take wobbly steps. They are starting to stretch their wings and there are hints of feathers along the edge of the wing.
All four eggs have successfully hatched and the chicks (eyases) are keeping Mom and Dad busy. The first 2 eggs hatched on May 4, 2015, the third egg hatched on May 5, and the last egg hatched on May 7.
At 12:23 PM on May 2, 2015, the Kalamazoo area expereinced a 4.2 seismic event which was centered just east of the city of Kalamazoo and lasted less than a minute.
