lbechtle@uceng.UC.EDU (laurie bechtler) (02/02/91)
All this talk about falconry made me think of peregrines and the programs of the last few years to introduce them to large city downtown areas. I know there were a few here in Cincinnati but I haven't read anything about them lately. How many cities have such a program and how have they worked out?
quezon@dtrc.dt.navy.mil (Quezon) (02/05/91)
In article <7358@uceng.UC.EDU> lbechtle@uceng.UC.EDU (laurie bechtler) writes: >All this talk about falconry made me think of peregrines and >the programs of the last few years to introduce them to large >city downtown areas. I know there were a few here in Cincinnati >but I haven't read anything about them lately. How many cities >have such a program and how have they worked out? In response to the previous message regarding the release of captive bred Peregrines, here is some information summarized from the Peregrine Fund winter 1991 newsletter. In the northeastern region of the United States (includes the states from Maine to Georgia on the east coast), 1991 is to be the final year that the Peregrine Fund will be involved in the reintroduction of captive bred Peregrines into the wild. 1178 young falcons have been released over the past 17 years of which at least 81% survived to independence. In addition to Cincinnati, Peregrines nest regularly in Baltimore, MD and other large cities (New York, Norfolk, Va.). The release of Peregrines in the California region will also end after 1991. To date releases have totaled 580 birds. The number of breeding pairs exceeds 100. As in the case of the Peregrines in the Northeast, "all goals for the number of birds bred, released, and breeding in the wild have nearly been reached" and downlisting from endangered to threatened status may be near. The Peregrine Fund has been involved with the release of of over 500 birds in Colorado and Utah since 1975. The original recovery goals have been reached, and the Peregrine Fund is no longer involved with releases in these states. In the Rocky Mountains and Pacific Northwest region, which comprises Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Oregon, and Washington, 135 birds were released in 1990 with 111 reaching independence. While 2 known nesting pairs were counted in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in 1984, 27 pairs were counted in 1990. As Sam Conway mentioned in an earlier posting regarding Peregrine releases in his area, in Montana, the majority of young Peregrine losses was attributed to adult and sub-adult Peregrines returning to the hack sites and harassing the newly fledged young. Since the Peregrine Fund will not be directly involved in the reintroduction of Peregrines into the wild in a couple of regions of the United States, "responsibility shifts to state wildlife agencies and local federal jurisdictions-national wildlife refuges, national forests, and national parks." It will be their responsibility to monitor the success of the existing Peregrine populations in their regions. A.J. Quezon David Taylor Research Center
bob@delphi.uchicago.edu (Robert S. Lewis, Jr.) (02/07/91)
In article <5709@oasys.dt.navy.mil> quezon@dtrc.dt.navy.mil (Antonio Quezon) writes: >In addition to Cincinnati, Peregrines nest >regularly in Baltimore, MD and other large cities (New York, Norfolk, Va.). Peregrines were released in Chicago about five years ago, too. I know some pairs nested, but I don't know whether they successfully raised broods. I also don't know whether they are still returning to the city to nest. I did see more pregrines than usual in the city last fall, but that could be the result of improvements in the migratory population or in my own skills as a birder.