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Title: Falcon watching in Philadelphia Post by: Kris G. on 12-Nov-15, 06:56:54 PM http://youtu.be/XAc5IjQi3aM (http://youtu.be/XAc5IjQi3aM)
Title: Re: Falcon watching in Philadelphia Post by: Shaky on 12-Nov-15, 07:17:06 PM Ok, so the male is banded 40/AC black over green. We should be able to find out where he is from and if he was named.
Title: Re: Falcon watching in Philadelphia Post by: carly on 12-Nov-15, 08:53:23 PM Ok, so the male is banded 40/AC black over green. We should be able to find out where he is from and if he was named. I remember him as someone on BCAW had also asked about him several months back and I saved the info on him. There is a story behind him: This adult male Peregrine Falcon "40/AC" was at least 2 years old (Adult Plumage) but he could have been older when he was banded by Art on April 17, 2009. Art had rescued the bird when he became trapped inside a Center City building. He was already mated with the City Hall female. That’s the scary part. They already had 4 eggs in the nest. If he had remained trapped and away from his mate much longer, the nest would have failed, because the female would have abandoned the eggs in order to hunt for herself and survive. What we do know is that (1) this male previously nested at City Hall, and (2) now he’s nesting at 2400 Chestnut. This has resulted in this year's production of the four chicks banded today. WOW, quite a history and story which would never have been known if it were not for the telltale band number "40/AC" Black over Green! http://www.howardsview.com/PeregrineFalconBandingJuly16_15/PeregrineBandingJuly16_15.html (http://www.howardsview.com/PeregrineFalconBandingJuly16_15/PeregrineBandingJuly16_15.html) Title: Re: Falcon watching in Philadelphia Post by: Kris G. on 12-Nov-15, 09:09:45 PM Ok, so the male is banded 40/AC black over green. We should be able to find out where he is from and if he was named. I remember him as someone on BCAW had also asked about him several months back and I saved the info on him. There is a story behind him: This adult male Peregrine Falcon "40/AC" was at least 2 years old (Adult Plumage) but he could have been older when he was banded by Art on April 17, 2009. Art had rescued the bird when he became trapped inside a Center City building. He was already mated with the City Hall female. That’s the scary part. They already had 4 eggs in the nest. If he had remained trapped and away from his mate much longer, the nest would have failed, because the female would have abandoned the eggs in order to hunt for herself and survive. What we do know is that (1) this male previously nested at City Hall, and (2) now he’s nesting at 2400 Chestnut. This has resulted in this year's production of the four chicks banded today. WOW, quite a history and story which would never have been known if it were not for the telltale band number "40/AC" Black over Green! http://www.howardsview.com/PeregrineFalconBandingJuly16_15/PeregrineBandingJuly16_15.html (http://www.howardsview.com/PeregrineFalconBandingJuly16_15/PeregrineBandingJuly16_15.html) Thanks for the history, Carly! Title: Re: Falcon watching in Philadelphia Post by: Donna on 13-Nov-15, 08:01:07 AM Loved the video and all the pics on the link!! Thanks
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