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Title: Still working on University of Toledo fal-cam Post by: Cynthia on 23-Jul-12, 09:46:11 AM We're optimistic that UT will help with funding, and in the meantime, a number of supporters have created a Facebook page - if you're on FB, you might search for Peregrine Project and give us a LIKE. Thanks much!
Title: Re: Still working on University of Toledo fal-cam Post by: Donna on 28-Mar-13, 10:53:12 PM http://youtu.be/dui1lOeKbb4 (http://youtu.be/dui1lOeKbb4) These 2 were not putting up with the researchers near their babies! You can hear the hits! There was another video put out last year also. 20 hrs ago The University of Toledo in Ohio keeps a peregrine falcon nesting box on the top of the university clock tower. Every year, the state Department of Natural Resources' Division of Wildlife temporarily removes the falcon's chicks from the box to take blood samples and attach bands to their legs for tracking. However, the grown-up falcons are not thrilled about this, and dive-bomb the researchers the entire time, like in this video from the 2012 banding. Peregrine falcons can achieve top diving speeds of up to 200 mph, and even though these falcons probably aren't going that fast, they're traveling fast enough to make all their sharp bits pretty dangerous. Hence the researchers' wooden shields. Is there a falcon whisperer of some sort the university can contact for this year? Title: Re: Still working on University of Toledo fal-cam Post by: MAK on 28-Mar-13, 11:34:12 PM :scaredblue:
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