Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ

This weekend photographer Shayna Marchese captured photos of a banded juvenile male peregrine falcon at Official: Liberty State Park. She emailed NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife and us to identify the bird by its bicolor auxiliary band, BE/39. Banding is a critical (and inexpensive) tool for biologists to be able to track the movements of migratory birds while learning more about their life history.

This bird was banded as a nestling atop the County of Union, New Jersey Courthouse in Elizabeth on May 29 along with three other siblings (all females). This is now the second re-sighting of a juvenile from the UC Falcon Cam nest (the other was a female who was re-sighted in Rochester, NY last month)! Both appear to be alive and well!

A camera on the roof of the buildings streams online, 24/7, which can be viewed on our website: conservewildlifenj.org/education/uc-falconcam

Photographers in #NJ who photograph a rare species can share with our group on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/groups/wildlifenj/

DC at TSB

 

So, this the place I was telling you about. What do you think?

Awww..how cute are they!

Hello Dot.ca!

 

Good morning Beauty and Dot.ca! An early morning visit by our pair at the Powers Bldg nest box!

Thank you for catching this...needed a smile to start my day!

And Beauty is smiling right back at you all 

Thanks for the Billie update Patsy..maybe Fission is over there courting her ? !

No such luck. Dana has Fission at Marketplace Mall. Sleeping with a full crop. We're all hoping he finds his way to Billie.

Thanks for the update Carol!  Last I read Fission wasn't seen there so I thought maybe he left.  He needs to get his tail feathers over to Billie before that other falcon moves in on her!  

Thanks for the Billie update Patsy..maybe Fission is over there courting her ? !

What a shock this is and she was just days away from being with her grand-daughter too.  I am so sorry for her family and her friends   

Good to see, I get nervous with a younger tiercel around.   

    Lucifer is dead 

Hobbitstee Wildlife Refuge

It is with great sadness we have to announce that I just received a picture via text confirming the death of the Kitchener Peregrine Falcon that we released last week.

I am unsure on how or why he died at the moment.

Darn it, Mystery has a new mate...an unbanded male.  Looks like they didn't do their homework and released him at the site.  No sign of him at all so hopefully he made it out safely.  Lucie went down there today to observe

Kitchener, Ontario:  Some good news for a change  Lucifer, the resident male that was injured only a few days after his babies hatched was released yesterday at his nest site!


Hobbitstee Wildlife Refuge
Yesterday at 11:21 AM

After 92 days of absence the CTV Kitchener Peregrine has returned to the skies also.

Although it appeared he had some trouble gaining height after he flew from the box making me hold my breath he made up for it by flying up pretty much vertically as only a Peregrine can a bit later (not on video).

We are grateful for our team of awesome vets at OVC Small Animal Clinic and Scott Veterinary Clinic who did all the surgical work to make his recovery possible.

https://www.facebook.com/Hobbitstee/videos/712323442453979/?t=2

[the Peregrine from Hamilton: X-rays show a fracture of the metacarpus. It is being dealt with and hopefully he will recover fully.]

Loki UPdate:

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Updates:

- the opossum with the eye injury: Dr. Lee removed the sutures today. The eye is healing, but the ulcer is still there, so we will continue with the medication and hopefully it will resolve itself.

-the Peregrine from Hamilton: X-rays show a fracture of the metacarpus. It is being dealt with and hopefully he will recover fully.

Many thanks to the always amazing Dr. Lee and her staff at Scott Veterinary Clinic.

Loki banded X/85 earlier this year has been found injured yesterday in Hamilton and is currently in care.  

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This gorgeous young Peregrine Falcon was picked up by City of Hamilton Animal Services yesterday from downtown #Hamilton.

This youngster broke his right wrist. He is scheduled for x-rays and we will be consulting with the expert surgeons to see if this fracture can be surgically repaired.

For those of you watching peregrine’s: the bird is banded and wears auxiliary band X85.

https://www.facebook.com/Hobbitstee/photos/a.711317945587858/2043483292371310/?type=3&theater

Early morning bonding: