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Toronto Sheraton juvenile - W over 79, Yellow Tape has been sighted in Florida USA on December 12th, 2014January 05, 2015 - Toronto - Sheraton Centre
Mark Nash Reports:
Jan. 5th - 2015
Just received some interesting news from Mark Heaton from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests, in that one of the Toronto Sheraton Centre yearling peregrines has been spotted in Dunedin Florida USA on December 12th of 2014. The report was forwarded to us from Matt Rogosky, from the Bird Banding Laboratory, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center . The young yearling peregrine was identified via its leg bands as indicated below:
Hi, we went to Dunedin causeway in Dunedin Florida today Dec -12th -2014
The young peregrine was easily identified via the banding database as:
112604792 - Solid Black band - W over 79, Yellow marker tape, Named ______________________, Banded as a Male, at 21 days old at banding - (30th May 2014 ), hatched at the Sheraton Centre nest site - Toronto Ontario Canada
weight - 605 grams at 21 days of age
Matt Rogosky
Bird Banding Laboratory
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
http://www.peregrine-foundation.ca/w/