The Peregrine Falcon in Michigan


Peregrine falcon near Old Harry Rocks,
Dorset by pompey_diver

The cuckoo-y tastes of peregrines at bootstrap analysis is one more post that makes me love blogs and bloggers. It begins:

Seeing a Peregrine Falcon is not very unusual in southeast Michigan. Although they were not historically found in these parts, they were introduced into the city of Detroit beginning in 1987 as part of the Midwest Peregrine Restoration Program...

It ends with the reader (hopefully you) being much wiser about the Behavior of Peregrines.

Also check out Macomb County Falcon Cam on Absolute Michigan.

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6 Comments

  1. Judith M. Yerkey
    Posted January 14, 2008 at 10:20 am | Permalink

    I monotored the S'e Michigan Peregrine falcons (as "grantee" of MDNR) from 1987 until I retired in Sept. '04. From my observations - I put the "Mate-for-life" theory to rest. I observed males, "cheatin' on their mates, and a certain female, Sunrise (rel. Cincinnati, OH '91) made her "digs' at the Whittier Apts.Detroit, MI '94), as the "Floozy" of the Falcon World. She was the "other, woman of the tiercel, Pop, later, "dated" his son, Speedster (who left her to go to the Fisher Bldg. and "settle-down" with his Auntie H (his daddy's sister).
    After many flings with other males, Sunrise, finally, in 2000, "settled-in" with Allegro (wild produced - Cleveland, OH '98). He was "sweetie # 17! She was, finally), replaced in '05 by a new female, Miriam (rel. Toronto, On '03).
    The "S' MI "Soaps" continued with the Monroe Power Plant, (Monroe, MI) male "flying-around the stacks with other females while his mate, Monrow was sitting on the eggs in the I-beam!
    Judith M. Yerkey, S'e MI Peregrine Coordinator. (Retired Sept. '04) (still "keeping-in-touch" with the S'e "Soaps"!

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  2. Posted May 23, 2008 at 3:57 pm | Permalink

    IF YOU ARE ABLE TO, PLEASE ADD OUR WEBSITE TO YOUR SITE FOR WE DO HAVE 5 PEREGRINE FALCON EGGS WAITING TO HATCH ANY DAY NOW. I PREDICT A HATCH THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND SOMETIME!!!
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  3. Posted May 23, 2008 at 3:58 pm | Permalink

    AND OUR SITE IS AT http://WWW.LBWL.COM
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  4. Posted April 4, 2011 at 9:33 am | Permalink

    A bird of prey killed and dined on a duck in my front yard Sunday afternoon. But it's colors were lighter, more off-white and grey than the Peregrin pictures I see on this site. Do the colors of Peregrines lighten up in the Winter?

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  5. Deborah Nicke
    Posted April 14, 2011 at 7:37 pm | Permalink

    APRIL 14, 2011: Two Peregrine Falcons are nesting in a very high tree next to my parents house in Chesterfield, MI. The tree is about 4 stories high, and the nest is near the top...it's HUGE! The house is surrounded by about 10 acres of open fields & woods.

    We just spotted them this past few weeks. They regularly go out and hunt, sometimes bringing food back to their nest. We've found rabbit fur and squirrel carcasses, so we know they are eating small animals here.

    Did these two come from the Macomb County Bldg? Is there any organization that might be interested in their activity? Please send me a message to let me know. Thank you

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  6. John Bruno
    Posted May 3, 2011 at 5:58 pm | Permalink

    I have been seeing a perigrine (juvenile by book description) for three days running. Around Bird Park on the Huron River in Ann Arbor.

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