Peregrine Falcon - Thursday, September 6, 2007

We have some slow days. We occasionally have a skunk day. And sometimes we wonder why we do this. Then we have a day that reminds us why.

Thursday was a day where perserverance paid off as Sue and Dalene banded the first Peregrine Falcon of the season. Humility was rewarded! It was still quite windy and the day seemd slow, but all that is forgotten when you have a Peregrine in hand. We also had a close encounter with a Merlin and a Prairie Falcon.

The total for the day was 7, for a season total of 83. Helping on the ridge Thursday were Barbara & Roger Johnson, Mary Rawlins, and Andrea Warner.

Raptors banded:

4 HY female SSHA
1 HY female COHA
1 HY U RTHA
1 HY male PEFA

Photos of the day - HY male Peregrine Falcon

A key for the codes we use

Here is a key of the codes for raptors that we see at Entiat Ridge:

SSHA - Sharp-shinned Hawk
COHA - Cooper's Hawk
NOGO - Northern Goshawk
RTHA - Red-tailed Hawk
RLHA - Rough-legged Hawk
AMKE - American Kestrel
MERL - Merlin
PEFA - Peregrine Falcon
PRFA - Prairie Falcon
NOHA - Northern Harrier
GOEA - Golden Eagle
BAEA - Bald Eagle
TUVU - Turkey Vulture
OSPR - Osprey


Here is a key for the codes we use for the ages:

HY - hatch year
SY - second year
TY - third year
AHY - after hatch year
ASY - after second year
ATY - after third year
U - unidentified