Photo from the Field: First falcons of 2015

Monitoring for hatching at Peregrine falcon nests

by Ben Wurst, Habitat Program Manager

Four 14 day old peregrine falcon nestlings. Photo by Ben Wurst
Four 14 day old peregrine falcon nestlings. Each spring we visit all known falcon nests to check for hatching. At the time we age the young and then inspect them for any parasites and treat them. Then our final visit is to band the young for future tracking. Photo by Ben Wurst

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