Peregrine Falcon consuming a Mourning Dove in the snowfall… unbanded, so not one of the pair that lives here, and we’ll never know where it came from… © 2018 Peter Green. All rights reserved. © 2018 Peter Green. All rights reserved. © 2018 Peter Green. […]
Category Archives: Peregrine Falcons
Peregrine Falcon Banding Day 2017 and updates
Another successful banding day in downtown Providence. Female 63/AE and Male 25/AB mated again this year, producing five eggs and four hatchlings. For a chart of all breeding pairs and offspring in Providence since 2000, please click here. You can watch the falcons LIVE on […]
Migrating Peregrine Falcon stops in Providence
In September and October, many raptors begin their annual migration south towards warmer weather. On their trek, some stop in Providence to hunt the pigeons downtown. On October 10, a juvenile Peregrine Falcon landed right outside my window and I was luckily able to photograph […]
Peregrine Falcons on old Sakonnet River Bridge
RI-DOT (Dept of Transportation) recently inspected the old Sakonnet River Bridge when they surprisingly spotted Peregrine Falcon nestlings. Nestlings in August are highly unusual… most Peregrine Falcons have left their nesting location by July, but I took the photo below of two falcons (too young […]
Peregrine Falcon Banding Day in Providence 2016
Today was another successful banding day in downtown Providence. Female 63/AE and Male 25/AB mated again and produced four offspring. For a chart of all breeding pairs and offspring in Providence since 2000, please click TIMELINE. Rhode Island Public Radio was there to capture today’s […]
Peregrine Falcon rescue, reunion and banding 2015
Peregrine Falcon 63/AE is still the ruling female in downtown Providence. This year she laid 4 eggs and 3 hatched. Above, you can see her protecting the one-day-old nestlings. There’s a new father this year, more on that later… Below, you can see the nest […]
The Mis-Adventures of Krypto the Peregrine Falcon in Providence
We first saw Krypto in early May 2014 – one of hatchlings on the webcam hosted by the Audubon Society of Rhode Island. Each spring, ASRI turns the webcam on so viewers can enjoy the amazing process of Peregrine Falcons being raised from eggs to […]
Peregrine Falcons at the Cranston Street Armory
(July 2014) I’m often asked, “Do you know what has become of any of the Peregrine Falcon nestlings that have been banded in Providence?” – and now I can say “Yes, I do.” For a few years I had heard rumors of Peregrine Falcons spotted […]
Peregrine Falcon banding day in Providence 2014
Since 1999, the same female Peregrine Falcon ruled downtown Providence and raised over 30 nestlings. She was a beautiful bird, and 14 years is an impressive span of time to hold on to the highest nesting spot in the city. This year, a new female […]
Young Peregrine Falcon rejoins her family on aircraft carrier
Above is the ex-USS Saratoga (CV 60), a huge decommissioned aircraft carrier currently docked at Naval Station Newport. Suprisingly, it is also the home a family of Peregrine Falcons! One juvenile recently crashed into the pier while chasing prey and seemed to have injured a […]
Pawtucket Peregrine Falcon returns to freedom
Two juvenile Peregrine Falcons, approximately eight weeks old, were recently picked up by DEM officers in Pawtucket, RI. Both young raptors were found on the ground – it is believed they got away from their nest and did not yet have the ability to fly […]
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