April 9, 2013 in Peregrines at 250 Canal St.
The male Peregrine Falcon perched on a ledge within the 250 Canal St. complex. This was a late afternoon observation with the Peregrine overlooking the area where the nest is located in a secure location nearby. The leg bands provide confirmation of the gender of this Peregrine. The male has been the more visible of the two as the female is incubating the eggs.
April 7, 2013 in Peregrines at 250 Canal St.
The Peregrines provided quite a show on sunday afternoon after the Groundwork Lawrence birding local tour. One of the Peregrines was seen perched on the north side of the east/west brick building in the 250 complex. At first the male was perched in the shade and then launched into flight mode for a few loops around the parking courtyard. It then retreated into one of the window openings and out came hte female for multiple air loops!
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April 4, 2013 in Peregrines at 250 Canal St.
The Peregrine show continues with this perch location on the southside rooftop of the north building in the 250 Canal Street complex.
April 3, 2013 in Peregrines at 250 Canal St.
The sightings continue of the Peregrines at 250 Canal Street in Lawrence! The many visits and searching efforts are very fruitful for peregrine sightings. They are being found perched in a variety of locations in and around the 250 Canal Street complex. It may take some time, but the Peregrines can be found with patience and careful scanning. The male in this photo is confirmed by way of leg bands that provide proof postive with 6/4 black over green bands!!
April 2, 2013 in Peregrines at 250 Canal St.
After returning from a family vacation with no Peregrine nest box sightings from the New Balance webcam, my search continued around the entire Clock Tower area. Every known perch location and hideout area that has been used by either falcon since September 2011 was part of the search grid….no luck at all. Each day that my falcon friends remained out of sight caused greater suspicion that thay may have left the area or something might have happened. One theory was that thay became irritated by the incessant kestrel call recording at the adjacent National Grid facility. this recorded call has been used to scare away the night time mobs of crows in the area.
Tom French at MassWildlife suggested that they may have returned to a former nest location in an area of old and abandoned mill buildings on the north side of the Merrimack River. Tom made this suggestion with a certain degree of confidence that gave me a real boost and a concrete hope of finding the lost peregrines. Sure enough, while searching high and low around the old mill buildings, one of the pergrines was spotted on an east facing ledge. HOORAY!!! Although one sighting does not confimr this is the same pair or that this is the general area of the 2013 pair nest…..it certainly provides a fresh start for the breeding season ahead and the hope that this is the same pair!
