Had a nice morning visit to watch the Woburn Peregrines today.  The juvenile was soaking up the sun.  It then lifted off into flight mode to harass the male Common Raven on one of the nearby rooftops.  It buzzed the Raven a number of times, and then strafed the nest while the female was sitting on eggs in the nest.  Was able to reconfirm the MA state color-coded alphanumeric leg bands (32/BC) from photos.

The unbanded adult male continues to be seen on almost a daily basis around the quarry.  This image shows the male during a wing and leg stretch.  Many questions have come in regarding the pair bonding process.  Here is an excerpt from Birds of North America online “first indication of pair development is mutual perching or roosting, where male and female perch quietly together (Cade 1960). Progresses from perching on same cliff at some distance to perching side by side.”  Stay tuned to see if the unbanded male demonstrates more interest in the young juvenile!

Met up with local bird photographers, John Harrison and Jim Renault to observe the Woburn peregrines this morning.  The juvenile peregrine was seen basking in the morning sun under blue skies, winds blowing out of NW at 16 MPH, and temps just under 30 degrees but feeling quite a bit colder!

The almost year old female Peregrine Falcon in juvenile plumage continues to be seen in Woburn.  This morning it was perched on a ledge in a rocky outcropping taking in the morning sun.  It called periodically, but in a very low tone.  The winds were light out of the west, with clear skies, bright sun, and temps in mid-thirties.  The immature peregrines have more brownish plumage than the blue-gray on adults.  In addition, the immature falcons have heavier breast streaks.

Joined well known bird photographers John “Garp” Harrison and Jim Renault for a visit to the Peregrines in Woburn.  The unbanded male flew in and perched in the sun on a rocky outcropping!  We enjoyed nice looks in the bright sunshine, and bitter cold with the temperature about 2 degrees with no wind chill!

What a nice surprise to stop by for a look at the Woburn Peregrines and to find the recently discovered and reported juvenile Peregrine Falcon!!  This young peregrine was nestled in on a rocky ledge.  Morning temps were just below 20 degrees, overcast skies, and light snow.  Here is a photo of the juvenile plumaged Peregrine Falcon banded in 2015 with color band 32/BC, according to Tom French at MassWildlife. This bird was banded by Chris Nadareski on May 29, 2015 at the Water St. eyrie in Manhattan. The bird was sexed as a female. The federal band number is 1947-21569.  This young peregrine was recently photographed in flight by Tom Luongo on Saturday, 01-30-16 in Woburn, MA

Stopped by for a quick look at Woburn Peregrines this morning.  Skies were partly cloudy with light winds at 7 MPH, out of the north, temperature at 19 degrees and wind chill about 10 degrees.  One of the peregrines was squawking very lightly and then took off in flight to the east and landed on a tree branch….offering very nice looks!

The Woburn Peregrines continue to be seen almost daily in and around the Holton Street area in Woburn.  They are frequently seen nestled on ledges in and around the nearby rock quarries!