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!

Made a short visit off of Holton Street in Woburn and found the unbanded male using his talons for bill cleaning. In the process of bill cleaning, the peregrine provides a look at it’s legs to observe if it has a leg band!  Another bright sunny morning with very chilly temps…..Groundhog Day 2016…SPRING IS COMING!!!!…America’s most iconic weather forecaster, the Pennsylvania groundhog Punxsutawney Phil, forecasts this after not seeing his shadow at Gobbler’s Knob in the town northeast of Pittsburgh!!