Peregrine Woburn: male

December 11, 2015 in Peregrine Falcon Woburn

CF2C9531-001The male peregrine seen again perched atop a favorite rocky outcropping!

Peregrine: Woburn – flight mode!

December 5, 2015 in Peregrine Falcon Woburn

CF2C9111-001A return visit later Saturday afternoon provided another opportunity to observe and photograph this beautiful Peregrine Falcon. Again, after 30 plus minutes of preening, something caught it’s attention and it lifted off and roared past in hot pursuit!  The bi-color leg band is  just visible on the tucked in left leg!

Peregrine: Woburn – leg bands 73/BD

December 5, 2015 in Peregrine Falcon Woburn

CF2C8901-001Delighted to observe a perched Peregrine Falcon while driving in Woburn this morning.
It was preening itself in the warm morning sun. Watched it for about 20 minutes before it finally launched into flight in my direction and then passed by out of sight. Photos revealed color-coded leg bands, so we will hopefully be able to be updated further on the location of where this falcon was banded!

UPDATE:

With great credit to Tom French and the staff at MassWildlife, they were able to track down background information on the black/green color-coded leg bands on this young Peregrine.

This young, female Peregrine was banded in June 2014 on a bridge in Northampton, MA (Hampshire County). More information on the bi-color, field-readable, alphanumeric leg bands posted below.

From the Center for Conservation Biology website:

Peregrine Falcons are fitted with metal leg bands to provide researchers with valuable data on peregrine survival rates, dispersal distances, and population growth rates.
The standard leg band for Peregrines is a silver metal band issued by the federal Bird Banding Lab. The band is inscribed with a unique 9 digit code that allows birds to be identified during future resights or captures. To report seeing one of these bands, visit the ReportBand.gov website.
A second bi-color band is fitted on the falcon’s opposite leg and includes a field-readable alpha-numeric code. Falcons in the Eastern US are banded with either BLACK over RED (1989-2004) or BLACK over GREEN (2000 – present). There are also several orientations and alphanumeric character arrangements on the bands.

When reading a band, an observer should note the top character and its orientation (vertical or horizontal), the top background color, then note the bottom character code, orientation, and color.

Peregrine: Woburn

November 7, 2015 in Peregrine Falcon Woburn

One of the Peregrines, likely the male, has been seen regularly over the past few weeks in Woburn.  This morning, it was perched atop one of the most regular and prominent perches.  It remained on the same perch for close to two hours!

Peregrine: Woburn

November 5, 2015 in Peregrine Falcon Woburn

Another beautiful morning with one of the Woburn Peregrines basking in the morning sun!

Peregrines: Woburn

November 1, 2015 in Peregrine Falcon Woburn

The male Peregine in Woburn provided terrific looks while in flight this morning…..large aerial loops… and then came to rest in a bunch of open branches providing nice views of the perch!

Peregrine: Woburn

October 8, 2015 in Peregrine Falcon Woburn

The Woburn Peregrines frequently choose to hang out in a number of nooks and crannies on a vertical rock ledge.  At times, they may be partially hidden by the shade of outcroppings or nearby vegetation.  It’s always nice to scan and find them in some of these hideaway locations!