~Peregrine Falcons~ - Wildlife Gardeners

Sage · 03-23-2010, 11:01 AM

Buffalo has a great Peregrine season starting right now! Our UB pefas who nested for the first time last year and fledged four healthy kids, this year will have a webcam! The high-def cam has been installed by UB and is now being connected.

Meet BB, originally rescued in Detroit by Barbara Baldinger

BB checking out her new cam

Seen from the monitor below

We also have a new nestbox at Central Terminal tower for the pair who practiced nesting last year. There is no webcam.

DEC installing nestbox in pefas favorite place

Watching for a nearby ledge

Our Statler Building is totally bankrupt and has its lower floor boarded up, but its nesting pair is still being seen there.

Two bridges have nesting pairs, plus the Niagara gorge, and a new pair has been spotted on a grain elevator!

havalotta · 03-23-2010, 12:46 PM

That's nice that the city realizes the need to add more nesting areas for them.
I hope they don't become a nuisance and someone wants to remove them....

Here.... Seagulls have multiplied to the point that Kmart had to add criss crosses of wires above their roof to prevent them from nesting.
The SMELL became unbearable during the heat of the summer. Poo covered cars were another disadvantage while shopping.

Sage · 03-23-2010, 02:53 PM

The Peregrines are still listed as "endangered" here so the DEC is in charge of protecting them. They cannot be moved or even disturbed. There will never be too many pefas, like there are gulls. Pefas are not social, don't hang in groups and are territorial. Cities should love them as a natural way of controlling pigeon populations.

Fearless Weeder · 03-23-2010, 04:42 PM

Good photos Sage. The Miller Brewery in downtown Milwaukee has pigeon control.

havalotta · 03-23-2010, 06:30 PM

How do they control theirs?

Fearless Weeder · 03-23-2010, 06:32 PM

The same way Buffalo does.

havalotta · 03-23-2010, 06:43 PM

I See. I'm just a few miles north of you and we hardly see them at all...

Equilibrium · 03-24-2010, 12:15 AM

Way to go Sage!!! I like the first photo the best. havalotta> go to Detroit or Green Bay. Green Bay's closer and has some of the good old fashioned "pigeon control" like what Sage has.

Equilibrium · 03-24-2010, 12:21 AM

The UP doesn't have the pigeon infestation problems since they don't have big cities. Escanaba could have some "pigeon control". I didn't see any last time I was there but it's been a couple years. Here's a list of "pigeon control that's probably grown since it was written, EEK! - Critter Corner - Peregrine Falcon.
Lakefront Nest Sites

Green Bay: WPS Pulliam Power Plant
Kenosha Memorial Hospital, Kenosha
Kewaunee: Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant
Kimberly: StoraEnso Kimberly Mill
Manitowoc: Busch Agricultural Resources
Milwaukee: Froedtert Malt Complex
Milwaukee: Miller Brewery
Milwaukee: We Energies Valley Power Plant
Milwaukee: US Bank (formerly Firstar Center)
Oak Creek: We Energies Power Plant
Pleasant Prairie: We Energies Power Plant
Port Washington: We Energies Power Plant
Racine: County Courthouse
Sheboygan: Edgewater Generating Station

havalotta · 03-24-2010, 12:02 PM

You forget, I only cross the bridge if something is truly needed.
If I go any where, it's North to where the natural wonders are.

03-23-2010, 11:01 AM	#1
Sage POM Judge & Official Non Gardener Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY, USA	~Peregrine Falcons~ Buffalo has a great Peregrine season starting right now! Our UB pefas who nested for the first time last year and fledged four healthy kids, this year will have a webcam! The high-def cam has been installed by UB and is now being connected. Meet BB, originally rescued in Detroit by Barbara Baldinger BB checking out her new cam Seen from the monitor below We also have a new nestbox at Central Terminal tower for the pair who practiced nesting last year. There is no webcam. DEC installing nestbox in pefas favorite place Watching for a nearby ledge Our Statler Building is totally bankrupt and has its lower floor boarded up, but its nesting pair is still being seen there. Two bridges have nesting pairs, plus the Niagara gorge, and a new pair has been spotted on a grain elevator! __________________ *~Facebook~ ~Peregrine Place~ ~Flickr~ ~Instagram Pix~*

03-23-2010, 12:46 PM	#2
havalotta WG Prize & Gift Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan	That's nice that the city realizes the need to add more nesting areas for them. I hope they don't become a nuisance and someone wants to remove them.... Here.... Seagulls have multiplied to the point that Kmart had to add criss crosses of wires above their roof to prevent them from nesting. The SMELL became unbearable during the heat of the summer. Poo covered cars were another disadvantage while shopping. __________________ The successful woman is the woman that had the chance and took it! A walk among the elusive Whitetail Deer

03-23-2010, 02:53 PM	#3
Sage POM Judge & Official Non Gardener Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY, USA	The Peregrines are still listed as "endangered" here so the DEC is in charge of protecting them. They cannot be moved or even disturbed. There will never be too many pefas, like there are gulls. Pefas are not social, don't hang in groups and are territorial. Cities should love them as a natural way of controlling pigeon populations. __________________ *~Facebook~ ~Peregrine Place~ ~Flickr~ ~Instagram Pix~*

03-23-2010, 04:42 PM	#4
Fearless Weeder Administrator Join Date: Nov 2008	Good photos Sage. The Miller Brewery in downtown Milwaukee has pigeon control. __________________ Welcome to Wildlife Gardeners! Please join us today to participate in the discussions.

03-23-2010, 06:30 PM	#5
havalotta WG Prize & Gift Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan	How do they control theirs? __________________ The successful woman is the woman that had the chance and took it! A walk among the elusive Whitetail Deer

03-23-2010, 06:32 PM	#6
Fearless Weeder Administrator Join Date: Nov 2008	The same way Buffalo does. __________________ Welcome to Wildlife Gardeners! Please join us today to participate in the discussions.

03-23-2010, 06:43 PM	#7
havalotta WG Prize & Gift Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan	I See. I'm just a few miles north of you and we hardly see them at all... __________________ The successful woman is the woman that had the chance and took it! A walk among the elusive Whitetail Deer

03-24-2010, 12:15 AM	#8
Equilibrium Official Plant Nerd Join Date: Dec 2008	Way to go Sage!!! I like the first photo the best. havalotta> go to Detroit or Green Bay. Green Bay's closer and has some of the good old fashioned "pigeon control" like what Sage has. __________________ "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss

03-24-2010, 12:21 AM	#9
Equilibrium Official Plant Nerd Join Date: Dec 2008	The UP doesn't have the pigeon infestation problems since they don't have big cities. Escanaba could have some "pigeon control". I didn't see any last time I was there but it's been a couple years. Here's a list of "pigeon control that's probably grown since it was written, EEK! - Critter Corner - Peregrine Falcon. Lakefront Nest Sites Green Bay: WPS Pulliam Power Plant Kenosha Memorial Hospital, Kenosha Kewaunee: Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant Kimberly: StoraEnso Kimberly Mill Manitowoc: Busch Agricultural Resources Milwaukee: Froedtert Malt Complex Milwaukee: Miller Brewery Milwaukee: We Energies Valley Power Plant Milwaukee: US Bank (formerly Firstar Center) Oak Creek: We Energies Power Plant Pleasant Prairie: We Energies Power Plant Port Washington: We Energies Power Plant Racine: County Courthouse Sheboygan: Edgewater Generating Station __________________ "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss

03-24-2010, 12:02 PM	#10
havalotta WG Prize & Gift Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan	You forget, I only cross the bridge if something is truly needed. If I go any where, it's North to where the natural wonders are. __________________ The successful woman is the woman that had the chance and took it! A walk among the elusive Whitetail Deer

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