Columbus Peregrines Located!!!!!
With great enthusiasm I can announce we have located the Columbus peregrine falcon pair.
With help from the public we have been able to confirm the location of the Columbus falcon pair. Over the past year we've had several reports of peregrines being seen in the OSU and Columbus area, but were never able to locate a nesting ledge.
In February I was contacted by Karen Merideth, who provided me with pictures of a falcon visiting a ledge at the Franklin County Commissioner's building.
From the leg band we were able to identify this as Durand, the adult female from the 2017 nesting season.
Last week, I received an email through DNR Wildinfo from Rachelle Tinsley, reporting a falcon nesting on the ledge of the building she worked in. And sure enough it was! This year they have chosen a nest at the corner of E. State Street and S. 4th Street.
For this nesting season, we plan to monitor the nest and periodically post updates on the blog.
A BIG thanks to Ms. Merideth and Ms. Tinsley for their assistance.
With help from the public we have been able to confirm the location of the Columbus falcon pair. Over the past year we've had several reports of peregrines being seen in the OSU and Columbus area, but were never able to locate a nesting ledge.
In February I was contacted by Karen Merideth, who provided me with pictures of a falcon visiting a ledge at the Franklin County Commissioner's building.
From the leg band we were able to identify this as Durand, the adult female from the 2017 nesting season.
Last week, I received an email through DNR Wildinfo from Rachelle Tinsley, reporting a falcon nesting on the ledge of the building she worked in. And sure enough it was! This year they have chosen a nest at the corner of E. State Street and S. 4th Street.
For this nesting season, we plan to monitor the nest and periodically post updates on the blog.
A BIG thanks to Ms. Merideth and Ms. Tinsley for their assistance.
posted by Karen Norris at 4/09/2019 03:29:00 PM
