36 Years of Banding Peregrine Falcons

Wolf Ridge has been a partner to the Midwest Peregrine Society since 1987, helping with the reintroduction and monitoring of the Peregrine Falcon. On Monday, Wolf Ridge Naturalists Joe Walewski & Courtney Wright were honored to support this annual tradition.

Yesterday, we learned from Jackie Fallon, MN Coordinator for the Midwest Peregrine Society, that there might be as many as 25 nesting sites on the North Shore this year–that’s a lot of climbing in the coming weeks! The goal is to visit every site and band the chicks at just the right time–before they are too old, yet not too young.

NOTE:  All banding, marking, and sampling is being conducted under a federal authorized Bird Banding Permit issued by the U.S. Geological Survey.