Tom banded this Peregrine falcon on Outer Island in the Apostle Island National Lakeshore in 1993. In 2009 he received a band number report on one of the 20 peregrines he banded in 1993. The bird’s leg was found in the mountains of Switzerland. Tom just published a paper in the Journal of Raptor Research on this finding. You can read more about the story in this article in Birdwatching Magazine. http://www.birdwatchingdaily.com/Getting%20Started/Birding%20Briefs/2013/04/Peregrine%20Falcon.aspx.
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A bit of fun on a spring day.
Nolan Spring Ptarmigan
A bit of fun on a spring day.
Zinger Winger, a set on Flickr.
Goshawk training continues. The zinger winger was a huge hit for both Nolan and Delta today. The crew went about 5 miles outside of Bethel today. We brought our lunch and got welcomed sun burns.
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This is Delta’s first outside creance flight of the year. She did a great job flying to the lure. She gets a bit testy after a training flight, but settles down by the next morning.
Scratch and Sniff
Apr 3, 2013, 5:11 PM
There are so many wonderful smells hidden under the thin crust of spring snow. One of Nolan’s favorite games is to dig and smell.
Designed to teach dogs to retrieve, this device was purchased by Tom to teach his birds to hunt live birds. Many of the bagged birds we toss, hide and don’t fly high. This device will a ensure a high toss.
Day 3 of spring training
The Team
Day 3 of spring 2013 training
Nolan is in on the Action
