With an assist from hikers, it was a good year for peregrine falcons in Vermont
Vermont Fish & Wildlife has reopened the cliffs closed to hiking and access earlier this spring to protect nesting peregrine falcons.
Peregrine falcons
For first time in half-century, breeding peregrine falcons found in South Dakota
Two pairs of peregrines successfully nested in the Black Hills earlier this year, and a third pair was spotted but didn’t appear to have a nest.
Peregrine falcons gaining a foothold in Indiana
The state DNR says its crews banded 40 peregrine chicks this spring at nine sites around Indiana, up from the 32 agency staffers banded last year.
For peregrine falcons, major recovery in southeast Michigan
Michigan peregrine falcon population has expanded from five young birds, which were reintroduced in 1987, to 15 nesting pairs that reared 30 young in 2016.
Protecting peregrine falcons in Vermont, unveiling all-things-birds Facebook page in Michigan
In the Green Mountain State, numerous clifftops and overlooks closed to protect nesting falcons.
Twin Cities nature-watching: With the eagle cam down, attention turns to falcon video stream
And in southern Indiana, owl cam is giving viewers a closer look at a brood of rare barn owl hatchlings there.
In Iowa, these celebrations are for the birds
Peregrine falcons, prairie chickens, osprey headline upcoming Iowa gatherings.
