Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Niecey(b/g, 48/AE) & Lil' Dad(b/r, *W/*V)

Falcon Wire News
1/7/2021 :: Update on 85/AK
With the current fluid situation on the 15th floor ledge, specifically the presence of the falcon banded 85/AK, some recent information has come to light which addresses the sex of this falcon. Originally banded on May 9, 2017, at 25-28 days old, this specific falcon was very large for its age. Because of this, the normal-sized band, a #6 with the suffix AH, for male falcons, was too small. Therefore, the bander had to use the next size up, a #7A with the suffix AK, which designates a female. This explains why this falcon carries a female-designated band. Video from the 15th floor shows 85/AK mating with 48/AE, the resident female. This provided banding information now explains how a falcon banded with a female suffix can mate with 48/AE. As Pennsylvania's Peregrine Falcon Coordinator Art McMorris indicates, "Sexing of nestlings is never a slam dunk. It's one-third science and two-thirds art."
Mating season occurs March through May, and peregrine falcons are generally considered monogamous. What this activity does indicate is that when the resident male, W/V, returns, things on the 15th floor could get interesting!

Dank je wel Margootje, dat was nu net het laatste bewijs wat we nodig hadden
85 AK gaat nu officieel als Man de boeken in. Zie blog update hierboven.

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ook een demonstratieve WH daar

85 AK zat daar een half uur, af en toe te roepen