[bcbirdclub] Re: Peregrine Falcons Fly Again over the Breaks Park
- From: "Mindy Waldron" <mwaldron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 15:20:00 -0400
bcbirdclub
Sorry about the message. I thought I was writing to Roger -- sorry. I'll
check the properties next time.
Mindy Waldron
----- Original Message -----
From: Mindy Waldron
To: bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 1:13 PM
Subject: [bcbirdclub] Re: Peregrine Falcons Fly Again over the Breaks Park
Roger,
Congratulations on the peregrines at the park. Are they doing well?
Allen and I haven't helped out with the New River Gorge peregrines but 1 time
this summer. We have been doing too many other projects, (MAPS, BBS and point
counts). we did make it out last Sun. to feed and count the birds that we
observed. We stayed from around 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. They hacked a total of 24
birds this year. We ended up observing 13 of them. We got to see them chasing
after vultures, red-shouldered, ravens and each other. We had decided to leave
around 4:00 and saw a bear at the feeding tray just as we were packing up. We
stayed around and watched it consume the rest of the quail. It wandered off
around 5:45 and we made a lot of noise as we left the area.
Thanks for the contest on the mystery bird. I got it with the second pic.
Mindy and Allen
----- Original Message -----
From: Roger Mayhorn
To: Buchanan County Bird Club
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 12:15 AM
Subject: [bcbirdclub] Peregrine Falcons Fly Again over the Breaks Park
Hi All,
Over forty years ago Peregrine Falcons nested along the deep gorge of what
is now the Breaks Interstate Park. Due to the use of DDT and other pesticides
Peregrines disappeared from the area, as they did from nearly all of the
Eastern United States. The Breaks Interstate Park was the last known nesting
site for Peregrines in VA in the early 1960's.
Now, thanks to the efforts of members of the Virginia Department of Game
and Inland Fisheries, this magnificent raptor once again cuts through the air
above the rocky crags of the park. So far this spring and summer 11 young
Peregrines have been hacked in the park, and can now be seen and heard, as they
soar along the canyon rim.
Yesterday fellow bird club member, David Raines, and I were fortunate to
stand on one of the park's rugged overlooks and watch a young Peregrine fly
past us, hundreds of feet out over the gorge. I must say it was something both
of us had dreamed of seeing for years. The bird could be heard calling as it
flew. Needless to say jubilant high fives were exchanged after the Peregrine
flew out of sight. Now, if a pair will just nest there...
I managed to take some quick photos of the bird as it passed. The photos
can be seen at
http://www.pbase.com/mayhorn/gallery/peregrines
I apologize for the photo quality. The bird was flying fast at some
distance, and I was attempting to focus manually, but it was a moment I
definitely wanted to preserve.
Morris Wallace and others of you in or near Elkhorn City, KY, keep an eye
out for these birds. They will probably be coming into the town to get the
pigeons that stay there.
Roger Mayhorn
Compton Mt
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