[TN-Bird] Re: Exciting band recovery
- From: Stefan Woltmann <harpagus@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: TN-birds Birds <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 06:08:58 -0700 (PDT)
That is a spectacular band encounter! Hope she recovers well.
Stefan Woltmann, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Biology
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN 37044
woltmanns@xxxxxxxx
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From: "Aborn, David" <David-Aborn@xxxxxxx>
To: TN-birds Birds <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 3:01 PM
Subject: [TN-Bird] Exciting band recovery
30 July 2013
Hamilton Co, TN
Alix Parks, a Chattanooga-area wildlife rehabilitator, called me to say she
received a Peregrine Falcon from the Chattanooga Zoo that appeared to have
flown into a window. The bird is banded, and when she contacted the Bird
Banding Laboratory (BBL), they told her it was originally banded in Binghamton,
NY on June 3rd, 1986, making the bird 27 years old!!! According to BBL records,
the current longevity record for a Peregrine Falcon is 19 years, 6 months. Alix
said the bird does not appear to be badly injured, and may be released as early
as tomorrow. She asked me where I thought a good release site would be, and I
told her it would be fitting if it was released at Chickmauga Dam, where Roi
and his various mates nested for so many years! I will post again when the
release date, time, and location are finalized.
David Aborn
Chattanooga, TN
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