!!! The Niagara Falls Peregrines have eluded us again this year!
July 04, 2009 - Niagara Falls
Mark Nash Reports:
We must apologize for the lack of updates and reports to the Niagara nest site pages, as we have had some challenges while working out the bugs in the new observation reporting system. Throughout the late spring, we have not been able to locate the nesting location of the Niagara Falls peregrines. While we have received several reports of activity (two adults and one juvenile) having been observed flying in and around of the Niagara gorge, the eyrie was never found this year.
While we don’t know why the adults did not return to the nest site at the old OPG facility located in the gorge area, it is apparent that a pair did in fact produce again this year - (at least one hatchling) somewhere in the immediate area, given the observation reports that we have received over the past weeks.
In addition to the CPF, both the New York DEC and the OMNR have been in search for an active eyrie throughout the spring in an effort to locate a nest site, but sadly, the adult pair have not made the search an easy one, as they have been done a great job in concealing their nest site this year.
Several mysteries still remain as to why the pair of last year did not return to the previous nest site where they were so successful over the past two years, and where did they set up house this year? Any information that can help us verify the nest site is most welcomed.