!!! Athena located
April 22, 2014 - International, National and Local News
Robert Williams Reports:
During winter birding outings on the Stoney Creek mountain, we observed a peregrine on a pole at the quarry on 10th road. Unfortunately it would not cooperate and show its legs, so we couldn’t get band information.
We kept checking back periodically, with no more luck until an early April birding report. Sure enough, we could see that there were in fact two peregrines at the quarry, having taken over the raven nest, (and the ravens were still at the quarry too). Again, though, despite repeat trips back we couldn’t get close enough to the birds to see if they were banded. They were certainly copulating and seemed to be in incubation as well.
Good news finally though, Tracy Simpson was apparently able to get a shot of the female showing her bands and identifying her as Athena, formerly of the Stoney Creek Fruitland site. Still hoping to id the male and see if Craig has joined her there, or if she has a new partner.