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2010:
After a hiatus, MRF resumed banding Peregrine Falcon nestlings in the Montreal area this spring and summer.
2005:
MRF and partners are again using satellite telemetry to track the
movements of a juvenile Peregrine Falcon from Rochester, New York, to
learn more about the dispersal and migration patterns of young birds in
the eastern population. Click here for
details on this project. Meanwhile Peregrine Falcons nesting in the
greater Montreal area are again being monitored and banded as part of the
ongoing research on southern Quebec's urban population - click
here for the latest news.
2004:
MRF, in association with the Genesee Valley Audubon Society, is tracking a juvenile Peregrine Falcon from Rochester, New York, using
satellite telemetry. Click here for
details on this project.
Research
on the Quebec population is also continuing, again focusing on monitoring
the population in the greater Montreal area. See the 2003 report
below for further details.
2003:
MRF concentrated its Peregrine Falcon work on
the southern Quebec population. This population is growing steadily,
with at least 10 pairs active within a 50-kilometre radius of Montreal as
of spring 2003. However, it is less actively monitored than most
other Peregrine Falcon populations in eastern Canada, and MRF aims to help
fill in some of the information gaps to bring our knowledge of the birds
in the area up to the level of adjacent jurisdictions. Click here
for details on this project.
Over
the course of the breeding season, MRF banded young at accessible nest
sites, using both a silver USFWS band and a black visual identification
band in accordance
with the international Peregrine Falcon protocol. This will enable
the future movements of these birds to be tracked more reliably, giving us
a better understanding of the relationship of the Quebec population to
others in the northeast.
In
addition, MRF collected blood samples from all
Peregrine Falcons handled, to support a cross-Canada genetics study being
coordinated at Queen's University. The overall aim of the project is
to determine the genetic structure of the population, in comparison to the
anatum population which was historically present. MRF is also
investigating the potential relationships between migratory tendencies
and habitat selection with respect to the genetic history of individuals.
Questions
regarding the Peregrine project should be addressed to MRF Research
Director Marcel Gahbauer.
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