Announcing…RRP’s 2024 Banding Report!

Curious about what else we do besides watch birds online? This report documents all of our activities: banding peregrine falcons and migratory birds of prey, tracking eagles to learn more about their needs and habitat use, and running a raptor education program that engages learners from kindergarten through college. Conservation, education, and research: we are the Raptor Resource Project!

Link: https://www.raptorresource.org/…/pdf/2024BandingReport.pdf

Banding falcons with Lucas at Xcel Energy’s Allen S. King plant in Oak Park Heights, MN. It all started here!Banding falcons with Lucas at Xcel Energy’s Allen S. King plant in Oak Park Heights, MN. It all started here!
Hanging out with Amy on Muscatine’s Power and Water stack. It’s always fun to meet other Amys…especially when they are as cool as this one! RRP founder Bob Anderson and Iowa DNR Wildlife Diversity Technician Pat Schlarbaum. We lost track of the site for several years and are thrilled to be banding there again!Hanging out with Amy on Muscatine’s Power and Water stack. It’s always fun to meet other Amys…especially when they are as cool as this one! RRP founder Bob Anderson and Iowa DNR Wildlife Diversity Technician Pat Schlarbaum. We lost track of the site for several years and are thrilled to be banding there again!
Awww, look at the Dairyland Power Alma babies! Alma is our most productive site and will probably top 100 falcons in the next two years.Awww, look at the Dairyland Power Alma babies! Alma is our most productive site and will probably top 100 falcons in the next two years.
Xcel Energy’s Prairie Island plant is always a blast! ‘That can’t still be Freya!’, I said to Rich after he checked the nestbox. But it was! She turned sixteen this year and is beginning to slow down a little bit, although she still gets pretty close up and personal in defense of her nest box and young.Xcel Energy’s Prairie Island plant is always a blast! ‘That can’t still be Freya!’, I said to Rich after he checked the nestbox. But it was! She turned sixteen this year and is beginning to slow down a little bit, although she still gets pretty close up and personal in defense of her nest box and young.
Falcon Elsa with her eggs at Castle Rock. That camera can be watched here: https://www.raptorresource.org/birdcams/castle-rock-falcons/.Falcon Elsa with her eggs at Castle Rock. That camera can be watched here: https://www.raptorresource.org/birdcams/castle-rock-falcons/.
Banding with Ben and Ande at Dairyland Power Alma!Banding with Ben and Ande at Dairyland Power Alma!
Bay State Milling in Winona, MN. ‘Malice’ the resident male, fledged from our Lansing cliff site roughly 45 miles south of here.Bay State Milling in Winona, MN. ‘Malice’ the resident male, fledged from our Lansing cliff site roughly 45 miles south of here.
Banding at the Greysolon Building in Duluth, MN. This site is a lot of fun: we band the falcons in an air-conditioned community room and residents are always excited to see them and share their stories!Banding at the Greysolon Building in Duluth, MN. This site is a lot of fun: we band the falcons in an air-conditioned community room and residents are always excited to see them and share their stories!
Minnesota Power’s Clay Boswell facility in Cohasset, MN is another very early site. Year falcons first nested: 1993 | Total number of young produced (2024): 91Minnesota Power’s Clay Boswell facility in Cohasset, MN is another very early site. Year falcons first nested: 1993 | Total number of young produced (2024): 91
Banding at the Dubuque Courthouse in Dubuque, Iowa. She-Beast didn’t get Dave this year, but Brian from County Conservation felt her wrath!Banding at the Dubuque Courthouse in Dubuque, Iowa. She-Beast didn’t get Dave this year, but Brian from County Conservation felt her wrath!
Nestling falcons at Xcel Energy’s High Bridge plant in St. Paul, MN.Nestling falcons at Xcel Energy’s High Bridge plant in St. Paul, MN.
Banding with Owen and Ms. Mallory at Effigy Mounds National Monument. Mallory Lindsey and Justin Grubb from Running Wild Media joined us to film at several sites this year!Banding with Owen and Ms. Mallory at Effigy Mounds National Monument. Mallory Lindsey and Justin Grubb from Running Wild Media joined us to film at several sites this year!
Amy and children from a local school. They were very excited about the falcons! ‘Scottie’, the resident male falcon here, is from Houghton, MI: about 115 miles away as the falcon flies!Amy and children from a local school. They were very excited about the falcons! ‘Scottie’, the resident male falcon here, is from Houghton, MI: about 115 miles away as the falcon flies!
John and Janet banding at Guider’s Bluff in Lansing, IowaJohn and Janet banding at Guider’s Bluff in Lansing, Iowa
Up the Dairyland Power Hibbard stack in Duluth, MN!Up the Dairyland Power Hibbard stack in Duluth, MN!
Banding at Homer Bluff in Homer, MN. The falcons surprised us with a new schedule this year! We’ll move this site earlier on the list next year.Banding at Homer Bluff in Homer, MN. The falcons surprised us with a new schedule this year! We’ll move this site earlier on the list next year.
Jessica Renley from Riverland Conservancy joined us to band falcons at the Lansing Cliff this year!Jessica Renley from Riverland Conservancy joined us to band falcons at the Lansing Cliff this year!
John worked his way into this overhung site at Leo’s Bluff in Iowa’s Yellow River State Forest to find four healthy falcons!John worked his way into this overhung site at Leo’s Bluff in Iowa’s Yellow River State Forest to find four healthy falcons!
Banding falcons with the Wisconsin DNR at Maiden RockBanding falcons with the Wisconsin DNR at Maiden Rock
We banded three healthy little falcons at Red Wing Grain this year. They were in great shape, with full crops and some feather lice, but no blackfly bites.We banded three healthy little falcons at Red Wing Grain this year. They were in great shape, with full crops and some feather lice, but no blackfly bites.
I couldn’t believe that we’d never asked Myrna to hold a falcon before! Twin Bluff in Nelson, WisconsinI couldn’t believe that we’d never asked Myrna to hold a falcon before! Twin Bluff in Nelson, Wisconsin
We banded in the lobby of the US Bank building in La Crosse, WI. It was delightful to have children see and name the nestling falcons, and the people in and around the neighborhood do an excellent job of watching out for them.We banded in the lobby of the US Bank building in La Crosse, WI. It was delightful to have children see and name the nestling falcons, and the people in and around the neighborhood do an excellent job of watching out for them.
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Banding falcons at Great River Energy! Great River Energy Falcons have gone on to nest at Xcel Energy’s High Bridge Plant in St. Paul, MN (we named the resident female after Joe’l); the 411 Hamilton Building in Peoria, ILBanding falcons at Great River Energy! Great River Energy Falcons have gone on to nest at Xcel Energy’s High Bridge Plant in St. Paul, MN (we named the resident female after Joe’l); the 411 Hamilton Building in Peoria, IL
Justin and Dave hanging around at Effigy MoundsJustin and Dave hanging around at Effigy Mounds

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