At Grand Pre on Friday at 2:00 ish, we saw a poor little sandpiper get smacked into the water by a Peregrine. The Peregrine then plucked it off the surface of the water and headed to shore. Here is a shot of it coming in to land on its dining table to feast on the unfortunate target. Terry Boswell Nova Scotia Bird Society
The number of breeding pairs of peregrine falcons, the world’s fastest animal, has doubled during a 15-year-long collaborative recovery plan involving climbers, the National Park Service and Yosemite Conservancy, the park announced on July 31.
This spring, there were 17 breeding pairs in the Park, up from only eight pairs in 2009. A total of 51 nesting sites have been counted since 2009, yielding 385 baby birds.
a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) that is striking peregrine falcons along the coast.
“The peregrine falcons are dying left and right,” DeVito told The Inquirer. “And they are dead within 24 hours of showing symptoms. What we know about it from Michigan and Wisconsin is that it’s going to be huge problem.”
