Recently, UW-Green Bay Police officers helped transport the peregrine falcon chicks back from the ground (or other various places they landed) to the roof of the library where their parents could care for them. Between Friday and Monday night (June 15 to June 18, 2018), a total of six transports were needed to keep the […]
iwanttheNews.com reported of two bird-filled weeks, mentioning UW-Green Bay’s peregrine falcon chick Annie. Annie was banded with her brothers, Tom and Gary, at UW-Green Bay’s Cofrin Library. She was named after the person who helped band her, Annie Mueller.
Faculty and staff are asked to keep an eye out for the young peregrine falcons as they attempt to fly during this time. If found on the ground, Public Safety 465-2300, #2 should be alerted, as they are trained to handle the birds and get them back to their nest. Please stay with the falcon […]
It’s a girl! And a boy! And another boy! Well, one female and two males. Resident Peregrine parents Rupert and Mimi, were once again successful in hatching three fuzzy falcons near the rooftop of UW-Green Bay’s makeshift cliff, the Cofrin Library. They were banded Wednesday, May 30, 2018 in the plaza level of the Cofrin […]
It’s a girl! And a boy! And another boy! Well, one female and two males. Resident Peregrine parents Rupert and Mimi, were once again successful in hatching three fuzzy falcons near the rooftop of UW-Green Bay’s makeshift cliff, the Cofrin Library. They were banded Wednesday, May 30, 2018 in the plaza level of the Cofrin […]
Wisconsin Public Radio is helping tell the success story about UW-Green Bay’s Peregrine falcons. Once thought to be on the brink of extinction, they are now finding success in manmade “cliffs” and urban settings. Reporter Patty Murray takes some time to discuss with curator of UW-Green Bay’s Richter Museum, Tom Erdman. Listen to the interview.
The Cofrins! About 400 ballots were cast to name the Peregrine falcons hatched at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s Cofrin Library in May. By popular vote, the falcons will be named Austin, David, Douglass and Peter, respectfully honoring the four deceased male members of the Cofrin family who, through philanthropic support, helped build and sustain […]
The ballots are in! Gather at noon on Wednesday, June 28, during Get the Scoop on the Student Services Plaza, behind the University Union (2430 Campus Court, Green Bay, Wis.) for a name reveal and celebration of the University’s resident Peregrine falcons. This is the first successful hatch on campus of the Wisconsin endangered species. Enjoy falcon-themed […]
Voting has closed It’s time to name those falcons! The University community and members of the public are invited to take part in naming the historical, first successful Peregrine falcon hatch on the UW-Green Bay campus. Thank you to everyone who provided potential names for campus’s fierce falcon foursome. More than 120 groups of names […]
UW-Green Bay is proud to announce that after seven long years of trying, the University is now home to its first successful nesting of Peregrine falcons…and we need your help in naming our new feathered friends! The four male eyasses (baby falcons) pictured above hatched in May on top of the University’s eight-story Cofrin Library. We’re […]