Tag: peregrine falcon
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Peregrine falcon watch: First egg alert for Mimi and (surprise) Leopold
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First egg alert! Early this afternoon, UW-Green Bay resident peregrine falcon Mimi laid her first egg of the 2021 nesting season. Though Mimi is a seasoned pro at nesting, she has a new mate this year (Leopold). As always, if you’d like to check in on the birds, watch the live feed. .
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Peregrine Falcon nest box gets preparation for another nesting season
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Environmental Science and Policy graduate Jacob Woulf shares his photo of Peregrine Falcon Rupert, the nesting male who calls @uwgb home. “It’s now that time of year where we clean out the nest box in preparation for another nesting season. He had to make sure I was doing an adequate job maintaining his nest box,”…
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UW-Green Bay Peregrine Falcon cam highlighted as a way to enjoy Spring from quarantine | Science Friday
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The UW-Green Bay Peregrine Falcon camera was highlighted as a way for people to still enjoy spring while staying home. “It’s an exciting way to connect with those birds over the internet and virtually,” says Producer Christie Taylor. Listen to the discussion: Enjoying Spring From Quarantine | Science Friday.
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Follow UW-Green Bay’s nesting Peregrines Mimi and Rupert via webcam
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Thanks to the work of dedicated students (especially Jacob Woulf, Brandon Byrne, and Noah Nei), faculty mentors (Amy Wolf and Bob Howe), the UW-Green Bay IT staff (especially Ron Kottnitz and Monika Pynaker), Paul Pinkston and staff at Facilities Management, and support from the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity and local bird enthusiasts Paul and Annie…
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Peregrine parents Mimi and Rupert are back!
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Mimi and Rupert, Peregrine Falcon parents, are back at UW-Green Bay after coming here to lay eggs for the last few years. Mimi spent time on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020 adjusting the nesting box on the top of the Cofrin Library to her liking. More on the importance and the history of the nesting site,…
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Falcon Photo-Op Day (and Naming Ceremony) is also an educational opportunity
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On Thursday, May 30, 2019, Cofrin Library rolled out the green carpet to greet the latest additions to UW-Green Bay’s feathered family. A flock of nearly 100 bird-lovers gathered in the library pavilion for the third annual debut party of Mimi and Rupert’s offspring. This marks the third consecutive year, with successful nests in 2017, 18…
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Falcons named for prominent conservationists
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The Peregrine falcons were banded last week, grabbing the attention of local media: UW-Green Bay peregrine falcons names after prominent conservationists, Fox 11 Four Peregrine falcons banded at UW-Green Bay, WFRV
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Summer reading? The Cofrin Library has suggestions
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Looking for summer reading suggestions? After last week’s popular banding of UW-Green Bay’s nesting Peregines, how about tying a reading list to the conservationists—Thoreau, Carson, Muir, Leopold—for which the falcons were named? See more.
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Four little falcons, sitting in a nest…
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Sounds like the start of a children’s rhyme. Take a walk to the Provost Office for a look at the four baby falcons via the “PhalCON” camera viewing station. Enjoy the view! Congratulations to Rupert and Mimi, the Peregrine parents of four fuzzy eyasses (baby falcons) hatched recently on the UW-Green Bay campus. The Provost…
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Mimi does it again! Two Peregrine falcon chicks have hatched
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Congratulations to Rupert and Mimi, the Peregrine parents of two fuzzy eyasses (baby falcons) hatched recently on the UW-Green Bay campus. Two more eggs await the world. Stay tuned!