2018 Spring Peregrine Survey Summary
The 2018 spring peregrine falcon survey at South Padre Island, Texas was conducted April 11 through May 2. In 244 man-hours our biologists observed 468 peregrines, capturing 56 and recapturing four. Two adult males, 35 adult females and 19 second-year females were captured; an astonishing 11 of the adult females had been banded during our previous surveys. A female banded during her second year in spring 2004 is now almost 15 years of age, and a female banded in spring 2009 as an adult will be at least 11 this summer. Most notable this spring was our first capture (among over 15,000...
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