Now that's a bit of deja vu! It was only 2 or 3 years ago that I was sent by the Raptor Center to rescue a Peregrine juvenile in the same area. That time, the bird was dangerously close to the river, by the bike-path fencing; some bicyclists and passers-by helped me "herd" it against the brick wall across from the parking area so I could capture it safely.
The timing of the Friday incident is interesting. Another birder reported having seen, to her dismay, that a crew of workers with high-power equipment was apparently cleaning the bridge-supports. Does anyone know the MNDOT policies regarding nesting raptors in such a situation? Linda Whyte On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 10:45 AM, Klein, Tom R (DNR) < tom.r.kl...@state.mn.us> wrote: > Peregrines used to nest on the High Bridge plant smoke stack until it was > brought down in 2008. (after witnessing the demolition of this iconic > landmark, my young daughter sighed: "St. Paul used to be a unicorn. Now > it's just a horse"). > > The nesting peregrines were encouraged to move house up river where a nest > box was prepared for them atop the ADM Stackhouse near Randolph and > Shepard. Instead peregrines took up under the High Bridge deck, above the > pier that Linda describes. > > Last Friday one of the chicks jumped and had to be rescued from the dog > park below the nest. Monday, I was just leaving the dog park when I saw a > male falcon attempting to gain altitude with a rock pigeon it had just > caught. It managed to crash land on top of the pier where it seemed > contented to simply sit on the struggling pigeon for a good ten minutes. I > could not stay to watch the rest of the story. > > On my way out I viewed two osprey checking out the nest platform near the > dog park. > > Tom Klein > West Side > > -----Original Message----- > From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of linda > whyte > Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 7:25 PM > To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU > Subject: Re: [mou-net] Peregrine > > They've been spotted there recently, but I'm not sure where they might be > nesting. Last year, it was atop the concrete support directly above the > pedestrian path, near the end of Randolph Ave. > Linda > > On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 4:38 PM, Stefanie and Kurt < > hostil...@centurylink.net> wrote: > > > Traveling over the high bridge in St. Paul on my way to work this > > morning a Peregrine Falcon banked and flew right over my car. I used > > to see them with some regularity in this area but this is the first > > I¹ve seen here in quite some time. > > > > Kurt > > Ramsey County > > > > ---- > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
