Fostering Chicks at Morro Rock Begins - 1977

In 1997 Cornell University sent chicks to be fostered in at Morro Rock To insure that the adult Peregrines there would take over parenting duties, Prairie Falcon chicks were placed in the nest first. These top two photos are of the Prairie Falcons.

Peregrine Falconchicks, replacing the Prairie Falcons.

Check out the new bling - bands on the ankles.

Thanks to Steve Schubert, Ron Walker, and the
California Department of Fish and Game for sharing these photos.

 

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