Lorrie Blanchfield
4/30/2020 9:53 AM
I researched Peregrine Falcons as I have access to viewing a falcon cam regularly. It is amazing the speeds at which they fly (up to 200mph), can live up to 20 years old and they can migrate > 15k miles annually. I reviewed the database to see how the fledges from Rochester, MN have faired over time, as I had watched several of them from eggs to fledging. I love that they return to the same nest - often engaging in fierce territory battles to maintain their nest and mate. Orton, pictured below, sporting battle scars from a recent territory battle that spanned ~ 1.5 hours.