Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 08:07:18 -0800 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Charlie Subject: Jefferson Bridge Peregrines MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi Sue, Mike, etc When I was watching the Peregrines, the male was seen several times hanging out on what appears to be a smallish (likely beat up from 6 months of non-use) Osprey nest. I don't think the nest meant anything more to the bird than a handy perch, and I believe Sue is correct in saying they don't build anything that most people would recocnize as a nest. But they did copulate twice that Greg and I saw, so to me that indicates pretty reasonable "nesting" activity. Charlie --- sue hamilton wrote: > Mike-- I will try to look for bands tomorrow, > etc. on the Peregrines. > > Try asking Tyler Bell re nesting. > > Someone told me there was a nest last year, > but I don't believe they BUILD > a nest-- just lay eggs on the escarpment-- so I > was sceptical and thought > they were hanging out on an old Osprey nest. > > sue > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at > http://www.hotmail.com > > ======================================================================= > To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to > listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com > with the following message in line 1: signoff > mdosprey > ======================================================================= > ===== **************************************** Charlie Muise, Naturalist Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary Maryland, USA "The English country gentleman galloping after a fox - the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable" (Oscar Wilde) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================