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Re: Help Needed for Peregrine Falcon lost in Santo Domingo

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"George M. Jett"

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Maryland Birds & Birding

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Thu, 1 Apr 2004 17:35:18 -0500

Not real time but DNR may have one on the eagles they were tracking.
Brinker, speak up.  Gwen's in Germany
George
----- Original Message -----
From: "Edward Boyd" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 1:52 PM
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Help Needed for Peregrine Falcon lost in Santo
Domingo


> Speaking of peregrines (but having nothing to do with the rest of this
post
> line), yesterday at about noon I saw an immature peregrine fly by the
tower
> at BWI Airport at a distance of about 100 feet. At the time that I saw the
> bird, I was surprised to see what looked like a 8-12 inch long piece of
wire
> sticking vertically out of the bird's back. At first I thought that maybe
> the bird had been shot by an arrow or crossbow bolt or had somehow injured
> itselve on a piece of discarded wire while persuing some prey. But I
> suspected that such an injury would have caused the bird some serious
> distress and I didn't see any. Not noticing any irregular behavior with
the
> bird, I wondered what it was that I had seen. While talking to Jim Stasz,
I
> mentioned the wire but said that I was confused about not seeing any other
> devices attached to the bird. I thought perhaps it might have been a
> transmitter of some kind but didn't see any other harnesses or attachments
> to the wire.
>
> After following up on Jim's suggestion, I did a Google search for
peregrine
> falcon telemetry tracking and was surprised to see the number of hits on
> this search. I wasn't aware of the projects that are ongoing and was
> surprised to read about the devices being used. Here is some information
> that one of the sites http://www.nps.gov/hafe/falcons/tracking.htm
> provided:
> "The solar powered PTTs (platform transmitter terminals) are light enough
to
> be carried on the backs of falcons and weigh only 20 grams. They employ
the
> Argos satellite system and allow for remote location and tracking anywhere
> on the face of the earth. PTTs are programmed to turn on for 8 hours each
> day to transmit their location data to the satellites."
>
> None of the sites, however, had any information with real time tracking
> information on it. Can anyone provide a site that has current information?
> Suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Ed Boyd
> Westminster, MD
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "George M. Jett" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 8:05 AM
> Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Help Needed for Peregrine Falcon lost in Santo
> Domingo
>
>
> > Fran
> >
> > DNR does not have any jurisdiction outside Maryland so can probably do
> > nothing.  Maybe Dave Brinker can respond.
> >
> > I sent a message to Sen. Veras asking him to release the bird.  Maybe if
> we
> > all put pressure on the individual and educate him, he will realize the
> > mistake they are doing by keeping the bird in the cage.  It will likely
> die
> > if not released.  That's the message I sent to Sen. Veras.  Maybe the
> > government can force the release.  Write them as well.
> >
> > If you get any additional news on this bird, please share it.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > George
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Fran Saunders" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 6:32 PM
> > Subject: [MDOSPREY] Help Needed for Peregrine Falcon lost in Santo
Domingo
> >
> >
> > > This was sent to the web site.  Can anyone help???  Someone from
DNR????
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > This article was in the www.dr1.com website on March 29th, 2004.  Can
> you
> > > pass this on to someone who can help, before they eat it?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Gary
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Lost peregrine falcon
> > > While the Listin Diario headlines that a peregrine falcon has been
lost,
> > the
> > > body of the story tells another story. The bird, identified with the
> > number
> > > 788-47361, from Maryland, USA, is currently resting at the home of the
> > Valoy
> > > Veras family in Santo Domingo. How it got there reflects on how birds
of
> > > prey are treated in the Dominican Republic. According to Adriana
> Peguero,
> > > the Listin reporter, the handsome bird arrived at the Valoy Veras
> > household
> > > via their friend, businessman Francis Chanel Abreu, who had paid
RD$400
> > for
> > > it from "a guy who had him for sale." After first offering RD$1,000
for
> > the
> > > bird, Abreu thought better of the deal and said that RD$400 was a
better
> > > price - "take it or leave it." Believe it or not, the "lucky" bird
went
> to
> > > Abreu, because the other bidders offered less and their intentions
were
> to
> > > eat the endangered-species bird. The peregrine falcon is a bird of
prey
> > that
> > > hunts during the day, and can reach over a foot and a half in length.
It
> > is
> > > famous for its speed and strength. Abreu, however, not particularly
> astute
> > > with his ecological facts, told reporters he bought the bird thinking
it
> > was
> > > an eagle. When he saw the ID bracelet on the right leg, however, he
> > realized
> > > that there were international implications, and gave the bird to his
> > > neighbor, Leo Valoy Veras, until it was determined what to do with the
> > > animal. Currently, the falcon is being kept in a large cage, where it
> has
> > > refused to eat and looks a bit unhappy. Contact emails can be sent to:
> > > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>  or
> > > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> 
> > > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Fran Saunders
> > >
> > > Silver Spring, MD
> > >
> > >
> > >
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