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I just downloaded the Raptor Resource 2008 Project Banding Report (how's that for a little light reading?), and I found the following:

"We removed the High Bridge stack nest box after the 2007 nesting season. Xcel Energy was converting from a coal facility to natural gas turbine operation, and planned to raze the stack some time in early 2008. We installed a replacement nest box on the nearby ADM stackhouse, but it appears that the falcons chose to nest under the nearby High Bridge instead."

All spring we watched and waited, and the birds were there all along! I'll get in touch with the folks at Xcel and Raptor Resource and see what we can do about watching the peregrines during the 2009 nesting season.

Tags : xcel energy, raptors, raptor, predators, peregrine falcon, peregrine, nests, nest box, High Bridge, falcon, endangered species, birds of prey, birds, bird of prey, bird, phenology

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No, not the defunct hockey team. And not the minor league baseball team. No, we're talking about the big, snarly cat kind. No need to introduce dangerous predators into North America – they’re already here!

Tags : predators, wildlife, cougars

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We've recently posted some pretty cool predator/prey videos here on the Buzz. Here's one more to take a look at...what happens when a pride of lion cubs find a porcupine strolling by.

Tags : African porcupine, lions, predators, natural defense, Africa

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