The 4 peregrine falcon chicks at UC Davis Medical Middle had been banded by a falcon knowledgeable from the Predatory Chook Analysis Group at UC Santa Cruz final week. The protecting falcon mother and father screeched, and dive-bombed the group as they secured the steel leg bands to the chicks’ legs.
The feminine peregrine falcon dive-bombed researchers as they fitted and secured the steel leg bands to her falcon chicks.
The 2 feminine and two male falcon chicks had been fitted with the bands to supply researchers with useful information on peregrine survival charges, dispersal distances and inhabitants progress charges. Every band has a singular nine-digit quantity and the cellphone quantity and e mail of the banding laboratory to assist determine the chicken sooner or later.
The best time to band peregrine falcons is when they’re simply over three weeks outdated, when their our bodies are nearly full grown. The chicks go from 30 grams (about 1 ounce) to 1,000 grams (about 2.2 kilos) in simply three weeks.
Keep tuned to the video livestream to maintain up with the peregrine chicks and revel in watching them develop!
Every band has a singular nine-digit quantity and the cellphone quantity and e mail of the banding laboratory to assist determine the chicken sooner or later.
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