The Southern Cross Peregrine Project...

....a note of thanks

 

Acknowledgements:


This project is ultimately the result of studies that were completed by our colleagues and friends long before now. I have always believed that it is important to recognize mentors and acknowledge how important they are to us all. We truly do stand on the shoulders of giants.
 
So we’d like to express our thanks to the following people for their lifelong inspiration and complete dedication to the study and appreciation of peregrines; Steve Herman, Clayton White, F. Prescott Ward, the gentlemanly Bill Mattox, W. Grainger Hunt, Yossi Leshem, Tom Cade, Jim Enderson, Carl Thelander , William Cochran, R. Wayne Nelson, and Rich Glinski.

In South America, this must also include Nancy Hilgert, Oscar Beingolea, Christian Gonzalez and Guillermo Vasina. Our work in Chile was made possible by Charif Tala of the Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero in Santiago. We thank him for his cooperation.

Without the incredible technology developed by Paul Howie and Microwave Telemetry over the years, this study would clearly have been impossible. Paul has also generously donated two transmitters to the project. We are so happy that this stuff came along while we are still here on the planet.

Several people have asked so I should say that Mark Prostor, Don McCall and Pat Little put together our new, beautiful and functional website.

Mike McGrady and Keith Bildstein of Hawk Mountain Sanctuary clearly saw an opportunity in this project and kindly donated the two PTT transmitters so we could all look into the little-known lives of migrant tundra males.

One of the most wonderful parts of this story is the remarkable response we got from our Falcon Research Group members who donated the funding for this project. Several hundred individuals representing a cross section of Americans from all walks of life (school teachers, welders, salesmen, a bank manager, retirees, a museum display designer, a window restoration expert, artists, physical therapists, electricians, college professors, lawyers, moms, tour leaders, military officers, doctors, musicians and many others) cared enough to make this whole thing happen. Donations ranged in amount from $10.00 to $10,000 and each one of them mattered to us.

To all of you we express our deepest thanks, not only for the donations, but especially for your generous and adventurous spirits.


For Phase 2 (Southward Migration, Sept/Oct 2007):

The following individuals are funding the first-ever peregrine chase in history from the Arctic to South America. They received our funding letter, read it, clearly saw the possibilities, said "WOW!!" and sent in their donations. We are deeply grateful for their support. These are truly the people that are making it happen. Muchas gracias amigos.

Donors at the Peregrine level included: Sheila and Ron Pera, Russ and Jean Amick, Charlie Atterbury, Clayton White, Russ Beardsley, Steve and Linda Birman, Doug Booth and Victoria Thulman, Carolyn Brannen, Larry Brown, Jeffrey Buckland, Sue Carmel, Katherine Cavil, Rennie Coit, Mary Ann Crawford, Ray Cruz, Marty Daniels, John L. Dorn, Rondi Egenes, Mike and Vickie Elledge, Alan Fritzberg, Half Price Books (Matt Fogarty), Paul Hanson, Marcia Harper, Pat Hitchens,  Marguerite Hutton, Elizabeth Keeshan, Lucinda and Joseph Langjahr, David A. Leen, George Lindeman, John and Lorraine Littlewood, Kris and Shamus McBride, Dick McNeely, Sandy Moss, Martin Muller, Hal Opperman, John and Betty Parks, Cathy Pfarr, John Rehr and Susan Thompson, James Rettig, Becky Rosencrans, Joan Schwindt, Azure Skye, David and Sheila Taft, Ruth Taylor, Wilma Totten, Shirley Vanderveen, Michael and Jodi Walker, and Elizabeth Wiley.

Donors at the Merlin level included:  John Adams and Caryl Campbell, Marcia Anthony and Louis Barrett, Jack Bettesworth, Steve Biber, James Bishop, Joyce Bramsche, Frederic Braun, Patricia Bredouw, Joan Casey, Joan Christ and Tom Everill, Kanit Cottrell, Paula Crockett, Jean Cross, Dan and Helen Dahlgren, Elizabeth Edgerton (in memory of Sandy Crowder), Jim Edwards and Terri Ulm, Jerry Eisner, Roy Farrell, Sharon and John Fernandez, Rebecca Fletcher-Tighe, Roger Fuller and Mary Silva, Kay Gagnon, James Gallup, Stephen and Lois Giles, Gray’s Harbor Audubon Society, Bob Hamm, Lou Ann Harris, Helen Hawley, Janet Hersey, Fred Hodge, Al and Melody Ingram, Barbara and Roger Johnson, Susan King, Jacqueline Kiser, Roger and Nancy Kisner, Richard and Donna Koerker, Genevieve Kreie, Penny Lewis, Helen Liepart, George Lundgren, John Lundin, Lee and Ann Mann, Linda McBride, Nora McNeil, Keith Messer, George Miller, Daphne Morris, Kit Muehlman, Bob Myhr, Jan North, Dennis Paulson, Mary Rawlins, Robert Remole, Cliff and Pam Robinson, Alan and Wendy Roedell, Ken Romdall and Barbara Joan Guthrie, Joel Sayre, Kevin and Emily Schoenfelder, Diane Schwickerath, Merle Segault, Jim Shiflett, Harold Sigler, Stu and Patsy Stephens, Jean Sundborg, Karen Swisshelm, John Tubbs, Eric and Debra Vandegrift, Andrea Warner, Charlene Wendt, Susan Wilson, David and Rena Ziegler, and Neil Zimmerman.

Donors at the Kestrel level included:  Glen Alexander, Al and Nancy Arnold, John Aspnes, Neil Baldock, Lee Barnes, Michael and Elisabeth Bart, Laura Bienen, Fred Bird, Ellen Blackstone, Thais Bock, Barbara Booth, Jan Bragg, Lawrence and Susan Broder, Lynn Bryson, Carol Bubar, D. Bush and K. Behm, D. Byrne, Pam Cahn, Sybil Christenson, John Douglas, John Edison, Diane Eiesland, Marie Erbstoeszer, Bill Escoubas, Ann Evans, Rebecca Evans, Linda Feltner, Caroline Flickinger, Linda Ford, Ramona Hammerly, Sally Lee Hansberry, Martha Hanson, Anne Hay, Sue Hindman, Claris Hyatt, Christina Jallings, Hugh Jennings, Dalene and Brian Keith, Donald Kent, Donald Knutzen, Jan Lewinsohn, Kay Lutz, Susan Madsen, Francis Maher, Anna Martin, Teri Martin, Michael MacDonald, Gordon Middleton, Diana Moore, Heidi Nichols, Irene O'Neill, Mary Ostrander, Meb Paxson, Don Power, Pam Pritzl, Sheila Ralston, Dan Rose, Brian Scheffer, Bruce Scott, Linda Sheehan, Betty Joann Sims, Gayle Stebbings, Carol Stuckey, Ann Tanner, Jeff Uhlenburg, Paul and Barbara Webster, Keren Whittemore, and Patricia and  David Young .


For Phase 1 (Northward Migration, April/May 2007):

Donors at the Peregrine level included: Russ Amick, Clayton White, Sheila and Ron Pera, Sandy Moss, Jim and Linda Bishop, Rondi Egenes, and Dick and Bonnie Robbins, Bill Applegate, Linda Barnes, Larry Brown, Sue Carmel, Marty Daniels, Jeanne Dorn, Dale Fournier, Vivian Gross, Pat Hitchens, Elizabeth Keeshan, Cinda Langjahr, George Lindeman, Dick McNeely, Hal Opperman, Joan Schwindt, Bob and Betty Tull, and especially David and Ginger Ridgway.

Donors at the Merlin level included: Amgen, Paul and Diane Anderson, Ed Axton, Jim Ballard, David Batchelder, Dave Baylor, Russ Beardsley, Linda Becker, Jack Bettesworth, Steve Biber, Kathleen Bigney, Steve and Linda Birman, Carolyn and George Brannen, Darlene Bunker, Dick Butler, Clark Casebolt, Kathryn Cavil Rene Coit, Jean Cross, Ray Cruz, Dan and Helen Dahlgren, David Dawson, Ed Deal, John Dorn, Jerry Eisner, Mike and Vicki Elledge, Mike and Kim Finger, Becky Fletcher, Marna Fletcher and Jeff Berger, Roger Fuller and Mary Silva, Fred Gentry, Mark, Nan and Fiona Gleason, Rich Glinski, Paul Hanson, Marcia Harper, Janet Hartford, Helen Hawley, Steve Herman, Lindy Hopkins, Zite Hutton, Roger and Barbara Johnson, Mitsuhiro Kawase, Phyllis Kind, Jackie Kiser, Joan Lappin, George Lawrence, David Leen, John Littlewood, Mike Lundstrom, Heather McAleer, Kris and Shamus McBride, Curt Miller, Martin Muller, Ralph Munro, Bob Myhr, Patricia Otto, John and Betty Parks, Cathy Pfarr, Robert Remole, Jim Rettig, Celeste Rivers, Becky Rosencrans, Jerry and Maryann Ruthruff, Brian Scheuch, Azure Skye, Stu and Patsy Stephens, Michael Stoner, David and Sheila Taft, Ruth Taylor, Temple De Hirsch Sinai, Wilma Totten, Shirley Vanderveen, Elizabeth Wiley, and Debbie Young.

Donors at the Kestrel level included: Sharon Aagard, Jan Alferness, Al Arnold, Lee Barnes, Will Beattie and Sue Sandwell, Ellen Blackstone, Mary Blackstone, Bent and Marie Blichfeldt, Thais Bock, Joanna Bojarski, Joyce Bramsche, Frederic and Maureen Braun, Jeff Buckland, Pam Cahn, Catherine Carter, Sybil Christiansen, Welden and Virginia Clark, David and Patty Cohick, Paula Crockett, Carol and Endre Dale, Ann Davidge, Pat De La Chappelle, Danica Demilio, Judy Dern, Sharon Digby, John Douglas, Diana Drayton, John Edison and Pam Pritzl, John and Marie Erbstoeszer, Barbara Erling, Ann Evans, Rebecca Evans, Tom Everill and Joan Christ, Ben and Linda Feltner, Derek Flickinger, Cam Foreman, Duane Fulgham and Marty Anamosa, Tracee Geernaert, Steve and Lois Giles, Thelma Gilmur, Jeanne Glick, J Roxanne Grinstad, Chris Happel, Bob Hamm, Ramona Hammerly, Rob Harbour, Scott Hawthorn, Anne Hay, Sharon Howard, Claris Hyatt, Christina Jallings, Barb and John Jensen, Michelle Johnson, Martha Jordan, Michael Kaill, Donald Kent, Audrey Klotkowski, Richard and Donna Koerker, Julia Krick, Elizabeth and Von Kuehn, Rosemary Lennigan, R Helen Liepart, Teresa Linneman, John Lundin, Anna Martin, Mike and Jane Marsh, Teri Martin, Don McCall, Mike McDonald, Gordon and Judith Middleton, Carl Molesworth, Daphne Morris, Kit and Dan Muehlman, Pam Okano, Meb Paxson, Don Power, Sheila Ralston, Roberta Roberts, Cliff, Pam and Cecil Robinson, Alan and Wendy Roedell, Daniel Rose, Joanne Rosen, Brian Scheffer, Diane Schwickerath, Liz Scranton, Mike Scuderi, Colleen Shannon, Harold Sigler, Bob Sieh, Ron Simons, Joe Snyder, Jim Stewart, Carole Stucky, William and Ann Tanner, Kathryn True, Bob and Nancy Tull, Eric and Debra Vandegrift, Ruth Waltman, John and Andrea Warner, Paul Webster, Todd Woodard, Keren Whittemore, Jennifer Woyski, Richard and Janet Wright, Patricia Young, and David and Rena Ziegler.

I’d also like to acknowledge a little-known but very special group of people, the men and women who have worked so hard trapping fall and spring migrant peregrines at Padre Island over the last two decades. These include Brian Latta, Greg Doney, Willard Heck, Mark Robertson, Randy Townsend, Mike Yates, Ruth Much, Catherine Wightman, Nancy Clum, and especially the incredible Scott Francis, who is an inspiration to us all. Tom Maechtle deserves tremendous credit for successfully running one of the best peregrine projects on earth and Bill Seegar steadfastly arranged the funding for this effort.

Al Ingram built the phai traps for the Southern Cross project and Robert Maguire tied our dho-ghazza nets.

Finally, we end by balancing technology with art. The extraordinary work of Hans Peeters graces this project by means of our wonderful logo of a migrant tundra peregrine. We have placed it against a compass rose, a centuries-old symbol of exploration and the quest for knowledge. Thanks again Hans.

Any omissions or errors in this report are solely my own. Let me know if there is something I’ve missed.

- Bud Anderson