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Urban Peregrines of Western Washington...
Seattle
Peregrines at the Washington Mutual Tower
- Breeding Chronology
| Year |
Pair |
# Eggs Laid |
Hatch Date |
Fledge Date |
| 1994 |
Adult male “Stewart”
Juv. female “Virginia”
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UKN |
6/1, 6/2
6/3 (2) |
7/12 M*
7/14 F*
(3) |
| 1995 |
Adult male “Stewart”
Adult female “Bell” |
3/23, 3/26,
3/38, 3/30
(5) |
5/2 |
6/12 M*
6/14 F*
6/15 F*
(6),(7) |
| 1996 |
Adult male “Stewart”
Adult female “Bell” |
3/22, 3/25,
3/28, 3/30 |
4/29, 4/30
4/30, 5/2
(8) |
6/8 F*
6/10 M*
6/15 F*
(9), (10) |
| 1997 |
Adult male “Stewart”
Adult female “Bell” |
3/26, 3/28
3/31, 4/2 |
5/4, 5/4,
5/5
(11) |
6/12 F*
6/14 F*
6/16 M*
(12), (13), (14) |
| 1998 |
Adult male “Stewart”
Adult female “Bell” |
3/27, 3/30
4/1, 4/3 |
5/6, 5/6,
5/6, 5/7
(15) |
6/16 M*
6/18 F*
(16) |
| 1999 |
Adult male “Stewart”
Adult female “Bell” |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| 2000 |
Adult male “Stewart”
Adult female “Bell” |
3/24, 3/26
3/28, 3/30 |
5/3, 5/3,
5/4, 5/4 |
6/10 M*
6/13 F*
6/14 F*
6/17 F*
(17) |
| 2001 |
Adult male “Stewart”
Adult female “Bell” |
3/21, 3/24
3/26, 3/28 |
4/29, 4/30,
4/30, 5/1
(18) |
6/10 M*
6/13 F*
6/16 F*
6/16
(19),(20) |
| 2002 |
Adult male “Stewart”
Adult female “Bell” |
3/25, 3/27
3/30, 4/1 |
5/4, 5/4,
5/4., 5/5 |
6/13 M*
6/14 F*
6/16 F*
6/16
(21),(22) |
2003
(25) |
Adult male
Adult female “Bell” |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| 2004 |
Adult male
Adult female “Bell” |
3/31, 4/2
4/4, 4/7 |
5/9, 5/9,
5/10., 5/10 |
6/16 M*
6/18 F*
6/20 F*
6/20 |
| 2005 |
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n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| 2006 |
Adult male
Adult female |
1 by 4/5,
3 by 4/8 |
5/14, 5/14
(23) |
6/24 M*
6/25 F*
(24) |
| 2007 |
Adult male
Adult female |
4 by 3/16,
8 by 4/18 |
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| 2008 |
Adult male
Adult female |
TBD |
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M = male
* F = female
(1) Virginia died 6/8 when she hit a window.
(2) One female nestling died from a brain abcess.
(3) Young male injured and euthanized 8/16 by local wildlife care center; female’s whereabouts unknown.
(4) Bell first seen on the WAMU tower on 8/5; still had a few brown juvenile feathers.
(5) Egg laid on 3/26 kicked out of nest and broke.
(6) Female that fledged 6/14 taken from downtown with frounce; 2nd female fell off ledge on 6/15, emaciated from frounce. Neither survived.
(7) Male confirmed still alive 4/2006 in Bremerton area.
(8) One nestling died from unknown causes within two days of hatching.
(9) Male that fledged 6/8 electrocuted in Mt Vernon area and died 9/9. Whereabouts of second male unknown.
(10) Female taken from downtown 6/20 with frounce; rehab center determined she was not releasable. Escaped from captivity & presumed dead.
(11) One egg did not hatch.
(12) Male that fledged 6/12 died 6/15 after hitting a building.
(13) Male that fledged 6/16 found dead at LAX 10/27.
(14) Bird that fledged 6/14 injured right wing in Sept; stayed downtown, visited nest box during incubation; injured again 6/98 - not releasable & died in captivity.
(15) Two nestlings died of unknown causes within 72 hours of first hatch.
(16) No sightings since mid-August.
(17) All four fledged and survived at least the first few weeks post-fledging. Female #2 seen at Stanwood 12/24/2001, found dead July 2004 at her eyrie on James Island.
(18) One nestling died 5/4 of unknown causes.
(19) First female to fledge died 6/14 after hitting a window near the nest ledge.
(20) Male breeding at I-5 Ship Canal since 2001.
(21) One of the females that fledged 6/16 trapped in building January 2003 -– missing one leg – survival unknown
(22) May have bred on the East Channel Bridge in 2003; bred there 2004, present spring 2005 but replaced by another male during breeding season; found dead in crevice on another bridge 11/2005.
(23) 2 eggs did not hatch.
(24) male died 6/24, the day he fledged; picked up on 2nd Ave.
(25) Did not nest at WaMu. Bell made late nesting attempt with unidentified male in vent shaft on One Union Square
building.
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