This page provides links to the blogs for latest updates on our projects.
Southern Cross Peregrine Project
Tundra peregrines Falco peregrinus tundrius breeds in the high arctic and then travels to South America for the other half of the year. FRG will be tracking a number of these birds as they make their way between Chile and the arctic - we will follow their migration in both directions over a number of years.
Urban Peregrines of Western Washington
Peregrine falcons were first reported wintering in Seattle in 1986, and since then their numbers have increased steadily. In 1994, peregrines bred in downtown Seattle for the first time, now (2006) there are 11 pairs in cities in Puget Sound from Olympia to Bellingham. FRG has set up nest cameras in Seattle and Tacoma.
San Juan Islands peregrines
FRG has been monitoring peregrine nests in the San Juan Islands for 31 years. There are around 20 territories in the islands and this year (2006) we banded 33
eyasses.
Entiat Ridge Hawk Migration
Entiat Ridge is in the Cascade Mountains about 100 miles East of Seattle. Each fall hundreds of hawks pass along the ridge in southward migration. FRG volunteers have been counting and banding hawks here since 2000.
Skagit Flats Winter Hawk Count
Each year in mid February, FRG conducts a census of wintering birds of prey on the Skagit Flats.
Photo credits:
Pat Little, Dennis Paulson, FRG file photos
