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Peregrine Falcon at Stone Harbor Point, New Jersey

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Lauren Shaffer in Birds of Prey
Peregrine Falcon

A Peregrine Falcon rarely fails to appear on our long walks out to Stone Harbor Point in New Jersey during our annual fall trip. It didn’t fail to disappoint this time either! I pointed out to my husband and friend on the way out, that right there on that dune is where we usually see one, but […]

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American Kestrel and the Circle of Life

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Lauren Shaffer in Birds of Prey
American Kestrel

Identification American Kestrels are our smallest, and most beautiful falcon.  Although they are declining most places, in our part of PA they are thriving!  They are often seen on telephone wires on back roads or hovering over fields next to highways, searching for grasshoppers in the summer and voles in every season.  If you look […]

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Merlins nesting in the city

Posted on July 27, 2013November 5, 2019 by Lauren Shaffer in Birds, Birds of Prey

There are three kinds of falcons in Pennsylvania, and the city and suburbs of Williamsport has been hosting two of them for the last several years.   Both previously nested far from the city, with Peregrines nesting on cliff ledges, and Merlins in the forest and prairie.  Both are now making their homes in the […]

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