Peregrine

Before the night of owls we again had a pretty slow day with hawks, catching only four. However, one of these was a peregrine falcon and I was the only one around when it came and I got it, phew! Generally catching zero to two of these per year, the station has only trapped a total of 71 in the 38 years of banding, so it was certainly a rush seeing the bird come in, knowing it was a special one to get.







Also, here's the first adult cooper's hawk we've caught: