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Male Falcon Feeding the Female
The male falcon brings food back to the nest for the female. The female takes the food and leaves to eat the morsel. The male falcon brings food back to the nest for the female to eat. Artist Credit:...
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Peregrine Falcons Feeding Chicks
Video of the parent Peregrine falcons preparing and feeding prey to their chicks. During the first few weeks the parents will tear food into pieces the chicks can easily digest. Artist Credit: By:...
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Peregrine Falcon Chicks Banded
Five peregrine falcon chicks were banded May 14, 2012, at a nesting site in St. Louis. Yes Media Gallery Option no
View ArticleFive FalconCam chicks flourishing, banded for WBS research
Written By: Joe Jerek Two male chicks leaving nest on or about June 4 and three females on or about June 15.ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Through a partnership of the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC),...
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Jeff Meshach of World Bird Sanctuary Bands Falcon Chick
Jeff Meshach, director of the World Bird Sanctuary, fits an identification tag to the leg of one of the five peregrine falcon chicks hatched at the Ameren Missouri Sioux Energy Plant nest box. The...
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Falcon Flying in Kansas City
Peregrine falcons patrol the skies in Downtown Kansas City, feeding on birds such as pigeons. This falcon has a nest nearby with two chicks, and it is flying near a rooftop camera at Commerce Tower,...
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Falcon in Kansas City on Nest
A peregrine falcon covers up chicks in the nest box on a ledge near the top of the 30-story Commerce Tower building.Media Gallery Option Do not display this item in the media or xplor galleries
View ArticleNew hatch for Kansas City’s skyscraper-dwelling peregrine falcons
Written By: Bill Graham KANSAS CITY, Mo -- Rising air currents held a peregrine falcon aloft above this city’s skyscrapers. To onlookers atop the 30-story Commerce Tower at 911 Main St. the bird was...
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Falcon in the Sky in Kansas City
This peregrine falcon flys guard duty near its nest on a ledge near the top of the Commerce Tower building at 911 Main St. in Kansas City. The nest is part of a two-decade falcon restoration project by...
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Falcon Camera Education Material
Use the falcon web cam and related education materials to open Missouri students' eyes to the lives of peregrine falcons, the fastest animals on earth.Use the falcon web cam and related education...
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Falcon Research Questions
Nine research questions help Missouri students in all grade levels use the Internet, field guides and other resources to learn more about peregrine falcons.Nine research questions help Missouri...
View ArticleFalcon Study for Grades K–2
Topics in our K-2 collection of falcon-study activities include learning about birds of prey, camouflage as a survival adaptation, habitat, life cycles.Topics in our K-2 collection of falcon-study...
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Bird Fact Sheet for K-2 Students
This two-page, illustrated fact sheet helps Missouri primary students answer the question, "What is a bird"?This two-page, illustrated fact sheet helps Missouri primary students answer the question,...
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Bird of Prey Fact Sheet for K-2 Students
This one-page fact sheet helps Missouri primary students learn the key differences between birds of prey and other birds.This one-page fact sheet helps Missouri primary students learn the key...
View ArticleBirds are back! Discover nature with peregrine falcon webcam
Written By: Joe Jerek MDC, Ameren Missouri and World Bird Sanctuary again partner on video feed of falcons nesting. Contest being held to name male falcon.ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Like swallows returning to...
View ArticleKansas City Falcon Web Camera
The peregrine falcon nesting box located atop the Commerce Tower is a partnership between MDC and NAI Capital Realty. Key Messages: We help people discover nature. Peregrine Falconread more
View ArticlePeregrine Falcon History at Commerce Tower
Read about the nesting history at the Commerce Bank Tower located in Kansas City.A total of 24 falcon chicks were hacked (released) during the summers of 1991 and 1992. Spring of 1994 was the first...
View ArticleFalcon Camera Questions
Browse the World Bird Sanctuary's answers to common questions about the family of peregrine falcons you can watch via our nest-box web camera at Ameren Missouri every spring from March to June.Have a...
View ArticleFour St. Louis FalconCam chicks flourishing, banded for WBS research
Written By: Joe Jerek Get more details through video of banding at: youtube.com/watch?v=2STobmvdRTQ.ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Through a partnership of the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), Ameren...
View ArticleBaby falcon hatches in nest on KC skyscraper, viewable on MDC webcam
Written By: Bill Graham Kansas City, Mo. – A newly hatched falcon chick appeared Thursday afternoon, May 23, in the nest resting on an outdoor ledge 30-floors high at the Commerce Tower skyscraper....
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