A total of five young peregrine falcons (3 female and 2 male) were released from hack boxes on Maryland Heights on Monday, June 18, 2001. The two falcons that that we tracked via satellite technology are female and came to us on June 8 from the Hart-Miller Lighthouse on the Chesapeake Bay. Leg band identification letters (B/A and B/B) were used to identify the two falcons. The remains of Falcon B/B were found on August 6 on a farm west of Taneytown, Maryland. Based on the location of the remains, we suspect that she hit a low, thin powerline while attempting to capture a pigeon. We were able to retrieve the transmitter which we will use next year. Falcon B/A had migrated to Miami, Florida in November 2001 when her transmitter failed. [Learn more about satellite tracking].

• June 18-July 18
• July 19-July 23 (first movement)
• July 24-July 30
• July 31-August 6
• August 7-August 13
• August 14-August 20
• August 21-August 26
• August 27-September 3
• September 3-September 10
• September 11-September 16
• September 17-September 23
• September 24-September 30
• October 1-October 7
• October 8-October 15
• October 16-October 21
• October 22-November 5
• November 6-November 11
• November 12-November 26

• View the 2002 Satellite Tracking Maps
• View the 2003 Satellite Tracking Maps
• View the 2004 Satellite Tracking Maps

• View the peregrine falcon photo archive