West Seattle Peregrines 2020
- West Seattle Bridge Birds: Peregrine falcon rescued, and nest news
A peregrine fledgling went walkabout on the West Seattle low bridge. (West Seattle Blog, 6/14/20) - Traffic worsens around West Seattle Bridge as coronavirus restrictions ease
Mention of the 2020 West Seattle peregrines. (King5 News, 6/16/20)
Boeing Peregrines 2020
- Peregrine falcons came home to roost in a Boeing 737 plant
Nice update on the story of the Boeing peregrines. (Sabrina Imbler, Atlas Obscura, 2/13/20) -
Latest woes for Boeing’s grounded 737 Max
Predatory falcons and pigeon corpses. (Richard Read, L.A. Times, 2/19/20) -
Boeing’s assembly plant is shuttered amid 737 MAX crisis. Now the company has a falcon problem.
For several years, peregrine falcons have, amazingly, nested inside the Boeing Renton 737 hangar. But now the hangar is shut. (Evan Bush, Seattle Times, 1/27/20)
The Seattle Cooper’s Hawk Project is tracking a bird on the rise despite window strikes and rat poison
Brendan McGarry interviewed Ed Deal about Seattle’s Cooper’s hawks and helped shine a light on the problem of rat poison in wildlife. (Capitol Hill Seattle Blog, 1/12/20)
West Seattle Wildlife: Young hawk’s research role
Thanks to Vlad Oustimovitch for sharing this article on banding 2019 Cooper’s hawk fledglings in West Seattle’s Orchard Street Ravine. (West Seattle Blog, 8/14/19)
What’s that screeching? Maybe a hungry young Cooper’s Hawk
Interview with Martin Muller while he banded young Cooper’s hawks in a Seattle park. Great pics! (Deborah Wang, KUOW, 7/30/19)
International Urban Wildlife Conference 2019: Urban Raptors
Recap of presentations on urban raptors at the International Urban Wildlife Conference, including Ed Deal’s talk on Seattle Cooper’s hawks. (June 2019)
How a Seattle skyscraper became a refuge for falcons
About the 2019 Peregrine falcon nest in downtown Seattle. (Alex Garland, Seattle Curbed, 6/13/19)
Wait is over for Urban Raptor Conservancy’s 501(c)(3) status
(Washington Ornithological Society Newsletter, Dec 2018-Jan 2019)
Rat poison is suspected in deaths of Washington raptors
Video on URC’s study of rodenticides in Washington raptors in collaboration with PAWS Wildlife Center (Joanna Small, KIRO7 News, 11/23/18).
Hawk shot with pellet gun returns home
Video of the release of a rehabilitated Red-tailed hawk by Ed Deal after recovery at PAWS Wildlife Center. (Joanna Small, KIRO7 News, 9/26/18)
Lessons about Seattle from the Cooper’s Hawk
About URC’s long-term Seattle Cooper’s hawk Project. (Kelly Brenner, Crosscut, 9/11/17)