Isabella - Female
Fish and Wildlife band: 1907-02817
Color band: black/red 74/X
Hatched in 2011
Banded at the Port Sheldon JH Power Plant (now Consumers Energy Campbell)
Ottawa County, MI on 05/23/11.
General Brock - Male
Fish and Wildlife band: TBD
Color band: black 22/V
Hatched: 2012
Banded at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor on May 18, 2012
Meet our Falcons!
Sierra from 2018 hatch
Isabella in flight
Photo courtesy of Mark Thorndyke
2020 Nesting Season:
Mating Pair: Isabella and General Brock (both confirmed via bands)
First egg was laid on March 15, 2020.
Second egg was laid on March 17, 2020.
Third egg was laid on March 19, 2020.
Fourth egg was laid on March 21, 2020.
2019 Nesting Season:
Mating Pair: Isabella and General Brock (both confirmed via bands)
First egg was laid on March 21, 2019.
Second egg was laid on March 23, 2019.
Third egg was laid on March 25, 2019.
Fourth egg was laid on March 27, 2019.
First hatch was April 28, 2019.
Second and third hatch were on April 29, 2019.
Chicks were banded at GM VEC East on May 20, 2019:
EVie
Color Band: Black over Blue: 47/K
USFW Band: 1947-33-183
Sex: Female
- EVie fledged and then completely disappeared. We were never able to locate her after that.
Zora
Color Band: Black over Blue: 54/C
USFW Band: 1156-26-776
Sex: Male
Deceased: July, 2019
- Zora was reported to have been hit by a truck on Van Dyke, but we never could locate him. Weeks after this report, he was anonymously dropped off to Dave Hogan, our falcon rehabilitator. He was very damaged, unable to fly, and couldn't be placed in any educational programs. He had to be euthenaized in July of 2019.
****Please note: Harboring an endangered species is ILLEGAL. If you find an injured Peregrine Falcon, you MUST surrender it to the MDNR or to a licensed rehabilitator within 24 hours!
Blaze
Color Band: Black over Blue: 48/K
USFW Band: 1947-33-184
Sex: Female
- Blaze was grounded and taken to rehab. When she returned to the nest, Isabella rejected her. She was taken to the DTE Power Plant in Monroe where another female peregrine adopted her.
- She was captured and released at Holiday Beach on 9/27/2019.
2018 Nesting Season:
Mating Pair: Isabella and General Brock (both confirmed via bands)
Produced 4 eggs, first on March 22 and the last one laid on March 30, 2018
All four eggs hatched between April 30th and May 2nd, 2018. Chicks were banded at GM VEC East on May 23, 2018:
Sky
Color Band: Black over Blue: 49/C
USFW Band: 1156-26-796
Sex: Male
Regal
Color Band: Black over Blue: 48/C
USFW Band: 1156-26-771
Sex: Male
- Regal was captured by Chris Balkwill at Windsor Airport and released near McGregor on October 1/2018.
Sierra
Color Band: Black over Red: C/36
USFW Band: 1947-27-599
Sex: Female
Vette
Color Band: Black over Red: C/35
USFW Band: 1947-27-600
Sex: Female
2017 Nesting Season:
Mating Pair: Isabella and General Brock
Produced 4 eggs, unsure of events, but no chicks remained as of 5/9/2017.
2016 Nesting Season:
Mating Pair: Isabella and General Brock
Produced 4 eggs, one hatched and was banded at GM's VEC East in Warren, MI on 6/9/2016
Caddie
Color Band: Black over red: 87/U
Sex: Female
Hatched May 19, 2016
2015 Nesting Season:
Mating Pair: Isabella and General Brock
Produced 4 eggs, 3 hatched and were banded at the "new" GM Building in Warren, MI on May 26, 2015:
Sonic
Color Band: Black over red: 85/E
Sex: Female
Hatched approximately May 3, 2015
Dino
Color Band: Black over red: 16/P
Sex: Male
683 grams
Hatched approximately May 3, 2015
Chevy
Color Band: Black over red: 22/P
Sex: Male
685 grams
Hatched approximately May 3, 2015
2014 Nesting Season:
Mating Pair: Isabella and Magellan
Magellan (Deceased: September 2, 2014)
Produced 4 eggs, 3 hatched and were all banded at the former Campbell Ewald Building in Warren, MI on June 6, 2014:
Warren
Fish and Wildlife band: TBD
Color band: black/red 70/U
Sex: Female
Hatched in 2014
Flash
Fish and Wildlife band: TBD
Color band: black/red 69/U
Sex: Female
Hatched in 2014
Lenney
Fish and Wildlife band: TBD
Color band: black/red E/04
Sex: Male
Hatched in 2014
Deceased: November, 2015 at Windsor, Ontario Airport
2013 Nesting Season:
Mating Pair: Isabella and Magellan
Produced 3 eggs, 2 hatched, only one banded at the former Campbell Ewald Building in Warren, MI on June 5, 2013:
Amelia
Fish and Wildlife band:
Color band: black/red 98/W
Sex: female
Hatched: May 14, 2013
Banded at the (former) Campbell Ewald Building
Deceased: July 27, 2013
Unnamed Chick
Never banded
Sex: Unknown
Hatched: May 15, 2013
Deceased: May 24, 2013
A view into the nest box showing the four 2019 eggs.
Me trying to coax Vette into a crate for rehab when she fledged before she was ready.
Magellan
Fish and Wildlife band: 1126006700
Color band: black/red *W/*A (meaning sideways W over sideways A)
Name: Magellan
Sex: male
Hatched: 2011
Banded at the I-90 Bridge in Cleveland, OH on 05/24/11
Deceased: September 2, 2014
