(2022) Peregrine Falcon Restoration in Iowa, 2022 Nesting Report, 2022. Natural Resources, Department of
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Abstract
The Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) restoration program in Iowa began in 1989 with 23 birds released in Cedar Rapids followed by another 19 released in Des Moines in 1991. Between 1989 and 2003, a total of 169 captively reared birds were released in Iowa, feeding into a regional restoration effort that saw 875 birds released across the Midwest. In 1999, a further milestone was reached in Iowa when the first pair of birds nested on their historic nesting grounds along the Mississippi River bluffs. As of 2022, most of the Peregrine Falcon nesting occurs in the eastern half of the state in three main environments: Urban, Mississippi River bluff faces, and energy plant towers.
| Item Type: | Departmental Report |
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| Keywords: | peregrine falcon, nesting, wildlife research, Iowa conservation, public lands, nesting report |
| Subjects: | Natural resources and environment Natural resources and environment > Ecology Natural resources and environment > Ecology > Animals Natural resources and environment > Ecology > Animals > Endangered animals > Endangered birds Natural resources and environment > Public lands |
| ID Code: | 49778 |
| Deposited By: | Margaret Barr |
| Deposited On: | 02 Jul 2024 19:24 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Jul 2024 19:24 |
| URI: | https://publications.iowa.gov/id/eprint/49778 |