***PHOTO OPPORTUNITY***/ MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 18, 2012
 

Peregrine Falcon Chicks to be Banded at Killen Station
 

MANCHESTER, OH – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife will be banding peregrine falcon chicks at their nest site located at the Killen Station near Wrightsville, on May 22, 2012 at 11:00 a.m.
For a second year the Killen Station has had a successfully peregrine falcon nesting season. 

The adults at the site are both banded, but only the female’s identity has been verified.  She is a 2009 hatch from the University of Pittsburgh nest.  The male has been a bit more difficult to identify.  He will continue to be observed in hopes of reading his band numbers.  Together the pair has produced four young this season. Division of Wildlife biologists will outfit the three week old peregrine falcon chicks with state and federal identification bands.

The Division of Wildlife has confirmed a total 36 nesting sites throughout Ohio. Nesting locations include tall city buildings, bridges, steel manufacturing companies, grain processors, and power plants. Ohio’s peregrine falcon program is supported by the state income tax check-off program, donations to the Wildlife Diversity & Endangered Species Fund, and sales of the cardinal license plate.  Donations can also be made via the Internet at ohiodnr.com/wildlife.  License plates may be purchased from local deputy registrars or by calling 1-888-PLATES3.
 
Matching federal funds are provided through the State Wildlife Grant program for this project and other wildlife diversity efforts of the Division of Wildlife that target species of greatest conservation need.
For more information about peregrine falcons and nesting locations across the state, go to: http://ohiodnr.com/wildlife/dow/falcons/Default.aspx .
 
Members of the news media ONLY wishing to attend are requested to park in the visitor/contractor parking lot and walk to the security gate for check in. Please try to arrive by 10:30. The Killen Station is located at 14869 US 52, Manchester, OH 45144. Pull in the main gate off SR 52 just east of Wrightsville and park in the lot.

For Further Information Contact:
Kathy Garza-Behr, Division of Wildlife
(937)372-9261
-or-
Diana Malas, Division of Wildlife
(937) 372-9261