August 2, 2007

It's been a great year for Peregrine Falcons in Vermont. The Marshfield Mountain pair, which NBNC staff and volunteers monitored successfully fledged one chick. This report is courtesy of the National Wildlife Federation in Vermont.

Preliminary Statistics:
Territorial Pairs: 35 (new record)
Nesting Pairs: 31 (new record)
Successful Pairs: 23 (74%)
Fledglings: 56 (up from 45 last year)

Site by Site Results:
1. Arrowhead Mt (Milton) - failed
2. Bald Mt (W Haven) - 2
3. Barnet Roadcut (Barnet) - 1
4. Belvidere Mt Quarry (Lowell) - 4
5. Benson Ledges (Benson) - 3
6. Bird Mt (Ira) - 3
7. Bolton Notch (Bolton) -4
8. Bone Mt (Bolton) - 1
9. Bristol Cliffs (Bristol) - 2 (min)
10. Brousseau Mt (Averill) - territorial pair
11. Checkerberry Ledge (Bakersfield) - failed
12. Crystal Lake (Barton) - 4
13. Deer Leap (Bristol) - 3
14. Elephant Mt (Bristol) -3
15. Fairlee Palisades (Fairlee) - renest failed
16. Haystack Mt (Pawlet) - failed
17. Hazen*s Notch (Lowell) - 3
18. Highgate Cliffs (Highgate Springs) - 4
19. Jobs Mt (Westmore) - 1
20. Marshfield Mt (Marshfield) - 1
21. Mt Horrid (Rochester) - 1
22. Mt Pisgah (Westmore) - 1
23. Nebraska Notch (Underhill) - renest failed
24. Nichols Ledge (Woodbury) - 3
25. Pond Mt (Wells) - 2 (min)
26. Rattlesnake Pt (Salisbury) - failed
27. Red Rock (Hinesburg) - 3
28. Red Rock Bay (Benson) - territorial pair
29. Sawyer Mt (Fairlee) - 2
30. Skitchewaug Mt (Springfield) - failed
31. Smuggler*s Notch (Cambridge) - 1
32. Snake Mt (Addison) - territorial pair
33. Swanton Quarry (Swanton) - 4
34. Vulture Mt (Stockbridge) - territorial pair
35. Wallace Ledge (Wallace Ledge) - failed