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Male Peregrine Falcon with visual identification band

By Bird Banding Laboratory
Male Peregrine Falcon with visual identification band W/Z north of Ocean Shores, Washington in 2012. Banded as a first-year bird
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Male Peregrine Falcon with visual identification band W/Z north of Ocean Shores, Washington in 2012. Banded as a first-year bird, he was resighted on the Washington coast 23 times between 2007 and 2015. He was recovered dead after colliding with a powerline at age 8.

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Courtesy: Kate Davis