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DEP hosts peregrine falcon banding at Rachel Carson building; volunteers to monitor fledglings
Summary
The Department of Environmental Protection held a falcon banding and health-check event at the Rachel Carson State Office Building, where staff and volunteers weighed and fitted peregrine chicks with federal and color bands; volunteers will begin public falcon-watching June 2 and run through June 18.
The Department of Environmental Protection hosted a peregrine falcon banding and health-check event at the Rachel Carson State Office Building, where staff and volunteers weighed chicks and fitted them with identification bands, officials said.
"We are excited to have you here with us today for the 2025 Rachel Carson State Office Building Peregrine Falcon Banding Event," said Anwar Curtis, deputy digital director with DEP, at the start of the program.
The event combined a brief public program with hands-on work: team members removed two chicks from a fifteenth-floor ledge nest, performed routine health checks, applied a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service metal band plus a colored readably band, and recorded weight measurements before returning the chicks to the nest. Organizers said this site has been active since 2002…
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