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An adult peregrine falcon stands watch over eggs in a nest box on the Canadian side of the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge recently. (IBA photo)

Falcons return to International Bridge

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May 9, 2023

Fast facts:

  • A pair of peregrine falcons have returned to the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge this spring, where the birds have been returning for years. This year, they have laid four eggs in a nest box on the Canadian side of the bridge.
  • While a live video stream of the U.S. side nest box is viewable at www.saultbridge.com/falcam, there is no camera on the Canadian nest box.
  • The peregrine falcon has been removed from the U.S. federal endangered species list but is listed as an endangered species in Michigan.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. ­and Ontario – A pair of nesting peregrine falcons is back (more…)

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Falcons Banded at International Bridge

June 17, 2022

Fast facts:
–  A pair of peregrine falcons successfully nested on the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge, where the birds have been returning for years, raising three chicks.
–  A live video stream is viewable at
www.saultbridge.com/falcam. The best time for bird watchers to see the falcons is when they’re nesting in the spring.
–  The peregrine falcon has been removed from the federal endangered species list but is listed as an endangered species in Michigan.
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Falcons banded at International Bridge

  • Post category:Peregrine

Fast facts:
–  A pair of peregrine falcons successfully nested on the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge, where the birds have been returning for years, raising two chicks.
–  A live video stream is viewable at www.saultbridge.com/falcam. The best time for bird watchers to see the falcons is when they’re nesting in the spring.
–  The peregrine falcon has been removed from the federal endangered species list but is listed as an endangered species in Michigan.

July 20, 2021 — It’s been a productive summer for the resident raptors at the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge, with peregrine falcons successfully raising two chicks this year. One egg laid earlier this year did not hatch.

A falcon sits on eggs in the nest box at the Sault Ste. Marie
International Bridge in early May. (IBA photo)

Karl Hansen, bridge engineer for the International Bridge Administration (IBA), reported on the pair of peregrine falcons that nested on the bridge between the U.S. and Canada. Nest boxes for the peregrines have been installed since 2010 on the International Bridge. Last year, the same pair of peregrine falcons hatched one chick. Over the years, the site has been a great success, hatching 32 falcon chicks since IBA staff started counting the birds, Hansen said.

The chicks, a male and a female, were banded by a Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) team on June 10. Color-coded bands attached to the legs of young birds allow scientists to track the movements, reproductive behavior and population growth of the falcons. (more…)

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Falcons have success at two U.P. bridges

TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2019  |  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Fast facts:

  • A pair of peregrine falcons successfully nested on the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge, where the birds have been returning for years, raising three chicks.
  • Another pair of the endangered birds has successfully nested on the Portage Lake Lift Bridge again this year, hatching four chicks.
  • The peregrine falcon has been removed from the federal endangered species list but is listed as an endangered species in Michigan.

July 2, 2019 — It’s been a productive summer for Upper Peninsula bridges and their resident raptors, with peregrine falcons (more…)

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