In 2015, one of the students in Broyles’ Ornithology class first notified him of a peregrine falcon appearance at Casey Tower residence hall. “I am guessing that the abundance of pigeons, mourning doves, American crows, and maybe ducks at the Waterworks keep the birds well fed during the winter.” “We have had the birds overwinter here in Cortland,” he said of the falcons, which typically fly south as temperatures drop in the fall. Peregrine falcons look out from their perch at SUNY Cortland. It’s not that surprising that the peregrines like SUNY Cortland, according to Steven Broyles, a SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Biological Sciences Department. Most of them have established themselves among the peaks of the Adirondack Mountains, in the cliffs and bridges along the Hudson River, and on the ledges of skyscrapers in New York City, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.Īnd, for the last several years, at SUNY Cortland. Since they were reintroduced in mid-1970s, the birds have slowly made a comeback. The crow-sized predators are an endangered species in New York, where widespread use of the pesticide DDT wiped out the Empire State’s population by 1965. Peregrines are the fastest birds in the world, reaching speeds of more than 200 miles per hour as they drop from the sky like cruise missiles to snatch their favorite prey – other birds – out of the sky. As of late, it’s drawn in a new group known for being very selective: peregrine falcons.
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