WCAS Member Meeting and Speaker December 2021: Peregrines of the Rocky River Reservation
Channel: Western Cuyahoga Audubon
Date: 2021-12-08

Program: “A Closer Look at the Peregrines of the Rocky River Reservation” 
Presenter: Chad and Chris Saladin, Naturalists and Peregrine Specialists 
Date & Time: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 7:30 PM. Member Meeting at 7:30 PM and Speaker at 8:00 PM (EST). 
Description: Past programs by Peregrine Falcon watchers, Chad and Chris Saladin, have primarily been details about the peregrine recovery story, their life history, their specialized features and behaviors, as well as the experiences over a 20+ year span studying them at various nest sites in Ohio. This presentation will focus primarily on the 2021 nesting season at the Hilliard Road Bridge over the Rocky River as it was the most accessible and active of the sites monitored. The Saladin’s will touch on some of the other sites as they continue to inform us about this fascinating bird of prey and we’ll describe the characteristic behaviors that are involved in the learning process of the 3 juveniles (that we referred to as “Nomad”, “Nitro”, and “Noble”) through images that we captured with the now 12-year-old adult resident female “GG” and the first-time father/resident male “Gusto”. Learn more about this important conservation work by subscribing to the C&C's Ohio Peregrine Page on Facebook. 

Western Cuyahoga Audubon is a chapter of the National Audubon Society based in Cuyahoga County in Northern Ohio, USA. WCAS seeks to connect and educate the public and conserve natural habitats for the sustainability of all bird species.