On March 26, an unbanded falcon was spotted in Dairyland's falcon box in Alma with one egg. The bird is unbanded, leading Biologist to believe it is a returning bird from the 2024 nesting season. Peregrine falcon pairs work together incubating and, later, feeding the chicks; female Peregrine falcons are larger than males.

About 40 days after hatching (late April/early May), the chicks' legs are full grown, but they are unable to fly. This is the ideal time for Dairyland and the Raptor Resource Project to band the chicks using tags with codes on them to denote the sex and banding location of each falcon. These codes help track and monitor birds after they fledge. 

You can follow the progress of the clutch (falcon chicks) via Dairyland's Falcon Cam.

Dairyland's Peregrine Falcon Restoration Program:

Dairyland’s Peregrine Falcon Restoration Program began in the 1990s and, since then, 164 falcons have fledged from the Alma and Genoa sites combined! This is a great testament to the power of collaboration between industry and the environment.