Kalamazoo Gazette: Peregrines may have a home

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The Kalamazoo Gazette reports Kalamazoo’s visiting peregrine falcons swoop low along the Kalamazoo Mall, on wings up to 45 inches across, to snatch unsuspecting pigeons on the ground or mid-air. It’s a startling spectacle that has delighted downtown birdwatchers for several summers. The birds are back this year, and with luck and a little help from Fifth Third Bank, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and area bird enthusiasts, they may successfully take up residence here. A nesting box will be allowed atop the Fifth Third Bank building.  

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Source: Kalamazoo Gazette

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