First falcon egg of the year is seen in Woodmen nest
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POSTED: THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015 2:54 PM
By Kevin Cole / World-Herald staff writer
The first peregrine falcon egg of 2015 arrived Thursday in the east nest of the Woodmen of the World tower but officials arent sure of the mother or father.
We noticed an egg this morning but were not sure who laid it, said Barb Miller, a spokeswoman for Woodmen of the World. Weve seen an unbanded female around but we dont know if she has replaced Hera, and we dont who is the father.
Peregrine falcon observers discovered last year that Heras longtime partner, Zeus, had been replaced by a bird named Mintaka in the nest on the 28th floor. Its not clear what happened to Zeus.
The raptor programs at Fontenelle Forest in Bellevue and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission team up to help Woodmen of the World with its falcon program. Woodmen of the World began sponsoring the program in 1988 and has seen more than 60 chicks hatched since then.
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