Are the falcons killing the song birds in my neighbourhood?
Are the Peregrine Falcons killing the song birds in my neighbourhood? Each year, our falcons are repeatedly accused of killing song birds in the area. They do Not, we repeat, DO NOT feed on songbirds. Once again in the year 2000, a local resident wrote to the paper “thanking” the city for hosting the peregrines as the author mistakenly thought that they were killing the song birds in his area. What follows is Ken’s reply to the author trying to clarify this popular misconception Wed Aug 2, 2000 there was a letter to editor in the Leader Post in which the peregrines are accused of killing the robins and other song birds in the city. This tongue in cheek “thankyou to the City of Regina” is a comment by an ill informed person who needs to be given the facts. For the record – I am the volunteer coordinator of the Falcon project and the city was not instrumental in bringing the peregrine to the city. The City is a late comer to the project. The peregrines choose to nest on city hall of thei
