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PHOTOS: Naming the peregrine falcons atop the Register Star News Tower

Scott P. Yates
Rockford Register Star
Josh Engel, owner of Red Hill Birding in Chicago, from left, Mary Hennen, director of Chicago Peregrine Program at the Field Museum, and Cristobal Manzano, local falconer and board member of the Sinnissippi Audubon Society, retrieve the eyases before identifying and banding them on the eighth floor of the Rockford Register Star News Tower Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
Josh Engel, owner of Red Hill Birding in Chicago, from left, Mary Hennen, director of Chicago Peregrine Program at the Field Museum, and Cristobal Manzano, local falconer and board member of the Sinnissippi Audubon Society, retrieve the eyases before identifying and banding them on the eighth floor of the Rockford Register Star News Tower Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
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People take pictures during the banding of the four eyases, or baby peregrine falcons, on the eighth floor of the Rockford Register Star News Tower Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
People take pictures during the banding of the four eyases, or baby peregrine falcons, on the eighth floor of the Rockford Register Star News Tower Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
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A peregrine falcon parent swoops around its scrape during the banding of the four eyases, or baby peregrine falcons, outside the eighth floor window of the Rockford Register Star News Tower Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
A peregrine falcon parent swoops around its scrape during the banding of the four eyases, or baby peregrine falcons, outside the eighth floor window of the Rockford Register Star News Tower Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
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A peregrine falcon parent swoops around its scrape during the banding of the four eyases, or baby peregrine falcons, outside the eighth floor window of the Rockford Register Star News Tower Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
A peregrine falcon parent swoops around its scrape during the banding of the four eyases, or baby peregrine falcons, outside the eighth floor window of the Rockford Register Star News Tower Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
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A peregrine falcon parent swoops around its scrape during the banding of the four eyases, or baby peregrine falcons, outside the eighth floor window of the Rockford Register Star News Tower Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
A peregrine falcon parent swoops around its scrape during the banding of the four eyases, or baby peregrine falcons, outside the eighth floor window of the Rockford Register Star News Tower Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
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Peregrine falcon parent Louise sits vigilant over its scrape during the banding of the four eyases, or baby peregrine falcons, outside the eighth floor window of the Rockford Register Star News Tower Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
Peregrine falcon parent Louise sits vigilant over its scrape during the banding of the four eyases, or baby peregrine falcons, outside the eighth floor window of the Rockford Register Star News Tower Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
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Josh Engel, owner of Red Hill Birding in Chicago, right, and Mary Hennen, director of Chicago Peregrine Program at the Field Museum, draw a blood sample from one of the four eyases, or baby peregrine falcons, during the banding session on the eighth floor of the Rockford Register Star News Tower Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
Josh Engel, owner of Red Hill Birding in Chicago, right, and Mary Hennen, director of Chicago Peregrine Program at the Field Museum, draw a blood sample from one of the four eyases, or baby peregrine falcons, during the banding session on the eighth floor of the Rockford Register Star News Tower Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
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Josh Engel, owner of Red Hill Birding in Chicago, right, begins to draw a blood sample from one of the four eyases, or baby peregrine falcons, during the banding session on the eighth floor of the Rockford Register Star News Tower Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
Josh Engel, owner of Red Hill Birding in Chicago, right, begins to draw a blood sample from one of the four eyases, or baby peregrine falcons, during the banding session on the eighth floor of the Rockford Register Star News Tower Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
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Josh Engel, owner of Red Hill Birding in Chicago, right, and Mary Hennen, director of Chicago Peregrine Program at the Field Museum, attach an identification band to one of the four eyases, or baby peregrine falcons, during the banding session on the eighth floor of the Rockford Register Star News Tower Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
Josh Engel, owner of Red Hill Birding in Chicago, right, and Mary Hennen, director of Chicago Peregrine Program at the Field Museum, attach an identification band to one of the four eyases, or baby peregrine falcons, during the banding session on the eighth floor of the Rockford Register Star News Tower Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
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Cory Schrank, principal of Flynn Middle School, holds the male peregrine falcon eyas Flynn during the banding of the four eyases, or baby peregrine falcons, on the eighth floor of the Rockford Register Star News Tower Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
Cory Schrank, principal of Flynn Middle School, holds the male peregrine falcon eyas Flynn during the banding of the four eyases, or baby peregrine falcons, on the eighth floor of the Rockford Register Star News Tower Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
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Cristobal Manzano, local falconer and board member of the Sinnissippi Audubon Society, hands the eyas Star to M.J. Johnson, the producer of the Steve Shannon Show on WZOK in Rockford, during the banding of the four eyases, or baby peregrine falcons, on the eighth floor of the Rockford Register Star News Tower Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
Cristobal Manzano, local falconer and board member of the Sinnissippi Audubon Society, hands the eyas Star to M.J. Johnson, the producer of the Steve Shannon Show on WZOK in Rockford, during the banding of the four eyases, or baby peregrine falcons, on the eighth floor of the Rockford Register Star News Tower Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
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M.J. Johnson, the producer of the Steve Shannon Show on WZOK in Rockford, holds the eyas Star during the banding of the four eyases, or baby peregrine falcons, on the eighth floor of the Rockford Register Star News Tower Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
M.J. Johnson, the producer of the Steve Shannon Show on WZOK in Rockford, holds the eyas Star during the banding of the four eyases, or baby peregrine falcons, on the eighth floor of the Rockford Register Star News Tower Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
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Cory Schrank, principal of Flynn Middle School, holds the male peregrine falcon eyas Flynn during the banding of the four eyases, or baby peregrine falcons, on the eighth floor of the Rockford Register Star News Tower Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
Cory Schrank, principal of Flynn Middle School, holds the male peregrine falcon eyas Flynn during the banding of the four eyases, or baby peregrine falcons, on the eighth floor of the Rockford Register Star News Tower Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
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Mary Fran Oehler of Rockford holds the female peregrine falcon eyas Winnie during the banding of the four eyases, or baby peregrine falcons, on the eighth floor of the Rockford Register Star News Tower Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
Mary Fran Oehler of Rockford holds the female peregrine falcon eyas Winnie during the banding of the four eyases, or baby peregrine falcons, on the eighth floor of the Rockford Register Star News Tower Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
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Mary Fran Oehler of Rockford holds the female peregrine falcon eyas Winnie during the banding of the four eyases, or baby peregrine falcons, on the eighth floor of the Rockford Register Star News Tower Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
Mary Fran Oehler of Rockford holds the female peregrine falcon eyas Winnie during the banding of the four eyases, or baby peregrine falcons, on the eighth floor of the Rockford Register Star News Tower Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
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Mary Fran Oehler, from left, Jennifer Kuroda, Cory Schrank, and M.J. Johnson hold eyases, Winnie, Olive, Flinn and Star on the eighth floor of the Rockford Register Star News Tower on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
Mary Fran Oehler, from left, Jennifer Kuroda, Cory Schrank, and M.J. Johnson hold eyases, Winnie, Olive, Flinn and Star on the eighth floor of the Rockford Register Star News Tower on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
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The four identified, banded and named eyases, or baby peregrine falcons, sit in a box ready to be replaced in their scrape, or nest, outside the eighth floor window of the Rockford Register Star News Tower Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
The four identified, banded and named eyases, or baby peregrine falcons, sit in a box ready to be replaced in their scrape, or nest, outside the eighth floor window of the Rockford Register Star News Tower Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
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Mary Hennen, top, director of Chicago Peregrine Program at the Field Museum, Josh Engel, right, owner of Red Hill Birding in Chicago, and Cristobal Manzano, bottom, local falconer and board member of the Sinnissippi Audubon Society, replace the eyases after identifying and banding them on the eighth floor of the Rockford Register Star News Tower Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
Mary Hennen, top, director of Chicago Peregrine Program at the Field Museum, Josh Engel, right, owner of Red Hill Birding in Chicago, and Cristobal Manzano, bottom, local falconer and board member of the Sinnissippi Audubon Society, replace the eyases after identifying and banding them on the eighth floor of the Rockford Register Star News Tower Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Rockford.
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