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Falcons Prepare to Fly

As Woodmen of the World falcons leave the nest and prepare for their first flights, here are some interesting facts about this year's birds.

Are Zeus and Hera still bringing food to the falcons?
The adult birds will continue to feed the young even after they leave the ledge. During that time, they will teach them how to fly and hunt.

How much longer will the young birds be near the nest before they leave?
The young birds usually leave in August. The adults, Zeus and Hera, stay year round.

How was the gender of the birds determined?
The gender of the falcons is determined by the size of their leg bones. The young birds are banded when they are between 18 and 21 days old. At this time, their legs and feet have reached maturity (in size) and are measured. The last bird hatched wasn't quite old enough to be positive of the gender and was banded as a male. The count this year was three female and one male.

What is the significance of the leg bands?
Leg bands have changed the colors over the years. Purple is the latest color for birds from the upper Midwest. The second band is the Federal Game & Parks number. This year, the band numbers for the females are R00, R01 and R02. The male is B61.

Name the Falcons Contest

The Name the Falcons contest ended Friday, June 15, with 675 contestants submitting more than 2,700 names. Judging will begin this week with a list of semifinalist names -- four per bird -- being chosen. Beginning Friday, June 22, viewers of Omaha television station KETV will be able to vote on those names, with the top four names being the contest winners. For more information, visit http://www.ketv.com.

link al video del banding
http://www.woodmen.org/falcons/photo_gallery/index.cfm


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WOODMEN OF THE WORLD FALCONS ARE NAMED

The Woodmen of the World falcon chicks have names. The winners of the Name the Falcons Contest, sponsored by Woodmen of the World and KETV television, were recently chosen from among the more than 2,700 names submitted.

The winning entries were:

Spirit (female falcon R00), submitted by Jay Wood, Elkhorn, Neb.
Victory (female falcon R02), submitted by Ashley Bartlett, Oceanside, Calif.
Skyler (male falcon B61), submitted by Sandra Schoch, LaVista, Neb.
Patriot (female falcon R01), submitted by Brenda Botos, Omaha, Neb.
A judging panel narrowed the list to 12 names, and then KETV viewers voted on their top 4 favorite names. The name of each person wh o submitted one of the top four names was put into a drawing to determine the winning entrants. Each winner will receive a framed print of the falcons.

The names of the 12 finalists not chosen by viewers, include: Courage, Breeze, Independence, Allegiance, Creighton, Eppley, Fontenelle and Niobrara.

Woodmen of the World and KETV congratulate the contest winners, and thank everyone who entered this year's contest.

WE'VE GOT SPIRIT ... AGAIN

This was the second time a falcon was named Spirit. Last year, the name Spirit was given to the male falcon (band number C08).

FALCONWATCH

With the falcons gone from the building nest and ledge, the camera view that appears on the woodmen.org home page was removed. You can still view the nests on the FalconWatch Website at http://www.woodmen.org/f alcons/falconcam.
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