Falcon Banding Part 2-May 27, 2009

The Evanston (IL) Public Library peregrine falcons were banded, sampled and named today. Their names are:

Deborah for Deborah Cohen, a dedicated caretaker of several generations of the Evanston peregrines.
Aldo for Aldo Leopold, an American ecologist, forester, and environmentalist. He was influential in the development of modern environmental ethics and in the movement for wilderness preservation.
Ean-the Gaelic name for "bird"
Elinor for Elinor Hoyt Wylie, American poet and novelist who wrote a poem titled "The Falcon."

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