After 15 years of nesting atop the MidAmerican Energy Co. building in downtown Davenport, the female peregrine falcon Scorpio did not return this spring and may have died, said Dave Sebben, the employee who watches over the birds.
New Falcons Come To Nest In Davenport
Alma Gaul agaul@qctimes.com, Quad-City Times
Tue, 04/24/2018 - 1:00pm
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Topics: Iowa Scott County Davenport
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