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🌱 Why a young peregrine falcon may be settling in McCook

McCook, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min read

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  • Why a young peregrine falcon may be settling in McCook

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Today's riddle: What was left after the explosion at the cheese factory? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Thursday: Fog will lift in the morning, with a high of 73 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Friday: Fog in the a.m.; lots of sun, temps: high: 71, low: 51.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 71 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A first glimpse of falcons' flight (ozaukeepress.com) — A young peregrine falcon named Lance Talon has recently been tracked spending significant time at the McCook Quarry in McCook, suggesting he may be settling in locally. Researchers are using tiny solar-powered transmitters to follow several Wisconsin-born falcons’ movements, gathering new data on where these birds travel and eventually choose to nest.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What was left after the explosion at the cheese factory?" — da brie (Thank you Pam W. for sending it in!)
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