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Mary Hennen - Northern Illinois, USA
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Mary Hennen





Field Museum, Collections Assistant, Bird Division

Mary Hennen is the Collections Assistant in the Bird Division at the Field Museum. In addition to her regular duties of caring for the ornithological collections, she assists with a study on Chicago migration; monitors nesting bluebirds; and runs the Chicago Peregrine Program.

Mary has been involved with the Peregrine Program since 1989 and took over as director in 1990. During this time period, Peregrine Falcons in Illinois have gone from a single breeding pair to approximately 12 pairs statewide. And in 2004, Peregrines have been reclassified and upgraded from an Endangered to a Threatened status on the state level. (The Peregrine was removed from the U.S. Federal Endangered and Threatened Species List in 1999.)

Mary’s work with Peregrines involves banding young, retrieving injured birds, and monitoring wild breeding pairs in Illinois. In addition, because of her interest in raptors, Mary has obtained two live, permanently disabled birds she uses for educational programs. One is a Peregrine, the other is a Red-tailed Hawk. Always a critical part in the recovery of any species is public educational programming that focuses on the importance of the species, as well as its biology and role in the environment.

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