Like a reboot of "Falcon Crest." But with real falcons.
April 25, 2022 10:11 AM Subscribe
It's been a rollercoaster few months for the peregrine falcons of the UC Berkeley Campanile: Annie, Grinnell (2014?-2022) and "New Guy" Alden. (Most links are to social media.)
November 2021: Grinnell was injured and went to the hospital. Another male falcon visited. Grinnell completed rehabbing his injury and returned to the Campanile.
January 2022: Annie and Grinnell resumed courtship heading into the breeding season.
February 2022: Annie disappeared for a week - and returned.
March 2022: Annie laid her first egg. Grinnell died after being struck by a vehicle.
April 2022: "New Guy" started hanging around, delivering food, sharing incubation duties, and loafing.
If all goes well, hatching may occur around May 5.
Bonus links: 4 minutes of enfluffeling and 1.5 hours of Q&A. Reality TV for birds shows that conservation research can pay off. The post title quote comes from a local news interview.
November 2021: Grinnell was injured and went to the hospital. Another male falcon visited. Grinnell completed rehabbing his injury and returned to the Campanile.
January 2022: Annie and Grinnell resumed courtship heading into the breeding season.
February 2022: Annie disappeared for a week - and returned.
March 2022: Annie laid her first egg. Grinnell died after being struck by a vehicle.
April 2022: "New Guy" started hanging around, delivering food, sharing incubation duties, and loafing.
If all goes well, hatching may occur around May 5.
Bonus links: 4 minutes of enfluffeling and 1.5 hours of Q&A. Reality TV for birds shows that conservation research can pay off. The post title quote comes from a local news interview.
RIP Grinnell, but so glad that Alden is stepping up. I have been following this on Berkeleyside, which has had extensive reporting. It's truly been a wild year.
Fingers crossed for a healthy brood!
posted by Lawn Beaver at 10:24 AM on April 25, 2022 [2 favorites]
Fingers crossed for a healthy brood!
posted by Lawn Beaver at 10:24 AM on April 25, 2022 [2 favorites]
Unsurprisingly, I have been following this closely. Here are a couple of instagram accounts with good photos and coverage.
posted by gingerbeer at 12:18 PM on April 25, 2022 [3 favorites]
posted by gingerbeer at 12:18 PM on April 25, 2022 [3 favorites]
The first egg has hatched!
You can see it on the livestream of the nest cam today starting at 7:45:30 am.
posted by expialidocious at 10:10 AM on May 5, 2022 [4 favorites]
You can see it on the livestream of the nest cam today starting at 7:45:30 am.
posted by expialidocious at 10:10 AM on May 5, 2022 [4 favorites]
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