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July 19, 2007December 15, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey

Peregrine Falcons At My Office

At lunch time, I got a call from my company’s Chief Operating Officer. Two Peregrine Falcons had joined our COO for lunch. They were both on a 20th Floor window ledge of the Flatiron Building. I only had my iPhone camera but the pictures came out fine.

There were two birds. One bird was banded (a standard silver band on the right leg and green bands on the left) and the other bird wasn’t. Both looked to be juvenile birds. It seemed strange that two juvenile birds wouldn’t both be banded if they were together, so I’m a little puzzled.

June 19, 2007December 15, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey

Sunday with the Falcons

I spent more time up at Riverside Church on Sunday. The fledglings spent lots of time flying between the God Box (Interfaith Center) and the Church. The ones I could photograph were mostly the parents.

June 18, 2007March 5, 2024Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey

Riverside Church Peregrine Falcon Fledglings

Riverside Church Peregrine Falcons have three or four fledglings. Its hard to figure out the exact number. Here are some pictures from Friday of the fledglings and their parents.

June 12, 2007December 25, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey

New York City Audubon Ecotour

New York City Audubon hosted an Ecotour of the East River on Tuesday. Before the boat ride, I stopped by the Brooklyn Bridge.

On the bridge, you could hear chicks begging for food. I waited for about twenty minutes and a parent poked its head out.

The band reads 04, then 2 below. I haven’t seen this type of band before. Update: I received some emails about this band type. It is used to supplement a Federal band, since it much easier to read. It is usually two digits and a letter, so it is most likely 04Z and not 042.

Then it was off on a NYC Water Taxi for a tour of the East River.

On a small island east of the U.N. is a Double-crested Cormorant nesting spot.

Peregrine Falcons also nest on New York Hospital. The best view of them is from the river. It was dark and I was on a moving boat, so the pictures aren’t the best. Young ones are inside the nesting box.

Here you can see two on the left. What I can’t make out is if there is a bird next to the nest box on the right.

Brant, a small goose, which shouldn’t be hanging around New York in June.

Below the gulls, is an American Oyster-Catcher. A new bird for my life list.

One the way back, we made a detour to the Statue of Liberty.

Lower Manhattan. Who would think there would be so much nature amid all your concrete and steel?

May 31, 2007December 22, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey

Riverside Church Peregrine Falcons 2007

I visited Riverside Church after work to see how their pair of Peregrine Falcons were doing. Both were visible, one perched on the northwest corner, and one flying around the church tower when I arrived. I hope this is a sign that their eggs have hatched, but we won’t know for a few weeks.

Update: Robert Schmunk saw two nestlings peaking out from the Falcon’s scrape on Sunday, June 3rd. So, we’ll have fledglings within a few weeks.

April 8, 2007December 21, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey

Peregrine Falcons on Sunday

I continued to study the Peregrines on Park Avenue for an hour on Sunday. Both were on opposite corners of an eastern face of a building on the west side of Park Avenue. One was eating on the north corner and the other was hanging out on the south corner. The one eating then moved to the Mutual of America building.