Category: Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey
86th and West End Banded Female
I’ve been wanting to confirm that the banded adult female is the same banded bird we’ve been for the last two years. On Friday, I was able to confirm that the band number is the same, 77 over BV. (She was born on the Du Bois Library, at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and banded that year, in 2019.)



86th and West End Feeding
I keep hoping that the young Peregrine Falcons will begin to explore the ledges of the church tower, but I think I’m a few days too early.
Photographers working on a documentary reported seeing three chicks today from a nearby roof top, which is great news. No one has a full view of the eyrie through the tower’s arches, so there’s a chance that their might even be a fourth.
I watched the parents from the street, and got to see the adult male clean the feather’s off a Rock Pigeon, deliver it to the nest, and then swap places with the adult female. The young falcons made lots of noise when the food was delivered.
I’m looking forward to a fun June!






86th and West End
The Peregrine Falcon eyrie is active at 86th Street and West End in the same church tower as last year. There are at least two chicks, which currently can only be seen from roofs and apartments around the tower.
Last year, the young falcons were big enough to start exploring the ledge of the tower at the end of May. So, keep a lookout if you live nearby.


Darien Osprey
A weekend visit to Darien, Connecticut had me watching a nesting pair of Osprey on an island in a cove of Long Island Sound. They’ve been brooding for at least three weeks.









Peregrines on the El Dorado
Yesterday, after seeing only one Peregrine Falcon on the El Dorado for six weeks, I finally saw two, one at the top of each tower. It should be a fun winter watching both of them.