On May 22, we visited this site with Union County staff to medicate the two ~ 10 day old peregrine falcon nestlings for a pigeon borne disease called trichomoniasis. Both were healthy with no signs of the disease and had average weights for their age at 217 & 226 grams. The medication was administered with raw chicken. The three unhatched eggs were removed from the nest.
We will return in two weeks with NJDEP Fish & Wildlife to band the two nestlings for future tracking when they are around three weeks old. Then we will be able to determine their sex.
