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Love the new website!
Me too! Looks great!
4/278/2022 0740 hrs; There is a leats one hatchling.
1chick three eggs
Broken egg shell, 4/28 1010am
4/29 more shell debris, they are hatching.
1chick three eggs
Has the fourth one hatched yet? I can’t tell.
Nice job on the website!
The new Kids Korner is so great!
Love the Journal entry! Can’t wait to see what else they do!
Jordan….what is the journal entry? I miss the place where people get to comment on what they see. Is that somewhere?
Should have one hatch any day now.
We’re on hatch watch this week, starting Wednesday, April 27!
when are the babies hatching ?
Two chicks hatched and being fed!
Hi from Mexico. I’m excited to see the baby falcons!!!!
#3 has hatched as of ~0930 today.
Hi everyone! As of around 12:30PM on 4/28/22 we have another hatchling in the nest! Hopefully hatchling #4 isn’t too far behind! Updates to follow 🙂
Yeah!!!
Two solid feedings early today, one at 0630 of an entire grackel, the other at 0830 of a partial unidentifiable small bird. All 3 look strong so far. 4th egg not showing any action.
The sound with the new cameras really adds a lot to the experience. There is so much communication between the chicks and both adults. Great addition!
Did the 4th one hatch already?
4th egg does not look to be viable at this point. It is still there.
Looks like trichomoniasis treatment today by NJ Wildlife folks.
Hello, today we noticed someone’s hand clearing out the the nest and then placing the baby chicks back with their bare hands. Since then, the mother Falcon has not returned to the baby chicks. Our students are concerned. Anyone know if the mom is coming back? Hope the baby chicks will be ok!
By now you have noticed that the parents are back and caring for the chicks. A Biologist from NJ division of fish and Wild life visited the nest in order to medicate the chicks. See the latest post in the “updates” section
what happened to the fourth egg?
NJ Fish & Wildlife removed it, I assume probably for analysis, while they were treating the chicks for trichomoniasis yesterday. It was not going to hatch at this point.
Two of the chicks have left the shelter. Please find them and put them back. Please. They will not survive.
Yay! I see three chicks back in the shelter. Thank you.
Yay! Glad to see everyone is back together again. Thank you.
5/27/2022: 1248 hrs. Feeding time. Some kind of bird being fed with a green band on its leg. Adult ripped off leg and one of the chicks swallowed the leg whole including the tag. I hope all comes out in the end.
I just saw that again tonight June 1, whole banded leg gulped down… would love to hear DEP commentary on this aspect of the banding programs…
Excellent camera coverage. Thanks for all the great views.
It comes from what I call a “poop shoot’, so even if they clean it, it happens again.
I only ever seem to see two falcons…are there still three”
Looks like they’re eating another banded bird? With talons, an other falcon?
Saw one of the babies blown off the ledge this morning, really hope they landed on a ledge below…
I was very fortunate to have watched all three Falson’s fledge the nest. Very Cool. Starting with 91 BM at about 1:20pm 6/13
I haven’t seen the falcons in quite some time….are they still there?
1955 hrs: 7-July-2022: An un-banded adult perched on railing next to igloo staying for 2 minutes before flying off.
Could the couple be getting ready for a second brood? The male and female were in the igloo just now doing something like the nesting dance they did before the female laid eggs earlier this season. They stayed together for while a while, and after the male flew off, the female lay down briefly as if she were getting ready to lay again.
7/9/2022: 1759 hrs to 1850 hrs; Adult, un-banded Peregrine perched on 2’x4″ in front of igloo taking cat naps between preening sessions. Removing what appeared to be blood on its breast feathers. From its size I would guess it was a female.
7/21/2022: 0640 hrs; Adult falcon perched on far railing consuming its breakfast.
Aha, I see a falcon inside the “hut”. Anyway we know which one it is?
On 2-28, at around 6:38 am, two falcons were there, for about 4 minutes. One of them looks pretty darn big, maybe she’s already got the eggs growing inside? At 10:51 the big one was there for over an hour and a half. Then at around 2:27 the small one showed up, followed by the big one about 5 minutes later. About 4 minutes later, she took off. Yeah, they are back.
Falcon in igloo.today at 4:30.
Both birds today around 9 AM.
Falcon inside the nest. Is it time to produce eggs?
I noticed Frieda hanging around inside the igloo a lot lately – and this morning she laid her first egg! Hopefully there will be more soon!
Looks like she laid the first egg!
The second egg in 2023 arrived this morning!
How can you tell which one is the female and which one is the male. Thanks
Linda Fitzpatrick commented about it last year: “Frida has the white streak across the bridge of her beak (it almost looks like a unibrow). Last year I read that Mango got his name because of the vivid mango color of his talons.” I’ve noticed that the male, Mango, has an orangish (mango) color to his ‘unibrow’ as well as his talons.
Rita…..The female is the big one, so the male is the smaller one.
Third egg this morning!
Egg #3 arrived some time between mid morning and early afternoon Friday, 3/24/23.
4th egg sometime in the last hour or two.
So….any idea when the eggs will hatch….is that how you say it?
I read that incubation lasts around 33 days. Hopefully, hatching could take place this week.
1 chick 3 eggs
April 27 8:00 pm 1 chick 3 eggs
I see one egg is starting to hatch!
4/27 at 3:30 pm there’s a broken egg shell in the igloo – hatching has started!
April 27, 8:00 pm 1 chick 3 eggs.
4/28 7:15 am – A second chick has hatched. Fried brought in some food this morning and fed the little ones. A third egg looks ready to hatch soon.
4/29 at 3:30 pm – All 4 have hatched and were fed.
Why is the falcon panting so badly and laying their with it wings spread out? It looks exhausted. Does anyone know why?
It looks like the chicks received their leg bands recently. I would love to read updated information about that procedure. Is there any video that could be attached to this website?
Hello Linda, Please read 2023 nest box news to learn about the banding.
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Love the new website!
Me too! Looks great!
4/278/2022 0740 hrs; There is a leats one hatchling.
1chick three eggs
Broken egg shell, 4/28 1010am
4/29 more shell debris, they are hatching.
1chick three eggs
Has the fourth one hatched yet? I can’t tell.
Nice job on the website!
The new Kids Korner is so great!
Love the Journal entry! Can’t wait to see what else they do!
Jordan….what is the journal entry? I miss the place where people get to comment on what they see. Is that somewhere?
Should have one hatch any day now.
We’re on hatch watch this week, starting Wednesday, April 27!
when are the babies hatching ?
Two chicks hatched and being fed!
Hi from Mexico. I’m excited to see the baby falcons!!!!
#3 has hatched as of ~0930 today.
Hi everyone! As of around 12:30PM on 4/28/22 we have another hatchling in the nest! Hopefully hatchling #4 isn’t too far behind! Updates to follow 🙂
Yeah!!!
Two solid feedings early today, one at 0630 of an entire grackel, the other at 0830 of a partial unidentifiable small bird. All 3 look strong so far. 4th egg not showing any action.
The sound with the new cameras really adds a lot to the experience. There is so much communication between the chicks and both adults. Great addition!
Did the 4th one hatch already?
4th egg does not look to be viable at this point. It is still there.
Looks like trichomoniasis treatment today by NJ Wildlife folks.
Hello, today we noticed someone’s hand clearing out the the nest and then placing the baby chicks back with their bare hands. Since then, the mother Falcon has not returned to the baby chicks. Our students are concerned. Anyone know if the mom is coming back? Hope the baby chicks will be ok!
By now you have noticed that the parents are back and caring for the chicks. A Biologist from NJ division of fish and Wild life visited the nest in order to medicate the chicks. See the latest post in the “updates” section
what happened to the fourth egg?
NJ Fish & Wildlife removed it, I assume probably for analysis, while they were treating the chicks for trichomoniasis yesterday. It was not going to hatch at this point.
Two of the chicks have left the shelter. Please find them and put them back. Please. They will not survive.
Yay! I see three chicks back in the shelter. Thank you.
Yay! Glad to see everyone is back together again. Thank you.
5/27/2022: 1248 hrs. Feeding time. Some kind of bird being fed with a green band on its leg. Adult ripped off leg and one of the chicks swallowed the leg whole including the tag. I hope all comes out in the end.
I just saw that again tonight June 1, whole banded leg gulped down… would love to hear DEP commentary on this aspect of the banding programs…
Excellent camera coverage. Thanks for all the great views.
It comes from what I call a “poop shoot’, so even if they clean it, it happens again.
I only ever seem to see two falcons…are there still three”
Looks like they’re eating another banded bird? With talons, an other falcon?
Saw one of the babies blown off the ledge this morning, really hope they landed on a ledge below…
I was very fortunate to have watched all three Falson’s fledge the nest. Very Cool. Starting with 91 BM at about 1:20pm 6/13
I haven’t seen the falcons in quite some time….are they still there?
1955 hrs: 7-July-2022: An un-banded adult perched on railing next to igloo staying for 2 minutes before flying off.
Could the couple be getting ready for a second brood? The male and female were in the igloo just now doing something like the nesting dance they did before the female laid eggs earlier this season. They stayed together for while a while, and after the male flew off, the female lay down briefly as if she were getting ready to lay again.
7/9/2022: 1759 hrs to 1850 hrs; Adult, un-banded Peregrine perched on 2’x4″ in front of igloo taking cat naps between preening sessions. Removing what appeared to be blood on its breast feathers. From its size I would guess it was a female.
7/21/2022: 0640 hrs; Adult falcon perched on far railing consuming its breakfast.
Aha, I see a falcon inside the “hut”. Anyway we know which one it is?
On 2-28, at around 6:38 am, two falcons were there, for about 4 minutes. One of them looks pretty darn big, maybe she’s already got the eggs growing inside? At 10:51 the big one was there for over an hour and a half. Then at around 2:27 the small one showed up, followed by the big one about 5 minutes later. About 4 minutes later, she took off. Yeah, they are back.
Falcon in igloo.today at 4:30.
Both birds today around 9 AM.
Falcon inside the nest. Is it time to produce eggs?
I noticed Frieda hanging around inside the igloo a lot lately – and this morning she laid her first egg! Hopefully there will be more soon!
Looks like she laid the first egg!
The second egg in 2023 arrived this morning!
How can you tell which one is the female and which one is the male. Thanks
Linda Fitzpatrick commented about it last year:
“Frida has the white streak across the bridge of her beak (it almost looks like a unibrow). Last year I read that Mango got his name because of the vivid mango color of his talons.”
I’ve noticed that the male, Mango, has an orangish (mango) color to his ‘unibrow’ as well as his talons.
Rita…..The female is the big one, so the male is the smaller one.
Third egg this morning!
Egg #3 arrived some time between mid morning and early afternoon Friday, 3/24/23.
4th egg sometime in the last hour or two.
So….any idea when the eggs will hatch….is that how you say it?
I read that incubation lasts around 33 days. Hopefully, hatching could take place this week.
1 chick 3 eggs
April 27 8:00 pm 1 chick 3 eggs
I see one egg is starting to hatch!
4/27 at 3:30 pm there’s a broken egg shell in the igloo – hatching has started!
April 27, 8:00 pm 1 chick 3 eggs.
4/28 7:15 am – A second chick has hatched. Fried brought in some food this morning and fed the little ones. A third egg looks ready to hatch soon.
4/29 at 3:30 pm – All 4 have hatched and were fed.
Why is the falcon panting so badly and laying their with it wings spread out? It looks exhausted. Does anyone know why?
It looks like the chicks received their leg bands recently. I would love to read updated information about that procedure. Is there any video that could be attached to this website?
Hello Linda,
Please read 2023 nest box news to learn about the banding.