{"id":524,"date":"2026-03-25T18:12:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T18:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/falcon-camera\/?p=524"},"modified":"2026-03-25T19:38:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T19:38:26","slug":"welcome-lizzie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/falcon-camera\/2026\/03\/25\/welcome-lizzie\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Lizzie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a157b6fb17d2&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a157b6fb17d2\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"848\" height=\"478\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/falcon-camera\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/03\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/falcon-camera\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/03\/image-7.png 848w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/falcon-camera\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/03\/image-7-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/falcon-camera\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/03\/image-7-768x433.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A new female appeared on the falcon cam around the same time Frida was last seen.\u00a0 Since this falcon has a federal band 1947-31215 on her leg, the New Jersey State Biologist Kathy Clark was able to determine that \u201cshe hatched in 2016 (unknown where) and was captured at JFK Airport and transported\/banded in New Paltz, NY, where she was released on August 18, 2016.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In honor of the city of Elizabeth, the female peregrine falcon is now named Elizabeth or \u201cLizzie.\u201d&nbsp; Lizzie and Mango have been seen demonstrating courtship behavior which signifies the beginning of breeding season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An unbanded female has also been seen on the falcon cam courting with Mango.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On March 23 around 6:00 PM, Lizzie laid her first egg.&nbsp; Both she and Mango are taking turns with the egg.&nbsp; Peregrine falcons will typically lay 3-4 eggs in a clutch, and incubation will begin after the last egg has been laid.&nbsp; Delaying incubation is a natural adaptation that ensures all eggs hatch around the same time, giving all chicks a better chance of survival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"--col-width:100%;flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"755\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 755;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/falcon-camera\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/03\/2026_03_23Lizzie-first-egg-short__17_58_13_493__Apex_Server_Falcon_18274ZLRS2HE_Falcon_Nest.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Stay tuned as this peregrine falcon story unfolds\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new female appeared on the falcon cam around the same time Frida was last seen.\u00a0 Since this falcon has a federal band 1947-31215 on her leg, the New Jersey State Biologist Kathy Clark was able to determine that \u201cshe hatched in 2016 (unknown where) and was captured at JFK Airport and transported\/banded in New&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"templates\/template-full-width.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-updates"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"1970-01-01 00:00:00","action":"","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","browser_timezone_offset":0},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/falcon-camera\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/falcon-camera\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/falcon-camera\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/falcon-camera\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/falcon-camera\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=524"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/falcon-camera\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/falcon-camera\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/falcon-camera\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/falcon-camera\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}