UC Berkeley Peregrine Falcons hatching today

[allisolm]

One arrived yesterday and the other 3 are expected to hatch today. Follow along here:

 

[allisolm]

Stuff going on now. Mama got up and left. No new babies.

And she's back. Feeding the young'un.

 

[sdifox]

Wait, falcons are attending college now? Talk about affirmative action!

 

[allisolm]

Ooh, ooh, one of the other eggs is cracking. Either it's hatching or it's getting squished.

 

[allisolm]

Wait, falcons are attending college now? Talk about affirmative action!

They're going to need it, 'cause they're not getting in on smarts - I watched the daddy spend a whole lot of time trying to incubate that empty half shell that's in there.

 

[sdifox]

They're going to need it, 'cause they're not getting in on smarts - I watched the daddy spend a whole lot of time trying to incubate that empty half shell that's in there.

Or it found a way to goof off. "See, honey, I am hatching an egg."

 

[allisolm]

And now there are 2 chicks. Sneaky birds hatching in the night when I was sleeping.

 

[IronWing]

They got fed this morning. Look that those little bloody beaks, adorable!

 

[Oyeve]

Both are out now! mom and pop left for a bit!

 

[Oyeve]

Came back with another sparrow. Lunchtime!

 

[allisolm]

Looks like a third egg is cracked. The inconsiderate thing will probably finish hatching as soon as I go to bed.

 

[allisolm]

I think we have #3.

edit: yup I can see a really bedraggled looking noob under the parent. It's not dry and fluffy yet.

 

[Oyeve]

She/He is facing forward now. You can see the chicks.

 

[allisolm]

They're all eating now. Gross, but they're still cute. The last egg looks ready . There are cracks.

 

[IronWing]

They're all eating now. Gross, but they're still cute. The last egg looks ready . There are cracks.

You should watch baby condors feed sometime.

 

[Charmonium]

didn't read thread but curious - how varied is their diet? Or is it mainly small furry mammals. Peregrines should be well suited to catching other birds on the fly so to say.

 

[Oyeve]

All sleeping now.

 

[allisolm]

didn't read thread but curious - how varied is their diet? Or is it mainly small furry mammals. Peregrines should be well suited to catching other birds on the fly so to say.

The parents feed them with small birds from what I've seen.

 

[IronWing]

The fourth egg appears to be sterile. The chicks are chowing down and growing stronger.

 

[allisolm]

The chicks are chowing down

and their projectile pooping is world class.😲

 

[allisolm]

They were banded yesterday. Two females and one male. There is usually a contest to name them after this. The mom and dad are Annie and Lou.

 

[sdifox]

Falcon McFalcFace

 

[Charmonium]

Leelu and Crescent for the girls. Tiberius for the guy.

 

[allisolm]

You can vote for your choice of names at https://calfalcons.berkeley.edu/

 

[allisolm]

Luna, Rosa and Zephyr have been chosen as their names.