Wednesday, May 21, 2025
On the eighteenth of May, a first chick made an appearance under the “diving board” showing up as a little white ball of fuzz. He looks to be about 21 to 23 days old. We first saw a bird at 11:25 AM on May 18th, then on May 20th the second one at 1:05PM.
Later on May 20, two young came out to defecate. It must be starting to stink in the eyrie. They only show for up about for thirty seconds, then dart back inside. So… you must watch the hole non-stop.
More to come.
Happy trails, Bob.
P.S. We shared a previous photo by Cleve Nash from years ago, but the current chicks look very similar to these.
Congratulations! Wish I could be there.
Sue
Glad you are following our chick appearances! It takes time to catch them when the are young. 🙂 ~Heather
Very cute little chick! Congratulations!
Yes, they are cute and beautiful. Thanks for reading our post. ~Heather
Thank you for the update. It’s much appreciated.
Steve K
Always glad to have you visit and/or read our posts. ~Heather
This is consistent with our observations.
It is always a matter of time when Bob and Jerry are there waiting to see the chicks. ~Heather
Great job – to both you and Jerry! Hope to get out there soon!
Jim
Always good to see you out at the Rock visiting Bob and Jerry. ~Heather
Both juveniles have fledged.
Lots of good observations this past week. Both likely fledged (perhaps on Friday). Prey brought in to one of the uppermost holes and lots of vocalizations from all.
Three adults also today, including a female perhaps from the other side? Not sure if that nest site failed, or not.
Do you have a date? Always check with Jerry for details
while Bob is traveling. ~Heather
Thanks. Did you have a location? North or south side? Time? Morning or afternoon? ~Heather
South side. We believe they fledged on Friday (only day we haden’t been out there) or very early Saturday (before we were out later that day). Have been out every day since and really enjoyed watching them in flight yesterday afternoon.
We have seen several “interactions” with a third adult (female with a bad leg) coming into the area and then chased away by both south side adults. Perhaps she is from the other side? Wondering if she was trying to take food due to difficulty hunting.
Often Peregrine Falcons perch on one leg and tuck the other up. We haven’t seen any injuries. ~Heather
We’re quite familiar with peregrine postures. We’ve only noticed the wonky leg in flight.
Thanks. ~Heather
What’s going on with the north side pair?
So glad you came out on Thursday to see the energetic and hungry juveniles. ~Heather