Tuesday was banding day in the peregrine nestbox and once again Peter Green of Providence Raptors was on hand with his camera, and an extra pair of hands. The four peregrines — one female, three male — appear to be healthy. That’s great news. Here is how the Audubon Society of Rhode Island (ASRI) described …
Any moment now we might start seeing the first puffs of fluffy white down. It may not be clear from my screen grab, but on Wednesday the experts at the Audubon Society RI posted their own, more helpful images and described their observations at the Nesting Box Update: Hatching has begun! It looks like two …
What are you looking at? Spring is here and the peregrine webcam is up and running once again. Every year the Audubon Society of RI provides this mesmerizing view of the nesting box on top of the Superman Building downtown. It’s hard to tell male from female unless they are together (the female is the …
From egg> hatchling> nestling> fledgling> clean up your room! Not sure if ‘teenager’ is a recognized ornithological term but we all know it when we see it. The slugabed in the lower right has been giving me the stink-eye all afternoon. A little preening would go a long way. I keep missing the feedings but …
The peregrine nestlings, known as eyases, spend much of their time these days huddling, staring into space, and sleeping. I was unable to catch a feeding time today which might have created a more dynamic image. So here they are, all downy fluff and black eyes (sometimes one of them will stare straight into the …
Three of the peregrine eggs have hatched. One to go? As soon as I checked in this afternoon, a parent flew in with a tasty carcass. Hard food already. These tiny nestlings can handle some pretty big chunks of pigeon. You can help support the Audubon Society of RI by participating in The Party for …
This year’s resident falcon pair has already mated and produced four eggs, and the Audubon Society of Rhode Island was filming the whole time. (The live stream only went up yesterday.) Check out the ASRI Facebook page for a link to their fascinating, edited video “Peregrine Falcon Mating Rituals and Egg-Laying”: Here’s what you missed …
Yesterday there was still one fledgling flapping around. Today the box appears to be empty. There has been some concern this year about one fledgling who appeared to lose his footing last Sunday and remains out of sight even now. Check the Audubon Society of Rhode Island (ASRI) peregrine cam page for their updates on …
The boys were all ready — the box has the best view of the parade in the city — but RI PrideFest has been postponed for now. (Just as well, their feathers are a mess.) Of course the nestlings are on their own schedule and will be taking off before you know it. The latest …
Every year, urban wildlife photographer Peter Green joins Joe Zbyrowski of the Audubon Society of Rhode Island to band the youngsters in the peregrine falcon nesting box atop the Superman Building downtown. He always comes up with amazing images, but this shredded jacket says it all. Those dive-bombing parents mean business. (And look at the …
He wasn’t a birder. He didn’t own a fancy camera. But when this graphic designer moved into the sixth floor of a downtown loft and began witnessing the life-and-death dramas happening daily outside his window, he was soon hooked, and an urban wildlife photographer was born. I met with Peter Green last week for an …
“But where’s the party?” On Thursday, June 11, the ASRI reported that the fourth and final fledgling had “. . . left the nest box at 7:09AM this morning.” (They have a video of those final teetering, tottering moments.) But the show is not over just yet. From Peter Green at Providence Raptors, June/July is …
There was a bit of drama recently when one of the more adventurous fledglings started flapping around the parapets and fell out of view. Peter Green of Providence Raptors updated worried viewers on Facebook: All’s well with the first Peregrine Falcon fledgling. Webcam watchers saw it slip from the ledge last night and contacted me …
They grow so fast. We now have four hungry, blotchy teenagers, and the feeding routine has accelerated considerably which makes for good box watching. It’s getting pretty crowded in there (see below). They try stretching their wings and just fall over. Get your kids hooked. It occurred to me that for all you newly-minted home …
Or just pissed off — where the hell is spring? According to the ASRI, we have egg. I keep watching and waiting but I have yet to catch a glimpse. The female Peregrine Falcon laid the first egg sometime today, March 20th! While viewing the camera, look for a rust-colored spot. She will lay a …
Both of the nestlings have flown but the Audubon Society of Rhode Island (ASRI) suggests you keep checking the peregrine cam for a while longer. From Monday’s Updates from the Nest Box: Both Peregrine Falcon chicks have fledged as of this morning. Although they will not return to the nest box at all once they …