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Alison:
The Baltimore nest had a good year, with Boh and Barb successfully raising four chicks, two males and two females. The chicks were named Squirt, Scout, Kalani, and Woody.

Now there is good news about one of the chicks, a female banded black/green 93/AK. She is now in Richmond, Virginia!

A New Female Falcon in Town

August 6th, 2018



The Baltimore juvenile female as spotted from the window of a DCR office in downtown Richmond. Courtesy photo.

Two peregrine falcons were spotted in downtown Richmond on August 1st, including a new banded juvenile female from Baltimore, Maryland. The new female falcon perched by the windows of the Department of Conservation & Recreation's (DCR) office where a few observers were able to capture photos of the bird and get a read on her bands, helping DGIF to track down her identity. She hatched this year and was banded by a raptor biologist with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on May 25. She fledged from the 33rd floor of a high-rise building in downtown Baltimore. Her black and green bands are numbered 93 and AK, respectively. Her silver USGS band number is 1907-03424.

It's unknown whether her arrival in Richmond may be temporary or longer term. It's normal for juvenile peregrine falcons to be dispersing at this time of year, so it's very possible that she may just be passing through as part of that process.  Although, since she was also spotted with another peregrine falcon, it's also possible that that second bird may have been the Richmond male, which could potentially indicate the start of a new pairing, but this possibility is really just speculation since we don't have confirmation on that second bird's identification. We thank DCR staff for sharing their observation with DGIF, as the sighting of this new female is an interesting observation that peaks our interest going forward into next year's falcon cam season.

https://www.dgif.virginia.gov/falcon-cam/2018/08/a-new-female-falcon-in-town/

GCG:

--- Quote from: GCG on March 30, 2018, 13:35 ---Barb has been busy???sitting on her eggs. At last count, when I was able to see, there were 3. There may be a 4th.  ???

http://chesapeakeconservancy.org/explore/wildlife-webcams/peregrine-falcon/

--- End quote ---

Confirmed...4 eggs. ;D I love this nest. Great for viewing the nest and scenic background.

GCG:
Barb has been busy???sitting on her eggs. At last count, when I was able to see, there were 3. There may be a 4th.  ???

http://chesapeakeconservancy.org/explore/wildlife-webcams/peregrine-falcon/

GCG:
2018 NESTING SEASON

Barb is currently about to lay an egg. I thought I was witnessing her first, but as she stood to hover, there is already one egg.  ;D

http://chesapeakeconservancy.org/explore/wildlife-webcams/peregrine-falcon/

GCG:
2017 NESTING SEASON

The falcons here typically stay year round. Today, Barb is sitting on the ledge and an egg is seen in the nest. At first I thought my eyes were deceiving me, but the cam IS live and there is an egg. I decided to check the Facebook page of the Chesapeake Conservancy and the egg was laid last night. Love this sight.

http://chesapeakeconservancy.org/explore/wildlife-webcams/peregrine-falcon/

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