The Fruitvale Falcon chicks are HUGE! And there are FOUR!

by BourbonHawk Posted on May 27, 2013
Four falcon chicks being fed by their mom - she's the one with the yellow eye/beak
Four falcon chicks being fed by their mom – she’s the one with the yellow eye/beak

I went and checked on them on Friday, May 24th and imagine my surprise when I saw four fledgling-aged chicks! Last time I went and checked on them I saw only a single downy chick; what a difference three weeks can make. They’re super loud and very easy to spot. At least one of them may have even fledged by now, according to a comment left on the contact page of this blog. They were definitely stretching and testing their wings when I was there. I got pictures of them wandering around their ledge, of the female plucking prey, the male keeping watch over the nest, and of the female feeding the young. If you would like to see any of these pictures, head on over to my flickr set here. I’ll leave you with a few:

Fruitvale Bridge Falcons
Fruitvale Falcon Chicks
Fruitvale Bridge Falcons
Male protecting the nest

Fruitvale Bridge Falcons
Stretch those wings!
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Fruitvale Falcons have a baby!

by BourbonHawk Posted on May 6, 2013

For those of you who don’t follow MAGANRORD on facebook or twitter you probably didn’t see this update on the Fruitvale Bridge peregrine falcons. Last Friday I went to check the nest and can confirm that they have at least one chick! Here are some pics:

The parent watches the chick from its perch
The parent watches the chick from its perch
Here's a closer shot of the chick
Here’s a closer shot of the chick
Both parents and a bit of the nest
Both parents and a bit of the nest

There are a few more pics on flickr.

Sorry for the delay in posting this here, I was down in the Monterey Bay area for my birthday, doing a little whale/pelagic bird watching and general relaxing.

There’s been a bit of a lull in posts here in general because I’ve been busy with the end of the school semester and I’ve been working on re-starting my online shop, which is called Primalux. I make jewelry from bones, gold leaf, feathers, and other natural objects, as well as terrariums and a few other things yet to come. It’s something that I used to do a little bit before I moved to Costa Rica, but I’ve been doing quite a bit more with it this time around. If you’re interested in having a look, you can do so here.

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Falcon nest at the Fruitvale Bridge

by BourbonHawk Posted on April 6, 2013

Just a quick update: I went over to the Fruitvale Bridge today to check out the falcon situation. While there I took plenty of pictures of the male, who was guarding the tower, but couldn’t find the nest to my knowledge. Just got home and realized that it showed up in some of the pictures I took, so I wanted to share those for people who would like to go view it. It looks like the female is still incubating, so no babies yet.

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Nest with male
Nest with male
Nest, close
Nest, close
Nest, far
Nest, far

The only place I was able to see the nest from was here on the Oakland side. The nest is on the tower next to Alameda, on the side facing the Park Street Bridge.


View Nest viewing area in a larger map

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