![]() ![]() Thankfully the eyas was not injured, but had not yet learned to fly well enough to get back to the scrape. On June 5, 2019, one of the eyasses was found on the ground outside the Transamerica building. Unfortunately, the third egg was also non-viable. The first egg hatched on April 28, and the second egg hatched April 29. Cam viewers called this male peregrine, “Nubo.” We do not know what happened to original Boh, but for purposes of promotion of this cam, the Peregrine Falcon couple is still called “Barb & Boh.” In late April, Boh disappeared from the nest for unknown reasons, and a new male peregrine falcon began to court Barb and bring her prey. The eventful season officially began when Barb laid her first egg on the morning of March 20, followed by the second on March 22, the third on March 24 (or 25), and the fourth on March 27.Īround April 18, one of the eggs was removed from the cluster, likely as Barb may have known that it was non-viable. Many of these visitors appear to be juveniles and may be their offspring from this year, but we can’t confirm this. There have also been other Peregrine Falcons spotted on or near the nest throughout August. However, we can’t explain for certain why this occurred, nature is fascinating! In an interesting development, the remaining non-viable egg partially exploded on August 9. Following the departure of their offpsring, Barb and Boh continued to make good use of the nest, and weathered Tropical Storm Isais, which hit the region in early-August. By mid-June, the eyasses left the nest, and only made infrequent appearances thereafter. After continuing strengthen their wings, the three eyasses began to leave the nest for longer periods of time. Unfortunately, the 4th egg was non-viable.Īfter a month of growth, the three eyasses began to fledge during the last week of May. After a month of incubation, 3 eggs hatched on the morning of April 15 following pips and signs of hatching on April 14. On March 12 around 7am, Barb laid her third egg and laid her fourth egg on March 14 at 12:45pm. Barb laid her next egg two days later around 10:36am on March 9. The 2020 season began earlier than expected with Barb laying her first egg in the early hours of March 7. ![]() As of now, we have no explanation as to why the bird passed away. On August 12, we sadly confirmed the death of one of the falcon eyasses, with an eyas found deceased on a building rooftop nearby. Thank you to everyone involved in the recovery & care of this eyas!įollowing a contest, the two eyasses were named Cooper and Suki. After two weeks of care, the falcon was safely returned to its nest at the Transamerica building. The falcon was then brought to The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore where further care and evaluation was provided. On June 17, the eyas was l ocated on the ground and safely captured by the building manager in consultation with USFWS. Fortunately, the eyas had a meal (we suspect one of the parents brought it) and was otherwise looking stable. While fledging, the eyas likely collided into a window and became stranded on a ledge. In mid-June, one of the eyasses was found on a lower level window scrape. Several hours later, a second egg hatched that afternoon. On March 28, Barb laid her fourth and final egg.Īfter incubating for nearly a month, the first eyas hatched the morning of April 29. On March 25, Barb laid her third egg in the afternoon. Two days later on March 23, Barb laid her second egg in the morning. Our season began with Barb laying her first egg during the morning hours of March 21. These are interesting neighbors for the occupants of the skyscraper who will often see feathers floating by their windows from above after Boh & Barb have returned with prey from their hunts. The cam is a unique way to watch these beautiful birds of prey in their home, but of course that is not always easy for humans to watch. The survival rate for peregrines is 50% the first few years. Viewers will see Boh & Barb return from their hunts with food, beautiful landings over the Baltimore skyline, the eggs hatch, and the eyasses develop and fledge. Many peregrine migrate, but not Boh & Barb due to the plentiful food sources that living in downtown Baltimore provides. Peregrine’s natural habitat is the side of cliffs, and they incubate their eggs in scrapes, or indentations in sand or gravel. They are descendants of peregrines released by The Peregrine Fund in the 1970s who first made their home on this very ledge. Senator Barbara Mikulski and Baltimore’s favorite “Natty Boh.” This cam features “Boh & Barb,” named in honor of retired U.S. In 2015, Chesapeake Conservancy launched this peregrine falcon cam on the 33rd floor of the 100 Light Street building in downtown Baltimore. ![]()
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