The Four Young Falcons Continue to Make Fantastic Progress

The juveniles have taken possession of many of Astrid and Ares' favorite perche
The juveniles have taken possession of many of Astrid and Ares’ favorite perches

Over the course of the last week, the four juvenile peregrines from the Utica nest continue to be seen daily. They are spending more time away from the canyon, but usually all of them return a few times a day. They have been spending most of their time testing their hunting abilities and on a few occasions they have been observed successfully securing prey. However, they still regularly pester their parents for food and their shrill begging calls are frequently heard echoing through Downtown. As they push to the outer boundaries of their parent’s territory, they have been able to experience different habitats and explore interactions with a wide variety of other species. They have been spending an increasing amount of time around the Mohawk River just lately. So far we have been very fortunate to be able to track them on some of their adventures and we hope to continue to as long as they remain in the region.

Spirit and her brother perch in a dead tree near Harbor Point
Spirit and one of her brothers perch in a dead tree near Harbor Point
Sparring
Sibling Sparring
Astrid
Astrid
Spirit
Spirit

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Taking some stored prey from Ares' cupboard
Taking some stored prey from Ares’ cupboard on the State Building
Finding new and interesting places to perch
Finding new and interesting places to perch
Ares dropping off food
Ares dropping off food
Flying in low
Flying in low
Perching on a tower with the Utica sign in the backround
Perching on a tower with the Utica sign in the background
An immature Bald Eagle flies over
An immature Bald Eagle flies over
An Eastern Kingbird chases after one of the falcons
An Eastern Kingbird chases after one of the falcons
Two kids on the high steeple
Two kids on the high steeple
An Osprey hovers over the water just before displacing one of the Peregrines from its perch
An Osprey hovers over the water just before displacing one of the Peregrines from its perch

2 thoughts on “The Four Young Falcons Continue to Make Fantastic Progress”

  1. We are missing the updates and pictures, we have come dependent on. No way to see them. Matt has been our eyes and ears since the nestlings fledged, and before. Please come back, I so want to see the pics and know what these young ones and parents up to. Miss you Matt, hope you are okay, thank you, Kaye

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