Matt Perry – Page 22 – Utica Peregrine Falcons

Lots of Pre-dawn Action this Morning – Despite the Rain and Dismal Weather, the Action Kept Going Throughout the Day

Saturday, March 2, 2024

Today the Astrid and Ares mated at least nine times! There were two food exchanges and one dance. They guarded the nest almost constantly from 1:30 AM to dusk.

Ares & Astrid share a ledge display (dance)

We Are Less than a Month Away From the Egg Laying Window!

Friday, March 1, 2024

Two food giftings, a few matings, and one dance

What a Difference a Day Makes – Abrupt Return of Winter

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Astrid & Ares performed an unprecedented three dances in the pre-dawn hour this morning. However, following that, little activity was noted. The weather turned back to full-winter mode and that pretty much threw a wet blanket on all other breeding behavior.

Astrid joins Ares for the first of three pre-dawn ledge displays

Ares looks out onto the newly winterized landscape

Even More Stepped Up Breeding Activities – Rain/Wind Storm at Day’s End

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

There was lots of action today, especially in the morning. Several matings, and a food exchange occurred. Ares was particularly anxious today – trying to get Astrid to come to the nestbox for a ledge display. Unfortunately, she was only interested in mating. later in the morning, Astrid got irritated about people in office windows adjacent to the box. She jumped onto the nestbox roof at one point and glared at the window. A nasty rain/wind storm came through after 5:00 PM. One of the falcons hung onto to a high ledge on the north face of the State Building for the brunt of it.