As far as we know the Utica Peregrines were not very active today. It was overcast, windy and chilly throughout the day and the pair kept tight to the eggs. The exception was the first changeover of the morning which took place at 5:26 AM. At that time Astrid didn’t quite wait for Ares to arrive before leaving the box. However, it’s safe to assume that she knew he was nearby. As it happened he arrived at the box and settled on the eggs before a minute was up, so there was no harm done. By 6:17, Astrid was feeding on a pigeon on the steeple perch. It’s not clear if she had caught it herself or if it was something that had been stored by Ares. At 6:40 a Bald Eagle flew over the canyon and neither falcon gave alarm calls or responded in any way. The last switch of the day came at around 3:30 in the afternoon. At that time Astrid took over on the eggs. Ares was perched on the State Building for a long time, but finally moved over to the County Building at 7:00. That’s where he is now as I’m writing this update. As things stand, we are now about 10 days away from our first possible hatch time. Let the countdown begin!
