The MTA announced its newest additions today: Three new sets of peregrine falcon chicks for a total of nine chicks. These fluffy winged predators-in-training are at the Verrazano-Narrows, Marine Parkway and Throgs Neck Bridges. Here are the details:
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Photos, Video: ADORABLE BABY FALCONS On MTA Bridges
Water Street Falcons Get Tagged
Yesterday one lucky blogger got to join Chris Nadareski from the NYC DEP as he tagged four (2 male, 2 female) month old peregrine falcons from a 55 Water Street nest. This is where adult falcons Jack and Diane moved into in 1999, though presumably the offspring pictured are Jack and Jill's (Diane is in retirement at Cornell)—read their full story here.
Five Baby Falcons Born At Three City Bridges
Time for an awwww break! Five peregrine falcon chicks were born atop the towers of MTA bridges! The MTA says that three were born at the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, while the Throgs Neck and Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridges each welcomed one chick. Some details about the fuzzy birds, which are 3-4 weeks old (their talons are already the size of an adult human hand!), from the MTA:
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