Fourth Egg
Frida laid her fourth egg on Sunday evening March 26! Now the pair will remain on their clutch of eggs for the next 28-30 days. This puts hatching to begin during the last week of April. While...
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Four Babies Hatched on top of the Union County Courthouse in Elizabeth! Early afternoon on April 29, 2023 proud peregrine falcons, Frida and Mango, welcomed their fourth chick to the family on this...
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Karhy Clark Visits to Medicate our Young Falcons
On May 2, 2023 Kathy Clark, NJDEP Fish & Wildlife, Cathy Malok, The Raptor Trust and JD Stamler, Trailside Park Naturalist visited this eyrie (nest of a bird of prey) to medicate all young for...
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Falcon Banding
On May 22, 2023, the four 3-4 week old eyases were banded for future tracking. Kathy Clark, Acting Chief of the NJDEP Fish & Wildlife Endangered and Nongame Species Program, Union County staff and...
View ArticleTesting Their Wings
Well, time flies and soon so will these young female falcons! They’re now exploring the entire roof of the Union County Courthouse. As you may notice if you tune in and don’t see them on the main...
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Important Falcon Update
This brood of four female falcons were officially fledging age (that is, 6 weeks old) on June 9th. They disappeared on that date and haven’t been on camera since then. But they didn’t go far: for a...
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Frida & Mango Have Two Eggs
FIRST EGG FOR 2024!Frida and Mango welcome spring with their first egg of the season laid on March 16, 2024 in the perigloo that sits atop the Union County Courthouse in Elizabeth. Peregrine falcons...
View ArticleFrida leaves her nest to defend against a possible intruder
For those who have tuned in lately, NJ Conserve Wildlife Biologists has been witnessing what is likely a territorial dispute, which is when a rival adult is attempting to take over the nest. They have...
View ArticleEgg #4 is here!
Frida laid her fourth egg on Sunday morning a little before 9:30 AM on March 24! Now the pair will remain on their clutch of eggs for the next 28-30 days. Hatching will begin sometime at the end of...
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