Oh, boy! Time to name Berkeley’s 3 new falcon brothers
May 12 was banding day for the campus’s newest peregrine falcon chicks.
View ArticleFrightful, Wek’-Wek’ and Fauci? Vote to name Berkeley’s 3 falcon chicks.
There were 650 name suggestions submitted for the three chicks born atop the Campanile. You have until Wednesday to choose your favorite.
View ArticleUC Berkeley’s 3 falcon brothers now have names
The brothers are growing “contour” or “body” feathers that cover their down and make them aerodynamic in flight.
View ArticleChirps and quirks: Meet 6 common birds of Berkeley
In advance of the first-ever Berkeley Bird Festival on Oct. 17, six writers tell tales of their favorite local avian species.
View ArticleFirst-ever Berkeley Bird Festival celebrates avians with poetry, songs and...
UC Berkeley's resident peregrine falcons, Annie and Grinnell, appear to have helped inspire support for the citywide festival.
View ArticleUC Berkeley’s male peregrine is injured by rival falcons
Grinnell was found injured southeast of campus on Friday following a fight with a pair of peregrine falcons and is being treated at the Lindsay Wildlife Rehabilitation Hospital in Walnut Creek.
View ArticleGrinnell, UC Berkeley’s male falcon, returns to Campanile, but will he have...
What happens next is anyone's guess. Annie, his longtime mate, is paired up with Grinnell's attacker and a fight could ensue.
View ArticleThree’s a crowd on the Campanile: Annie has yet to choose between Grinnell...
Annie, "queen of the Campanile," hasn't ruled out a new life with the rival male peregrine that injured Grinnell, her longtime mate, last month.
View ArticleUC Berkeley’s falcon brothers are learning to fly
For the next few months, all three of the campus’s newest peregrine falcons will be in flight school, practicing takeoffs and landings, perching and, most importantly, hunting.
View ArticleA falcon ‘soap opera’: As Grinnell heals, Annie courts his rival
Will Annie recognize and welcome Grinnell back? Or will a new male, one of the falcons that likely attacked Grinnell, become her new mate?
View ArticleBurrowing owls are back again in Cesar Chavez Park
Two of the rare ground-dwelling owls have been spotted at the northeast corner of the park in recent weeks.
View ArticleAfter dalliance with Grinnell’s rival, Annie returns to jilted falcon on New...
Longtime UC Berkeley peregrine falcon couple Annie and Grinnell appear to have reunited after Annie courted the male falcon who injured her mate.
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