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Oh, boy! Time to name Berkeley’s 3 new falcon brothers

May 12 was banding day for the campus’s newest peregrine falcon chicks.

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Frightful, 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.

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UC 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.

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Chirps 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.

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First-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.

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UC 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.

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Grinnell, 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.

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Three’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.

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UC 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.

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A 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?

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Burrowing 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.

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After 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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