After packing for my trip that starts on Friday, I came back to the Peregrine Falcon nest. Most of the action had happened before I arrived with three fledglings making a number of flights. But I did see some fun activity.

One fledgling decided to go up to the balconies used by the parents. When the adult male came to the other balcony, the fledgling decided to hop and jump to the balcony the father was on. The fledgling made it, but his father left before he arrived. There were a number of obstacles in the way of the fledgling and it was fun to see the fledgling maneuver.

The three other youngsters were on the church tower. As, I left those viewing the falcons, got to see the father catch a Rock Pigeon in mid-air.

I found an interesting paper detailing Peregrine Falcons in the NYC Area, Behavior of Peregrine Falcons in the New York City Region by Richard A. Herbert and Kathleen Green Skelton Herbert. It documents that nests had been common in the city before DDT, including one at 72nd and West End Avenue.