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The official Twitter account for the peregrine falcons nesting at UMass Amherst. Now on Instagram
Amherst, MA
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Last Seen Profiles
Falcon fans, we are beyond egg-cited to share that WE HAVE A CHICK!!! Hatch appears to have occurred sometime very early this morning. Chick is looking fluffy and already enjoying meals thanks to Mama Merriam and Papa Webster! 🐣
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What an EGG-citing morning! There are now 2 eggs in the nest! 😊🎉🎉
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Despite what unimpressed falcon chick (2nd from left) might tell you, Banding Day was a big success! We have 3 males (73/CB, 72/CB, 71/CB) and 1 female (58/CD). They're big, fluffy, and need names! Announcing the 2nd annual Falcon Chick Naming Contest! (1/4)
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Forget "herding cats," how about "banding falcons"? Please, kids, can't we have just ONE nice family photo? 🙄
#NESTFLIX
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You're right, Tom (and great screenshot!)! We are egg-cited to announce that ALL FOUR of our chicks have hatched! 🐣🐣🐣🐣
#NESTFLIX
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What a great
#MayDay
present: we have our first chick of 2022! How egg-citing! 😊🐣
#NESTFLIX
#ChickFlicks
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Congratulations again to Joanne Keller, who now shares a name with our female falcon chick 83/CD! The community overwhelmingly voted to name the chick after their favorite Omelette Lady. Here she is in the Library courtyard with her husband, Doug, and some falcon swag!
#NESTFLIX
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The Du Bois Falcons are excited to cheer on
@UMassHockey
!
Tonight! Cheer for
@UMassHockey
during a COVID-safe watch party in the Student Union starting at 6:30 p.m. Details:
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77/BV, our female chick from 2019, is a mom of 4 in NYC! Check out the link below for video clips and photos!
Link:
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06/10 9 a.m. We found BU 69, the male chick, on the ground near Old Chapel. He has been safely returned to the roof with his sister and parents. If you see a chick on the ground, please call UMass Police or the Libraries so we can return them to the roof. Thank you!
#FledgeWatch
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It's Hatch Days on
#NESTFLIX
! Here's a pic from yesterday's action. We've also noticed that another chick might be pipping now. We are in close communication with MassWildlife about all the activity.
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Decided to get our own streaming service.
Falcon Cam Livestream:
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For those of you watching the Falcon Cam, yes, it appears as though we have 3 falcons around again. We have identified the banded male as BV/72, the same one who came in last year.
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Well, hello there! And who might you be? We've got a seemingly unbanded falcon on the camera arm right now. Could it be a new female, in time for Valentine's Day for Webster? Let's hope so! 💕
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OH MY FALCON...it's Banding Day! Thanks to MassWildlife for banding our 3 healthy chicks!
Female: 83/CD
Male: 53/CB
Male: 52/CB
And now, the moment you've all been waiting for...the annual naming contest! (1/5)
#NESTFLIX
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Thank you SO MUCH for taking this picture! We've been trying so hard to get a close-up of our female falcon's bands. This confirms Mama Falcon is our resident female from last year, 72/BV!
Hey
@DuBoisFalcons
a visiting scholar came to
@StrattonLab
lab today with a curious mind about CaMKII.
#Random
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05/06 on cam launch day we get the exciting view of two newly hatched nestlings! Eyes are just opening. Here's to an exciting season ahead.
#DuBoisLibrary
#DuBoisFalcons
#FalconNestlings
#CamLaunch2019
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Pet Owner: *Buys fancy new expensive pet bed*
Pet: *Prefers cardboard box it came in*
🙄
Turns out wild animals have similar instincts. Our falcons decided to nest in the old Thompson box again. We have 4 eggs (YAY!). We are working on a Plan B camera setup. Stay tuned!
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Kids these days. You get them a brand-new, 5-star house and all they want to do is play in the old box. 🙄We've got 3 eggs and a falcon mama sitting on them in the old Thompson Hall nest box! We're working on alternative viewing options; we'll keep you posted!
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This
#InternationalWomensDay
, let's talk about Rachel Carson, an American marine biologist, writer, and conservationist whose 1962 book, Silent Spring, documented the harm that synthetic pesticides like DDT did to the environment and humans (and peregrine falcons). (1/5)
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It's a little difficult to see, but if you scroll through our YouTube footage, we have a third little fluffy chick as of today!
#NESTFLIX
🐣🐣🐣
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We have some exciting news about Dewey Duck (73/CB)! Last week, a falcon fan spotted him on Plum Island. Many young falcons around here will disperse to other areas of MA, particularly along the coast, for their first fall/winter. Looks like he found a nice vacation spot!
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#NESTFLIX
Hatch Day approaching soon! Our falcon team spotted one of the eggs moving a bit this morning!
We're also getting ready for our virtual FalConference on 5/21, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.! Free and open to the public! Registration Link:
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Over the weekend, the falcon cam was officially taken down for the season. We would like to thank our Du Bois Falcon Team, supporters, pen pals, and fans for a great
#NESTFLIX
season!
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Congratulations,
@UMassHockey
!
Let's go
@UMassHockey
!!!
Back to the National Championship game for the second straight time!
#GoUMass
#UMassProud
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And here's a clear picture of all of them! From left to right: Nut, Champ (in back), Kizzy, and Uma.
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We've got an unbanded visitor at the Library nest box right now.
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Correction: we have our first TWO chicks of 2022! 🐣🐣
What a great
#MayDay
present: we have our first chick of 2022! How egg-citing! 😊🐣
#NESTFLIX
#ChickFlicks
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With the nest box being renovated, our falcons have turned to House Hunters to find a new residence:
"My husband is a part-time nest-sitter and I help maintain a Twitter account. Our budget is $1.5 billion."
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We invited
@UMassHockey
to name the male (Band 86/CB) in honor of their historic national championship. They have decided to name him Champ! (2/3)
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Happy Banding Day! We have 3 females and 1 male. We're going to follow the example of our pen pals
@CalFalconCam
and have a naming contest! (1/3)
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Caw-ing all educators! Do your students love our falcons? Want to incorporate falcons into your lesson plans? We'd love to connect with you about our award-winning, free & open Falcon Curriculum! Message us for more info 😊
#NESTFLIX
Link:
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We regret to inform the Du Bois falcon community of sad news regarding 38/CD Kizzy. She has passed away, found near the Campus Center, likely the result of window glare. Fledgling survival rate is approx. 50%; despite this rate, peregrines have made their comeback.
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The Falcon Team believes that at least 2 of our chicks have fledged and are flying! We're not sure which ones, but if we had to guess based solely on their names...
#HanSolo
#Chewbacca
#StarWars
#NESTFLIX
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Announcing the New Girl naming contest! Our new female falcon needs a name, and we want YOU to pick it! See all rules below: (1/5)
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Congratulations, pen pals! 😊
We have three eggs! Annie laid at 11:47 last night. Here's Grinnell working on fitting another egg under him this morning.
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For perhaps the first time ever, we have an on-camera copulation from our falcon pair! This is a good indication that we'll see some eggs soon!
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Exciting update: Ian Bandwich Hale is branching! Branching is when a chick leaves the nest and starts exploring the surrounding environment. Fledge Watch won't be far off now!
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"Everything the light touches is our kingdom." 😆
📸Deborah Place, Borrowing Specialist, UMass Amherst Libraries
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NAMING CONTEST RESULTS! With our male falcon named Webster (after the W. E. B. in W. E. B. Du Bois, our Library's namesake), fans voted to name our new female Merriam, after the local MA publisher! Thanks for voting; we love your sense of humor!😆
@MerriamWebster
define "falcon"?
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Now that they're flying, our fledglings aren't around the Library much anymore (but we can sure hear them by other buildings on campus!). Here's one of them that stopped by this morning, though!
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Some exciting falcon news! 77/BV, our female chick from 2019, has been spotted in New York City! Additionally, based on a report of a fledgling peregrine found/sent to a rehabilitator from a block away, 77/BV is most likely a mother!
Link:
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3 EGGS!!! Thanks to Kaymarion Raymond, Eagle Eye, and Dale Woods for the alerts and photos! We have the best community! 🥚🥚🥚🎉
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Thanks, falcon fans, for your falcon reports! We've had several reports of seeing 2 falcons, and check out this newcomer to the nest box! Looks like "45/BU" on the black/green bands. We're working with MassWildlife to get more details.
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Falcon cam is now offline due to possible high winds from Hurricane Jose. Thanks to all who watched. See you Spring 2018!
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Hello, falcon fans. We have some sad news to share. Our beloved female of the past few years, 72/BV "Cranberry," was just found deceased on campus as the result of a window strike. She was a gorgeous bird and a phenomenal mother. We will miss her greatly. (1/3)
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Thanks to falcon fan Lee Breckinridge, we are very EGG-CITED to announce that we not only have our first egg of the season, but our first-ever recording of egg-laying!!! This is certainly CAWS for SHELL-ebration!!! 🥚🎉🎉🎉
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Extreme Makeover: Nest Box Edition!
After about 12 years of housing the falcons, the nest box was taken down this morning for some much-needed repairs. It will be replaced before this spring's nesting season begins. (Can you spot the project supervisor flying in the background?)
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Happy
#PrideMonth
, falcon fans! Birding is for everyone, and we welcome you with open wings! 🌈
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Being a first-time mom is difficult for peregrine falcons, too. We are fairly certain this is Merriam's first clutch, so she's got some learning to do on how to raise baby raptors. We've been monitoring the nest closely with MassWildlife... (1/2)
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"Adorable" is the scientific term for New Guy. We're big fans out here. 😊
“Loafing” is the scientific term for when a bird is displaying relaxed behaviors not specifically related to feeding, breeding, or predator evasion. As you can see, New Guy really knows how to loaf. We’re hoping for some uneventful weeks full of loafing ahead of us
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We're on
#FledgeWatch
here at
#NESTFLIX
!
@UMassAmherst
has a special Spotify falcon fledge playlist you can listen to while watching the livestream:
Link:
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Richard Nathhorst of
@UMassAmherst
took this photo of the male chick on the ground this morning. Seems to be asking: "Are you my Dad?"
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For those of you asking, "BUT WHERE ARE THE BIRDS?"
May we present the first photographic evidence from 2023 of our beloved returning mama 72/BV and who we believe is returning 45/BU, pictured here doing his best Flash impersonation. ⚡️
#NESTFLIX
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The Falcon Cam officially came down today, marking the end of another incredibly successful (and adorable) falcon season. Thanks for following along! Join us next spring for Falcon Season 2020!
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Congratulations,
@CalFalconCam
! Your boys are so cute! 😊
We have three healthy baby boys. More info to come! Join us at Noon as we kick off the naming contest and host a live Q&A to celebrate banding day!
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Afternoon prey exchange caught on camera!
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[VIDEO DESCRIPTION] Adult falcon flies into nest box on Du Bois Library with prey. The other adult falcon flies in, takes the prey, and flies off.
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Scrolling back through our new second cam footage, we have some EGG-citing news! 4 eggs in the nest box!
#NESTFLIX
🥚🥚🥚🥚🎉
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Ian Bandwich Hale fledged this morning! We're so proud of him! 🥰
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[VIDEO DESCRIPTION] Juvenile peregrine falcon stands on edge of Library roof, then flies off.
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It's Banding Day! Meet Ian Bandwich Hale (73/BZ)! He's a large male, named by our
@umassband
in honor of them being chosen to play in this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Congratulations! And thanks to all the MassWildlife and Falcon Team folks for a great day!
#NESTFLIX
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Hey,
@CalFalconCam
, when can we expect you for
#Thanksgiving
in PST (Peregrine Standard Time)?
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We're so glad you're enjoying the Falcon Cam! Thanks, falcon fans! 😊
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