Fledgling in flight; adult female perched nearby!
August 7, 2018 in lawrence peregrines, Near the Clock Tower, Peregrine Falcons Eastern Massachusetts, Peregrine Falcons Massachusetts
Made a visit to the Clock Tower this afternoon under mostly cloudy skies, winds from SW at 10MPH, and temp at 94F. Very little action around the area. With binocs, made a scan and observed one young falcon atop the tall smokestack on opposite side of the Merrimack River by 250 Canal Street complex. Then, made a closer look at the distant Verizon Cell Tower at the corner of Hampshire and Canal Streets. The adult female was perched on the east side of the cell tower on a lower cross bar. Her black/green leg band was barely visible.
One of the juveniles was perched up much higher on the north side of the Cell Tower. Moved around to the west side of the Tower for a better look with just a bit more light. The young falcon spread its wings and departed in a downward stoop in pursuit of something just out of sight and returned a few minutes later. It then made many loops in flight around the tower and landed.