March 30, 2016 in Near the Clock Tower
The pair of Lawrence Peregrines now have 4 eggs that have been laid in the nest box. The process of incubating the eggs has begun and is a constant effort shard by both female and male. Here is a late afternoon look at the unbanded female preparing to launch into flight from the nestbox in flight as the male takes his turn at incubating the eggs!
March 23, 2016 in On the Clock Tower
The Lawrence Peregrines now have a single egg that has been laid. The first egg was laid late Monday night. It is expected that 3 more eggs will be laid in the next handful of days! The male is on watch on a ledge very next the nestbox!
March 16, 2016 in On the Clock Tower
Checked on the Lawrence Peregrines on the way to work and found the male perched on one of the upper ledges above the clock face!
March 12, 2016 in Peregrine Falcon Woburn
On Saturday morning, in beautiful crisp early light, the adult male and juvenile female were seen both perched and in flight. At one point, the juvenile female was joined by the adult male who flew into a regular perch location with food. This type of food transfer can be part of the courtship process…..stay tuned!
For those with an interest, 5 flight/perch photo series posted:
March 11, 2016 in Peregrine Falcon Woburn
The action continues with the Peregrine Falcons in Woburn! A handful of regulars were seen observing and photographing the pair of peregrines along with a visiting adult female peregrine. The resident male made a number of dramatic aerial loops in the late afternoon sun as the visiting female dashed around the local area. After each aerial loop, the resident male would return to the same perch location before launching into flight again.
For those with an interest, 3 flight/perch photo series posted from both days:
March 10, 2016 in On the Clock Tower
A cloudy overcast morning with spring in the air and warming temperatures! Both peregrines seen around the clock tower with male making a food exchange with female as part of courtship process….always nice to see both falcons in close proximity!
March 8, 2016 in On the Clock Tower
Made a late afternoon visit to the Clock Tower to find the unbanded female moving around to a number of perch locations. She ended up on a lower ledge below the clock face on a NW corner of the tower. She spent a few minutes squawking in an effort to call the male’s attention! It’s that time of year!!
March 6, 2016 in On the Clock Tower
Beautiful late afternoon looks at the unbanded female after a series of solo aerial drills with the male nowhere in sight. She had been perched on a protruding steel beam at the roof line along the west wing of the New Balance building. She ended up at the nest box perch rod in golden late day sun!
March 1, 2016 in On the Clock Tower
This morning the male peregrine was perched on a west facing ledge above the Clock Tower. Over the past few weeks, the male has been seen with regularity, but the unbounded female has been no where in sight. This time of year, they are normally seen in closer proximity to one another as the start of the breeding season gets ready to launch! Stay tuned!
February 29, 2016 in On the Clock Tower
The adult male peregrine is seen almost daily around the Ayer Mills Clock Tower in a variety of perch locations. This morning it was spotted from quite a distance, on the opposite side of the Merrimack River, on the north side of the Clock Tower on a ledge above and to the right of the clock face. This is one of the many regular perch locations around the Clock Tower.
