Raptor Thursday

Around the turn of the new year, we went to Staten Island over the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. I saw a Peregrine perched on the Brooklyn-side cables. Hey! So I’ve been looking since. Photos from June 4th.

There is no mistaking that shouldery profile. As it happens, banding the bridge’s three Peregrine babies this year made a lot of news. Here’s one report.

Speaking of news, I was quoted in this NYTimes piece about the 55 Water Street Peregrine nest cam. Those falcons are still brooding there, but it seems like they’ve been sitting for an awfully long time now. The eggs might be duds.