On May 3 the first of five eggs laid by the peregrine falcons nesting on the Rachel Carson Building in Harrisburg hatched. At regular intervals the remaining eggs should hatch over the next few days.

The chicks, called eyases, will then start to grow at an extraordinary rate with mom and dad kept very busy hunting for food.

On May 24, if all goes well, the eyases will be large enough to band and you can watch the banding and the chicks grow on live online video.

Online Video: DEP Falcon webpage.

Link: Watch the Pittsburgh Peregrine Falcons Too!

5/4/2007