That is some official city bird!
Louise the peregrine falcon and her new mate, Brian, are the proud parents of five baby chicks that recently hatched in a drainage channel on the eighth floor of the historic Register Star News Tower’s exterior.
Babies one and two hatched Thursday, a third was born Friday, the fourth hatched Saturday and the fifth chick emerged on Monday, according to Sinnissippi Audubon Society President Jennifer Kuroda.
“They all look fantastic, and they grow super fast,” Kuroda said. “They’re usually banded around 20 days and by 40 days they’ll have fledged. The transformation is always fun to watch.”
ROCKFORD She’s back, and she has a new companion in her life.
Louise the peregrine falcon is atop the Rockford Register Star News Tower once again and is with a new mate named Brian.
The couple has produced five eggs that are now in a drainage channel on the eighth floor of the historic tower’s exterior.
“I was not expecting the fifth egg at all. It was a complete surprise,” Sinnissippi Audubon Society board president Jennifer Kuroda said. “A typical clutch size for peregrines is three to four eggs. Five is unusual. Do I think they’ll all hatch? Probably not, but if they do, we’ll be so lucky. It will be so incredible if all five hatch.”
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