New falcon on Times Square Building lays second egg
ROCHESTER N.Y. (WHEC) — The new falcon on the Times Square Building has produced a second egg, announced Roc Falcon Cam on Thursday.
The eggs are dark red in color with lighter spots, typical for peregrine falcons. The young falcon, known as unbanded female (UF), laid her first egg Monday night. Her second egg came around 11:45 p.m. Wednesday.
We will need to check the archive for timing, but we have a 2nd #ROC #peregrine egg this morning! pic.twitter.com/z1JJ8jOa8d
— Rfalconcam (@Rfalconcam) April 21, 2022
UF is the partner of unbanded tiercel (UT). Roc Falcon reported that the two falcons arrived they could be heard loudly chirping together and spent time together inside the nesting box, a sign that they were a couple.
You can watch the falcons in their nesting box live online.
Peregrine Falcons on New York State’s list of endangered species. Their population started declining after the 1940s because of exposure to the pesticide DDT, which caused eggshells to thin and crack.
Cam watcher NCAfalcons spotted the 2nd #ROC #peregrine egg around 11:45 last night! What a nice surprise! pic.twitter.com/siluGKPBSt
— Rfalconcam (@Rfalconcam) April 21, 2022