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OMG I was sitting here watching Ahote' and Shadow on the ledge, when Hermes landed right there.

Oh my word, and two are beaking now, I think Shadow and Ahote' bcause Hermes is down there eating I think. Saw parent there for a minute too.

They are happy to be back together and discussing their adventures.

Of course, I just thought of Unita, what a shame she cannot be there with them.


But we all 3 boys safe and I am grateful.

One more shot and I must go out for a while.

How nice it is seeing them all together

I agree! Too cute!

Shadow on the wall





Last night there were two up there eating and mantling. They were too funny but it's possible they ended up dropping it because it went quicker than I would have thought. Sorry I don't get time to post sometimes.

Ljames, the pics of Shadow are so cute, & so is the pic of the 2 juvies together!

I am sure, by their actions, that these are the boys.

Right afterwards, I watched each one of them dive off the ledge/wall. I bet the parents were out there flying aroound with prey.

Beautiful juvies: I am so sorry about the loss of little Unita.

News on Hiko & Haya...

Hiko is the son of Clara and her first mate Jose from 2007. This was posted today by Shirley Doell, who has been fantastic at following these two:

The news from the bridge is good and bad, as is usual this time of year. For a change, let's have the good first. The two sisters, Fern and Marina have been seen together a couple times in the past few days days. I was watching from the Fruitvale BART station's parking garage top level yesterday afternoon and saw the two of them playing together in the air over the Dimond district of Oakland. They were exuberant and graceful, playing tag and pounce on each other. So here's the bad news: Haya is missing. We didn't realize it right away because another falcon with eerily similar looks had moved onto the bridge. Over the last four days we have become convinced it is a new falcon by a variety of things: Hiko's behavior, which is very aggressive to her, her own behavior, much different than Haya's, and her own appearance and voice, which are subtly different. Also the family has gradually moved off the bridge, and are based somewhere to the east, we're not sure exactly where. Neither Hiko nor kids were seen on the bridge yesterday, only the new falcon, and she is behaving as if it is hers, which I guess is true. I have named her Lady Tremaine. It is highly unlikely that Haya would just leave the bridge and allow another falcon to move in, so it is probable that she is dead.

It is likely that Hiko will return to the bridge after his kids have dispersed, and he will probably accept Tremaine as his new mate. Although I'm sad to lose an old friend like Haya, it is good to know there are so many falcons in our local population that a switch like this can happen almost without our noticing. I feel privileged to watch the transitions in the falcons' lives and I'm grateful to the other observers who have put in so much time watching the fledging and trying to figure out what was going on this week.


This year, there were 3 young, 1 male and 2 females. The male landed low on his fledge day and disappeared.

This is particularly sad to me because Hiko and Haya were the very first peregrines I actually saw live and in person.

It is always heartbreaking to lose a peregrine and especially if it is your first year watching. And to lose two is devastating. But the new ones will occupy a space in your heart and you will never forget the losses. IMHO

I am sorry to hear that Haya is most likely dead. I always wish that things could stay the same but I especially hate it when a new falcon takes over when the juvies are still about. I am sorry too that the little male was lost. I sure hope that Hiko stays at his nest but I guess it's up to the new female now.

I do not follow this section of the forum. I always thought it was the female that ruled the ledge. Each year the male has to prove himself a worthy provider to the female. Now if there's a new female, then I guess the male has to "show her the ropes" if you will. I am no expert on this, but those are my thoughts.