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Richmond Falcon Cam

  1. Wednesday, April 14, 2010

    Richmond Offspring in Baltimore

    Once again a male peregrine falcon that fledged from the downtown Richmond territory has nested in Baltimore. This marks the second year that this male (auxiliary band *7/*U) and a female from a bridge site in MD have nested in downtown Baltimore. The pair have five eggs this year! The male fledged from downtown Richmond in 2003 when the nest site was located on a ledge at the nearby BB&T building. Photo (C) Craig Koppie

    The building (formerly known as the Legg Mason Building and before that the US Fidelity & Guarantee building) is a significant location in the recovery of peregrine falcons. In 1979,” Scarlett” a captive-reared female peregrine nested on a ledge at this building. She originated from a hack-site on Carroll Island at the U.S. Aberdeen Proving Ground at Aberdeen, Maryland and is believed to be the first reintroduced falcon to claim a nesting territory in the eastern states! Click here for more info.