The male peregrine continues to come back to the nest and hang out. Will he find a mate for the next breeding season?

We have seen a new male peregrine visit the empty nest at Genesee. This is truly an unprecedented event, as both members of an established and breeding pair of birds have disappeared in less than a month. The camera has captured the new male going into pre-breeding rituals of his own, scraping in the box and probably trying to draw it in new mate. This will be something to watch!

You may notice an empty nest now at Genesee. It has been an eventful 24 hours for the foster chick. Sometime yesterday, the female peregrine left the nest and did not return, leaving the chick without food. There is uncertainty on exactly what happened and why the female peregrine disappeared, but the biologists took action earlier this morning and removed the chick. We are happy to report the chick is doing well and has been fed.

Another exciting update! Late yesterday, the dummy eggs were removed from the nest and the foster chick was added. So far, the female peregrine has taken quite well to the chick, keeping it close and feeding it throughout the day. This has made the best situation for the Genesee nest, as the female would not have been able to provision all four of her chicks since the male's departure.

Have you noticed anything odd happening at Genesee lately? Last Thursday and Friday during the hatching, the male bird went AWOL, and we're crossing our fingers it's not because of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. A seasoned camera watcher tipped off the biologists when they noticed the female had been tending to the clutch solo for over 48 hours, without any male assistance. The biologists intervened with heroic Genesee staff scaling the tower and swapping out the clutch for dummy eggs. The clutch was whisked away to a hatchery, where they hatched and were fed their first meal. But the drama didn't end there! A day later, there was still no sign of the resident male, but in swooped a mysterious unbanded male, showing all the behaviours that he had not bred before. He brought food for the female, stood guard while she ate, but seemed utterly disinterested in the eggs. Here's hoping he steps up soon! If he proves himself, the biologists will foster in an older captive-raised foster chick. Once everything settles, those rescued chicks will likely find themselves at a nearby hack site, ready to spread their wings.

A fluffy white body has been spotted at Genesee! Thanks to our fellow bird watcher, Kathy, for sending in the update and screenshot this morning. Stay tuned for more egg hatching to come!

The peregrine pair at Genesee are patiently waiting on their four eggs to hatch. Peregrine breeding pairs tend to be monogamous throughout their lifespan and return to the same nesting location year after year.

Genesee now has four eggs! Sources have put the fourth egg being laid sometime in the late evening this past Sunday. Stay tuned for more updates.

One more egg has been spotted at Genesee! So far this is the only live peregrine nest with eggs. Stayed tuned for more.

This past weekend the Genesee falcon pair had their first egg! Peregrines will on average lay 3 or 4 eggs, so fingers crossed for more to come!

We have two birds frequenting the nest this year. Will there be eggs here?