As the season progresses, our hopes for a peregrine pair to settle at the Genesee nest box dim. Keep in mind, peregrines have opted to nest in other areas of the Power Plant (i.e., venting area, fan shroud,and explosion shoot) in the past. So, there could still be peregrines at the Genesee Power Plant—we just can’t watch them on camera. We hope that they have successfully nested.

The facts: Peregrine falcons commonly change their nesting location on cliffs that they defend; however, experts have noted the situation is a little different regarding nesting boxes. The birds find their nesting box superior to other locations, and typically change nesting locations far less than in a “natural” environment.

Unfortunately, a peregrine pair has not settled yet at Genesee Power Plant this year. At this point, we can only speculate as to why. Here’s hoping a pair chooses this location as their seasonal nest next year.

We continue to see peregrines checking out the Genesee Power Plant nest box, but they haven’t settled yet.

Here’s an interesting fact about the peregrine’s nesting habit: they do not construct their nest, but “scrape” dirt, gravel, or debris on a structure or use ready-to-move-in abandoned nests.

Peregrines have been spotted! They could just be checking out the site, they could be settling in for the season, they could still be battling for the site - the coming days will determine the outcome. Stay tuned to find out if this pair will nest at Genesee Power Plant for the season.

The unidentified peregrine pair at Bell Tower were ahead of the pack again this year! Two eggs were laid at the end of April. Since they were so good at brooding, we didn’t notice that there were four eggs in total until they all hatched in early June. After the biologists banded the four chicks in July, they moved the two females to the Pembina release site to increase their chances of survival.