I made a few trips up to the garage top last week with the hopes that I’d see
Herc and Max getting the ole’ nest ready for baby season. I fervently hoped that this year, they’d choose to nest on the north side of the building rather than the west side, as they did last year. As anyone who read last year’s journal entries knows, watching them on the western exposure presents quite a challenge.

First things first, it seems that many of my friends from the garage moved on over the winter. Sadly, I won’t be seeing Tyrone, Tom or Nichelle this year. I suppose that’s sort of the way these things go, but they will be missed.

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Is it time for another peregrine season already? Time flies!

Indeed, the courting season should be getting underway, so time to dust off the falcon journal, take stock of camera and scope supplies and ready myself for an exciting several months of falcon monitoring to come.

Last weekend, Sean and I made our first VERY chilly check-up on the MCC. I am happy to report that we saw two robustly healthy looking adult peregrines basking in the sunshine on the west facing MCC ledges! I have to suppose it is Hercules and Max, but of course cannot make that claim until I get confirmation on their leg band numbers. However, their size and markings lead me to believe the MCC couple has weathered what was a hard Chicago winter with barely a feather out of place.

Since I have little more to report than that one highly satisfying sighting of the MCC birds, I would like to report on some other sightings supplied mostly by a group of talented photographers on Flickr.

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