Peregrine Falcon Born in Kahnawake Nest at Mercier Bridge
Written by Paul Graif on 5 May 2020
The Peregrine Falcon protected area at the Mercier Bridge in Kahnawake has been busy in the last few days. One of the two eggs that was laid five weeks ago, hatched this morning. Marilou Skelling is the Director of Operations with Falcon Environmental Services (FES). “We installed a camera in a nest box for the Peregrine Falcon two years ago. The camera is always on in the nest so this way we know when the eggs are laid and when they hatch. And we just learned that this morning the first of the two eggs has hatched so we have a baby Falcon in the nest,” Skelling said. FES shared the photos on its Facebook page. “It’s very exciting because I think we have a very precious moment that we can see with the camera. It’s very nice to see that they are doing well. The male is bringing food for the female to feed the babies. It is something very unusual and we are very lucky to see that,” she said.
Skelling says the second egg is expected to hatch within the next 24 hours. FES monitors the nest at the Mercier Bridge, as well as 3 at the Champlain Bridge.
