We have a pip!

April 13, 2018 9:47 AM

The hatching of a red-tailed hawk in a nest in the Presidio was caught on camera. You can watch the livestream here.
posted by rtha (11 comments total)

"What species is this?"

"Uh... Buteo jamaicensis."

"You bred raptors?"
posted by tobascodagama at 9:55 AM on April 13, 2018 [5 favorites]

This is great. This week in the parking lot at work I've noticed two crows building a nest high up in a pine tree. I love spring.
posted by JanetLand at 9:55 AM on April 13, 2018 [1 favorite]

Aw, they're having lunch right now. Fluffy little faces!!!!
posted by leesh at 10:54 AM on April 13, 2018

It's out! You can watch it fluffing up in the sun while its sibling has lunch right now.
posted by Mizu at 10:56 AM on April 13, 2018

Thank you!
posted by GenderNullPointerException at 12:20 PM on April 13, 2018

There is a red tailed hawk nest on a cell tower behind the Value Tree on Henderson near Rainier. I was walking on the path that runs from the side of the Safeway on Rainier to Henderson and, when passing by, I heard what sounded a begging baby bird on a megaphone. I didn't have my glasses on but when I looked up, you couldn't miss the nest. It was four feet in diameter, made of broken branches.

And then, one of the parents took off -- glorious. Their wings are so wide.
posted by y2karl at 12:25 PM on April 13, 2018 [2 favorites]

One of the universities here has its own set of peregrine falcons who regularly nest on campus, and one of the departments built a nesting box for them. They just laid eggs! You can check out the live feed here.
posted by Mr. Bad Example at 12:51 PM on April 13, 2018

Flagged as a self-link!
posted by gingerbeer at 2:06 PM on April 13, 2018 [8 favorites]

The PG&E building in downtown SF has a falcon nest, and a falconcam. Currently, there are three chicks, little fuzzy white things with a few grey feathers.
posted by ErisLordFreedom at 4:52 PM on April 13, 2018

Mazel tov on the new addition to your family! ;-)
posted by brujita at 9:42 PM on April 13, 2018 [2 favorites]

Some may have noticed that the adult has a band on its leg, and I just found out that this bird was banded in 2007 by the GGRO - it was a juvenile then, so she is 11 years old!
posted by rtha at 1:45 PM on April 25, 2018 [2 favorites]