peregrine falcon

January 12, 2024

Peregrine falcon population continues to advance in Virginia

By: Bryan Watts1/4/2024 The Virginia breeding population of peregrine falcons continued its slow advance in 2023.  The known population reached a record 35 breeding pairs.  The […]
July 8, 2023
Mitchell Byrd holds a captive-reared peregrine falcon in the early 1990s

Peregrine Hacking Program Stands Down within Shenandoah National Park

By: Bryan Watts7/4/2023 Shenandoah National Park has championed the reintroduction of peregrine falcons back into their historic breeding range in the mountains of Virginia.  Since 1989, […]
March 29, 2023
Female peregrine falcon turns eggs on bridge.

Divergence in Virginia Peregrines

By: Bryan Watts3/27/23 Following the complete extirpation of peregrine falcons in eastern North America during the DDT era, the eastern peregrine recovery team made the bold […]
January 11, 2023
Breeding female on the Eltham Bridge.

Virginia peregrine population continues to climb

By: Bryan Watts1/10/23 The Virginia breeding population of peregrine falcons continued its climb in 2022 with a modern record of 34 known breeding pairs.  The record […]
July 11, 2022
Peregrine falcon with brood of two males and two females.

From penthouse view to penthouse view

By: Bryan Watts7/10/22 The pair of peregrine falcons that has been inhabiting in a nest box on the roof of the Armada Hoffler Building in the […]
July 11, 2022
Common raven.

Quarry Birds

By: Bryan Watts7/10/22 The high demand for rock and other resources to supply our growing infrastructure needs along with modern quarry techniques and machinery is creating […]
January 12, 2022
Peregrine brood looks out over the Luckstone quarry in Ashburn, Virginia

Descended from Royalty

By Bryan Watts1/12/2022 When Alan Williams and I repelled down a quarry wall in Ashburn, Virginia to band a brood of peregrines, neither of us had […]
October 4, 2021
Adult male peregrine falcon from the Mills Godwin Bridge

2021 Peregrine Season

By Bryan Watts10/4/2021 The 2021 breeding season was mixed for peregrine falcons in Virginia.  The population produced 68 young falcons.  This is the highest number of […]
April 13, 2010

Gender of Bald Eagle Broods at NBG

Dr. Bryan Watts addresses the question about the gender of the eaglets that this pair of bald eagles has produced at Norfolk Botanical Garden:  A question was recently […]