Falcons

A little wizardry at Milllenium Park

By adamg - 10/13/23 - 3:33 pm

Mary Ellen spotted this merlin, a type of falcon that's bigger than a robin but smaller than a crow, perched at Millennium Park in West Roxbury today.

As the moon sets, the sun and a peregrine falcon rise

By adamg - 2/16/23 - 3:33 pm

Peregrine falcon at moonset and sunrise in Millennium Park

Mary Ellen captured a falcon, up for an early breakfast, at Millennium Park in West Roxbury this morning.

Falcon stuck in Jackson Square T stop

By adamg - 2/3/22 - 8:58 am

Photo by Francis Delaney.

Yesterday afternoon, Francis Delaney noticed a raptor inside the Jackson Square Orange Line station. He reports he called animal control last night and will call the Animal Rescue League this morning.

Earlier:
Hawk takes up perch in Green Street Orange Line station.

Pensive perched peregrine ponders pigeons, perhaps

By adamg - 12/8/20 - 9:09 am

Peregrine falcon perched by the Charles River in West Roxbury

Mary Ellen spotted this peregrine falcon yesterday, hanging out overlooking Cow Island Pond, a sort of Charles River bay off Rivermoor Street in West Roxbury.

The Mean Girls of Millennium Park make sure Merlin can't sit anywhere near them

By adamg - 9/30/20 - 2:35 pm

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The other day, Mary Ellen was down at Millennium Park in West Roxbury, when she saw a merlin and some blue jays. And then more jays. Eventually, about eight of the screaming birds surrounded the raptor and chased it away. And then they followed it and chased it away again. And again. Read more.

Bendi boi along the Charles River

By adamg - 7/20/20 - 12:31 pm

Egret stretches its neck at Millennium Park

Mary Ellen continues her exploration of bird life along the Charles River and Sawmill Brook at Millennium Park in West Roxbury. Yesterday, she spotted a pretzel bird, um, egret.

She also reports there's a family of peregrine falcons enjoying the towers along the road down to the canoe launch at the park: Read more.

Turning and turning in the widening gyre; the falcon cannot hear the falconer

By adamg - 2/23/18 - 2:40 pm

Missing Dogs Massachusetts is a Facebook page that's normally just what it sounds like. So a posting today is a little unusual, but, then, there aren't many places to look for a missing falcon:

BOLO: Beloved family falcon is missing, last seen Plum Island area. She is very friendly and social and will likely seek out humans by landing on a car or a house, and squawk at them. Still has tether on.

Falcons move to Boston

By adamg - 8/5/15 - 10:55 am

The birds, that is, not the football team. WBUR reports they love our downtown towers.

Hey, careful with that thing!

By adamg - 6/26/14 - 4:47 pm

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Kristin MacDougall posted a photo of one of two peregrine-falcon chicks born on Deer Island recently.

She reports falcons have lived high atop the sewage-treatment plant's "digesters" (the giant egg things) for awhile, but this is the first time any have hatched there.

Fisheries and Wildlife experts banded the two females (named Taylor and Julia) today.

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