Peregrine falcon chicks hatch atop Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge
From brooklyneagle.com
MTA Bridges and Tunnels today announced that two healthy peregrine falcon chicks have been hatched and have joined their falcon mom in a specially built nesting box atop the Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge. The fluffy hatchlings, who enjoy 360-degree views of the city skyline from their perches, were recently banded for wildlife monitoring, as happens every year.
The 2021 newcomers, who are perching comfortably atop the 215-foot Rockaway tower, are one of three falcon families being watched. Unhatched eggs remain on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge Brooklyn tower, as well as the Throgs Neck Bridge Queens tower.