The UC Berkeley peregrine falcons are back with their first egg of 2021
The first egg of 2021 has arrived for Grinnell (pictured here), the male falcon on the Campanile, and his mate Annie. More eggs are expected in the next several days. Photo: Cal Falcons Veteran peregrine falcon mother Annie laid her first egg of 2021 early this morning in her gravel nest on UC Berkeley’s 307-foot-tall Campanile. Since then, the pair has been seen taking turns incubating the egg — there are three 24/7 webcams on the tower, one on the nest — with Annie taking breaks to eat what Grinnell hunts. This is the falcons’ fifth breeding season on the campus. Fans of the b...