Assuming that is Cadence, I see a band!!  Brutal is all I can say!

I just came back to look and now I'm sick to my stomach!!

Betty Ann Kelly · Environmental Specialist at County of Union Dept Parks & Community Renewal
Resident female outside then inside nest box. Still acting defensive but is sitting on eggs a bit more. Male taking his turn as well. Let's see if any additional eggs will be laid. Just remember folks... "turnabout is fair play" as they say. This resident female either chased off the previous year's female or killed her. She was last seen on Christmas Day.

Resident female in nest but def on guard! Can see her wounded chest!

I hope this ends soon, battle going on 6 days!

Just curious how these m/f falcons find all these nests!! Are they just cruising along and they see a place and think, "Hey, this looks like a good place", or do they see another falcon and follow and think, "this is a good place to start a fight for the nest?" It just baffles me that usually at every nest site, you find a 3rd ready to battle it out or try!! As big as all these areas are, they find the nests!! 

And they don't have AAA or Michelin, or apartmentfinder.com, or anything like that! 

Obviously, they have Falcon GPS!!!

Just curious how these m/f falcons find all these nests!! Are they just cruising along and they see a place and think, "Hey, this looks like a good place", or do they see another falcon and follow and think, "this is a good place to start a fight for the nest?" It just baffles me that usually at every nest site, you find a 3rd ready to battle it out or try!! As big as all these areas are, they find the nests!! 

Betty Ann Kelly · Environmental Specialist at County of Union Dept Parks & Community Renewal
Female adult falcon perched on the corner of the building on the roof at 12:59 today.
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Betty Ann Kelly · Environmental Specialist at County of Union Dept Parks & Community Renewal
Pair bonding taking place at the nest site. Female in nestbox and male on railing at 1:39pm.
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Betty Ann Kelly · Environmental Specialist at County of Union Dept Parks & Community Renewal
Resident female on railing. She has been incubating along with male. Male appears to have an injury right side/top of bill and seemed to have a slight limp. Female appears to be healing and looks better today. 2 hours ago

Hope all is well here, I get so nervous when I see a new post and so afraid to click on it!!

I'm sure Cadence is well and still out there, some where. This may not be over yet but praying  it is!

Thanks you 2!!

I was so afraid to look at this thread all day but I had to! Glad not much has happened since yesterday! Both gals are most likely exhausted! Just not worth it! (I hope).

Thanks girls for the info on this nest site! 

Nice, we love eggs!! 

I was off for a few hours and they are at it again??? Cadence is persistent!! Good grief, make it stop!

It might be over Donna.  She's sound asleep on her eggs.  First time since Friday she's been in there like that and not running around dodging attacks.  The male also seemed to fly in with her a few times earlier so perhaps he helped her and Cadence retreated...hopefully to safety and without injury.  The fact that Cadence didn't come into the box after her gives me hope that she was smart enough not to want to engage directly to avoid injury.

I'll keep an eye on the board to see if there are any messages or reports.  

Thanks Carly, just turned on the cam and see her finally resting!! 

I love the fact the juvies have so much room to walk around, get lost,   and get a good take off for first flights!! I pray all goes well here, for all!

[You can rest assured that if an injured bird were found on the ground or on a ledge of the building then someone would respond and help the bird in need of care]

The Conserve Wildlife Foundation posted this reassuring message about 45 minutes ago:

While it might be hard to watch the drama unfold, we have to remind ourselves that peregrine falcons are wild animals and these battles over established eyries are quite common. New Jersey is not only a densely populated state for humans, but it also is for peregrine falcons. At another well established eyrie (Jersey City), in 2015 the 20 year old female and 11 year old male were replaced with new birds (female banded 41/AX and male unbanded). Then in 2016, after the female laid one egg, then new male was replaced. We're unsure of what will happen this year, but we know that many battles have occurred there as they are here now. Of course the fate of these eggs hang in the delicate balance of survival here where only the fittest will survive. We can only watch and admire the shear beauty and power of these amazing predatory birds. You can rest assured that if an injured bird were found on the ground or on a ledge of the building then someone would respond and help the bird in need of care. BW

I def feel better knowing they are on it, in case one comes down!! THX!!