I just asked if Conserve Wildlife is going to name her.  If not, Mike and I name them, but the names are not official.  Someone named them Beatrice and Dante, but we still call them Athena and Six.  Although, Athena has been rather peaceful the last two years.  Dante remains laid back much like how you would feel if you drank a six pack of beer.

From Conserve Wildlife NJ Facebook page:

The 23 day old peregrine falcon nestling at the Jersey City was successfully banded this morning! She wears a black USGS band and a state bi-color band with an alpha-numeric code: 79/AN.

She now explores the whole nestbox and has very keen eyesight. Anything that moves will attract her attention.

We apologize to anyone who has had issues watching the stream on our website during the banding. We took her inside to band, so you didn't miss too much on the cam. We got video during the banding process that we'll share later on today.

Now that was quick!  Chick is back and Athena is back.  Didn't seem like very much trauma at all.

Icky, icky, icky.  Glad I'm not living up there.

I wasn't invited this year!     I'll be watching the web site cam.

And that white prey looks like a Goffin's cockatoo, but it is probably a white pigeon?  I think I see a band on it.

 "I am soooooooo tired! "

Come on-I got floor space! Bring some air mattresses!! 

Can I bring my Aero blow up bed?   

They are already feeding it. They are awesome parents.

I thought I saw the beginnings of something here:

Now I'm checking the falcons here every day.  Could it be that B&DC are worried about the ST falcons?  I looked at the map and they seem to be very close, in falcon terms.

Yes, their instinct is to produce young.  I was very surprised to see her back at the scrape this year.  I thought a young one would kick her out.  She is a very tough bird.

They are great parents, but maybe it is time for Athena/Beatrice to rest and enjoy retirement.

Probably none of the eggs are viable.  They just want to get the parent hormones flowing so they can give them a hatchling or two.

She was on the eggs this morning.  And she is on now.  This is another soap opera.  Whose child is that?