Welcome to the 2026 Rochester, NY Falcon Season!
Welcome to the 2026 RFalconcam season featuring Nova & Corazon!
Our faithful cam watchers have been following along through the winter but spring and new eggs always bring new watchers. We welcome everyone, near and far, to share the miracle developing in those beautiful red eggs!
If all proceeds as usual we should see the eggs hatch in early May. Nova and Corazon will raise the eyases at the nestbox from tiny fluffballs to feathered juveniles over the next 5-6 weeks. Then they will fly & grace the skies over Rochester! That is also when the human watchers get involved!
There are times when the young falcons get into an unsafe situation and need our help. We would like to invite others to join our dedicated core team on the fledge watch! If you are local to Rochester, NY please consider spending some time keeping an eye on the young falcons!
If all stays usual timing, the prime in-person watch needs will be in early-mid June. They are usually most active early morning and late afternoon. No need to commit now. Please just keep it in mind as you are enjoying the antics of the eyases in the scrape!
If you are not local to Rochester please consider finding a scrape near you to help out! We have RFalconcam offspring and descendants in New York, Ontario Canada and as far away as Missouri! Whether a direct connection or just the wonder of the peregrine it is a great way to spend your time!
The Rochester, NY falcon cams have been instrumental in the recovery of the peregrine falcon since 1995! The Art Deco high rise building ledges simulate the natural ledges peregrines use for scrapes in the wild! The nest box provides shelter from the weather and a safe place for the eggs to hatch.
Maintaining our cameras and network can be challenging. From hardware and cameras to the social media integration there is a lot to do! If you are technically savvy and would like to help keep Rfalconcam running smoothly please reach out!
Thank you for reading this long post! We have a lot of information on our main website along with our forum, still and streaming cams at https://rfalconcam.com As always, thank you to our sponsors at GVAS https://gvaudubon.org
Welcome everyone and remember to keep your eyes to the sky!
Ei/cp
