All peregrine

Chancellor Amiridis holding a peregrine falcon chick

June 14, 2016

Banding new falcon chicks

Banding ceremony for latest falcon brood

Bob & Cheryl, peregrine falcons

July 14, 2015

UIC falcon enthusiasts swoop in to rescue fledgling

Young peregrine needs help after leaving nest atop University Hall

May 19, 2015

Falcons return to hatch two chicks in nest on UH ledge

Peregrine parents probably regulars Nitz and Mouse

August 19, 2014

Young falcons head off to the wild blue yonder

Watch for Nitz and Mouse, now empty-nesters, to return in spring

Nitz and Mouse keep their chicks from the ledge of UH

June 24, 2014

Learning to fly

UIC’s three peregrine falcon chicks are trading their fluff for feathers.

Adult peregrine falcon feeds chick

June 17, 2014

UIC’s peregrine falcon family: eating, growing, banding

Three chicks on University Hall ledge soon ready for first flight

June 15, 2014

Falcon babies grow big and fat

Falcon chicks eat and eat, to grow and grow

June 10, 2014

Peregrine falcon babies growing up fast to be the fastest

Adult peregrines fastest animals in the world, at speeds over 200 mph

Peregrine falcon family

June 5, 2014

At home with UIC’s falcon family

Keeping three falcon chicks fed is a busy job

Peregrine falcon Nitz

June 1, 2014

UIC’s falcon family welcomes a new chick

Our resident raptors add a second baby to their brood