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New buildings could be less deadly for Berkeley birds

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge June 08, 2023, 1:00 p.m.June 9, 2023

The city will require large housing projects and office buildings to include materials that prevent birds from flying into windows and other reflective features.

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Photos: Little falcons Zephyr, Rosa and Luna learn to fly

by Gretchen Kell, Berkeley News May 31, 2023, 9:59 a.m.June 4, 2023

The raptors hatched in early April in a nest box at the top of UC Berkeley’s Campanile.

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Watch the UC Berkeley peregrine falcon hatchlings live

Avatar photo by Berkeleyside staff May 25, 2023, 9:15 a.m.May 31, 2023

Annie. Lou. Their three hungry hatchlings. Stay tuned to all the action atop the UC Berkeley Campanile via the Cal webcam.

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3 falcon chicks losing their fluff but now have names

by Gretchen Kell, Berkeley News May 12, 2023, 12:45 p.m.May 12, 2023

Nearly 3,700 people cast votes to name Annie and Lou’s falcon offspring atop the UC Berkeley Campanile. “Ursula” barely missed the cut.

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3 falcon chicks are banded, ravenous and ready for you to name them

by Gretchen Kell | UC Berkeley May 05, 2023, 8:45 a.m.May 5, 2023

A contest to name the chicks began Friday. Less than a month ago, they hatched in their gravel nest box; now they are nearly full-sized and eating plenty of pigeon meat.

Two birds perched on high having at a carcass
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Avian flu kills falcon who mated with Annie’s offspring

by Guananí Gómez-Van Cortright | Bay Nature April 17, 2023, 12:10 p.m.April 17, 2023

Shasta, a female peregrine falcon nesting atop San Jose City Hall, was confirmed to have died from avian influenza in late March. Shasta’s mate Sequoia — offspring of Annie and Grinnell — has also disappeared.

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First falcon chick hatches in Berkeley; celebratory events planned for Tuesday

by Gretchen Kell, Berkeley News April 10, 2023, 10:01 a.m.April 12, 2023

The first of Annie and Lou’s chicks hatched Monday afternoon. “Typically, all the eggs hatch within about 48 hours,” a Cal Falcons biologist said.

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It’s a 4-egg clutch for UC Berkeley peregrine falcons Annie and Lou

by Gretchen Kell | UC Berkeley March 13, 2023, 1:01 p.m.March 13, 2023

Lou is a “rock star,” both as a new mate for Annie and as a dad-to-be, Cal Falcons reports.

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UC Berkeley’s new male peregrine falcon gets a name

by Gretchen Kell, Berkeley News March 01, 2023, 8:24 a.m.March 1, 2023

Annie’s new mate has been given a new name in a Cal Falcons contest. The bird will be named after a UC Berkeley alumna who was the partner of Annie’s namesake, the explorer and naturalist Annie Alexander.

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Rex, Lou, Hu or Tony? Pick the name of Annie the falcon’s new mate

by Gretchen Kell | UC Berkeley Feb. 17, 2023, 9:15 a.m.February 17, 2023

Seven finalists have been chosen in a contest to name the new peregrine falcon at the top of UC Berkeley’s Campanile.

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For Valentine’s Day, let’s name Annie the falcon’s chirpy new mate

by Gretchen Kell | UC Berkeley Feb. 14, 2023, 1:00 p.m.April 14, 2023

Annie, the 9-year-old falcon atop UC Berkeley’s Campanile, lost her longtime mate Grinnell last year. His successor, Alden, is likely also gone. But plucky Annie’s found a third bird to love.

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6 Berkeley birds that climate change could drive away

by Beth Reuter, Jennifer Morrow, Sandy Gess, Marjorie Powell, Eric Schroeder and Blake Edgar Oct. 11, 2022, 2:33 p.m.October 11, 2022

Writers share what they love about buffleheads, surf scoters and four other local avian species at risk from climate change in advance of the Berkeley Bird Festival on Oct. 16.

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