Annie the Falcon's chicks hatch atop UC Berkeley Campanile

Thursday, May 5, 2022
BERKELEY, Calif. (KGO) -- Annie the Falcon is officially a new mom. The first of three peregrine falcon chicks hatched Thursday morning atop the Campanile at UC Berkeley.

The first hatched around 6:14 a.m. Many live stream viewers noticed Annie eating bits of its eggshell. Experts say this is so she can regain some of the calcium she lost.
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Several major developments have happened in recent months in Annie's life.

Her longtime mate, Grinnell, was found deceased in late March. He was apparently hit by a car, according to the Cal Falcon's research team.

They lived together atop U.C. Berkeley's tower since 2016.



Then, you may recall she had a new "bird boyfriend" who swooped in just hours after the death of her of Grinnell.
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Then, Annie's new "boyfriend" needed a new name and after public voting, it was narrowed down to nine finalists: Archie, Morgan, Alden, Ed, Lou, Takaki, Calvin, Savio and Ned.

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All of the names had a connection to U.C. Berkeley's history.

Fans voted and Alden was the chosen name.


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But Annie had other things going in her life. Before Grinnell's death and having "Alden" as a new boyfriend, she went missing for a while back in February before returning to her nest.



Now, her chicks are hatching.

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