Photo: Bridget Ahern, https://instagram.com/moon_rabbit_rising
The 2022 breeding season is drawing to a close. The chicks are still on campus, but have only sporadically been visiting the Campanile. We will still try to document any sightings on camera, but can’t make any guarantees about where they will choose to spend their time!
This has been a truly unprecedented year and we wanted to take a moment to thank everyone involved in this project. First and foremost, we’d like to thank Annie and Grinnell for establishing this territory and defending it year after year. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to Alden for stepping in as a parent for the chicks and saving this breeding season. And of course, we wanted to thank our chicks, Grinnell Jr. and Lindsay, for providing so many wonderful moments this year.
In the non-feathered category, there is an army of people and institutions who made this happen. We would like to thank:
–172 Crowdfunding Donors for initial webcam funding
–Thousand of t-shirt supporters for additional webcam and stream support funding
–The University of California, Berkeley
-Permanent Network Funding:
Office of Chancellor Christ
-Facilities Services:
Karen Larsen
Maria Garcia-Alvarez
Eric Ellisen
Todd McFerren
Daniel Bohnet
-Berkeley News
Gretchen Kell
-Communications and Public Affairs:
La Dawn DuVall
-Telecommunications:
Martin Garcia
Gary Thomas
Pablo Membreno
-UCPD:
Sparky Carranza
Wade MacAdam
–Nest Box Construction:
Mary Malec
Paul Romanak
–Nest Box Installation:
Doug Bell
Sean Peterson
Lynn Schofield
Mary Malec
–Camera Installation:
Peter Sharpe
Doug Bell
–Nestling Banding 2022:
Zeka Glucs, Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group
Natalie Tan-Torres
–Website Design:
Sean Peterson
Lynn Schofield
Carla Cicero
Michelle Koo
–Camera Operation 2022:
Sean Peterson
Lynn Schofield
Jan Ambrosini
Mary Malec
Allison Levin
Lauren Martin
Christina Tarr
Brian O’Laughlin
Bridget Ahern
–Hatch Day Party
Lia Keener
Yuerou Tang
–FledgeWatch 2022:
Mary Malec
Jan Ambrosini
Allen Fish
Allison Pennel
Denise Peck
Daniel Armstrong
Cheryl Elmore
Brian O’Laughlin
Marisa Burman
Linda Locke
Erika Donald
Kris Diede
Bridget Ahern
Suzanne Marr
Christina Tarr
Patricia Young
Joy Melvin
John Davis
Paul Romanak
David Mostardi
Lauren Martin
–Social Media:
Sean Peterson
Lynn Schofield
Mary Malec
Allen Fish
Danielle Perryman
Annika Pohlo
And finally, we’d like to thank everyone who watched every moment with us, from first egg to first flight, your enthusiasm, curiosity, and excitement has really driven this project.
Thank you.
-The Cal Falcons Team
Doug Bell, East Bay Regional Parks
Carla Cicero, UC Berkeley – Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
Allen Fish, Golden Gate Raptor Observatory
Lia Keener, UC Berkeley
Mary Malec, East Bay Regional Parks/Golden Gate Raptor Observatory
Danielle Perryman, UC Berkeley
Sean Peterson, UC Berkeley/SUNY ESF
Lynn Schofield, The Institute For Bird Populations
Peter Sharpe, Institute for Wildlife Studies
Yuerou Tang, UC Berkeley
Interested in helping support Cal Falcons? You can donate to the program here. Donations will be used for camera maintenance, outreach, education, and research.