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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Editor’s note\u003c/strong>: This story is part of KQED’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/youthtakeover\">Youth Takeover\u003c/a>. Throughout the week of April 21–25, we’re publishing content by high school students from all over the Bay Area.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every year, as \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/birds\">birds\u003c/a> make their journeys hundreds — sometimes thousands — of miles across whole continents, they attract the attention of bird-watchers. People gather along marshes and shorelines like Rodeo Beach and the Berkeley Marina, cold hands gripping their binoculars and excitement brewing in their stomachs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A stereotypical birder, for many, is someone from an older generation. “I think a lot of people who are on the outside of bird-watching, they think it’s an old grandma sitting at her feeder looking at blue jays and cardinals,” says Christopher Henry, a 15-year-old birder from San José.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Henry is part of a growing national trend. According to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.fws.gov/program/national-survey-fishing-hunting-and-wildlife-associated-recreation-fhwar\">National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation\u003c/a>, there were 4.7 million 16–24-year-old birders in 2016 and 10.8 million in 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13974933\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-20-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"young person in cap stands at railing overlooking wetlands\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13974933\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-20-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-20-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-20-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-20-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-20-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-20-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-20-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Birder Christopher Henry, 15, watches as cliff swallows fly over him at the Baylands Nature Preserve in Palo Alto on April 16, 2025. Henry has been birding for over two years. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Why exactly has this boom happened?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The COVID-19 pandemic is definitely part of the story. That forced downtime incentivized teenagers to explore the outdoors after being stuck inside for so long. Yet technology may be the real gateway these days. Families might introduce young people to bird-watching, but apps and social media networks are helping them keep up their commitment to the hobby.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once hooked, teenagers find the benefits of birding are decidedly tangible: bird-watching connects them to networks of other enthusiasts, provides escape and relaxation, helps them tap into cultural heritages and broadens their understanding of ecosystems. Teenage birders are finding their own digital way into a very analog and wholesome activity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13974937\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-29-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"young person with short blonde hair looks up at tree through binoculars\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13974937\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-29-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-29-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-29-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-29-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-29-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-29-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-29-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sadie Cosby looks up for Cedar Waxwings in the trees at the Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline in Richmond. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Birding for bragging rights\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Sadie Cosby, a 17-year-old senior at Sales and College Prep in Richmond, recognizes the appeal of online birding platforms. She’s even part of a unique Discord server that sends alerts when there is a rare bird in the area. She fell in love with bird-watching after her father started hunting ducks. Mesmerized by their iridescent feathers, she was far more interested in seeing the birds in motion, and so they started heading out together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although Cosby says she prefers to bird-watch alone and uses it as a way to disconnect, she also enjoys being connected to other birders online. “I think because we’re kind of the iPhone generation, it’s easier for us to relate to birding through all of the platforms, which gamify birding a little bit,” says Cosby.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She’s also a member of the \u003ca href=\"https://californiayoungbirders.weebly.com/\">California Young Birders’ Club\u003c/a>, founded by Elisa Yang in 2014 to bring young birders together. “I’ve found a community where there’s a high density of young birders, and because of it I’ve met a lot of competitive, wonderful people,” Cosby says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13974967\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-20-KQED_2000_c.jpg\" alt=\"young person in cap smiles on wooden boardwalk overlooking wetlands, at right, white wading bird reflected in water\" width=\"2000\" height=\"908\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13974967\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-20-KQED_2000_c.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-20-KQED_2000_c-800x363.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-20-KQED_2000_c-1020x463.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-20-KQED_2000_c-160x73.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-20-KQED_2000_c-768x349.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-20-KQED_2000_c-1536x697.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-20-KQED_2000_c-1920x872.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">L: Christopher Henry poses for a photo at the Baylands Nature Preserve in Palo Alto on April 16, 2025. Henry has been birding for over two years. R: A snowy egret stands in a pond at the Baylands Nature Preserve. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Henry, a freshman at Campbell’s Westmont High School, shares Cosby’s enthusiasm for the birding community. “One of my favorite parts is meeting new people. You’re constantly meeting amazing people and making amazing connections with them,” he says. “In the end, it can really do good for you.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although he’s only been birding for two years, Henry’s been interested for his whole life, ever since he made bird lists with his grandmother in Michigan. (His parents even claim that his first word was “bird.”) Henry’s dedication only progressed from there. He wrote his own field guide around age seven, and created a \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@BirdingwithChris/videos\">YouTube channel\u003c/a> to document his birding trips in 2023. His channel currently has more than 2,000 subscribers. Henry hopes his videos inspire other people to go out and find rare birds, and simply have a good time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/ZNH6L9z9CqY?feature=shared\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Henry uses \u003ca href=\"https://ebird.org/home\">eBird\u003c/a>, a popular bird-watching app, primarily for its “life list” feature, which allows users to check off bird species as they find them. That ever-growing list is an easy way to measure progress and successes; it’s a digital cumulative record and somewhat braggable accomplishment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If eBird didn’t exist, I don’t think I would be a birder,” says Henry. “It just makes it so much fun. It keeps all of your stats right there, and it makes it sort of like a game where you can compete and compare yourself to other young birders.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Finding cultural meaning\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>All the young birders interviewed for this story agreed that birding has a positive effect on their mental health and general mood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Daniela Sanchez, a 27-year-old birder who lives in San Francisco, uses bird-watching as a way to connect with her surroundings and relax. Her birding origin story comes out of a stressful situation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13974944\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-79-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"woman looks through binoculars, wind in hair\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1383\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13974944\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-79-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-79-KQED-800x553.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-79-KQED-1020x705.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-79-KQED-160x111.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-79-KQED-768x531.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-79-KQED-1536x1062.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-79-KQED-1920x1328.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Birder Daniela Sanchez, 27, looks for birds at Crissy Field in San Francisco on April 18, 2025. Sanchez has been birding for seven years. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I was basically forced to take an ornithology class in college to meet a graduation requirement,” she remembers. “I fell in love with the class. The teacher was very nice.” That course, which required her to explore the Bay Area outdoors, was in stark contrast to the indoor activities of her other classes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She notices dramatic emotional benefits when she takes time to decompress through bird-watching. “Definitely my mood improves, like it skyrockets,” she says. “And afterwards I become more productive with everything else that I wanted to get done in the first place, but I couldn’t do.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sanchez and I met through a Latino bird-watching branch of the \u003ca href=\"https://goldengatebirdalliance.org/\">Golden Gate Bird Alliance\u003c/a>, which organizes rare bilingual birding events. Together, we were part of a diverse, intergenerational mix of people, connected by the ever-present hobby of bird-watching and our shared Latino heritage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Sanchez, bird-watching provides another way to access her Mexican roots. “In my country a hummingbird is called a colibri, but in a different country it’s called a chuparrosa,” she says. Birds carry different names and cultural significance across their migratory paths.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13974942\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-68-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"black ink tattoo of bird with red throat on inside of arm\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13974942\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-68-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-68-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-68-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-68-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-68-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-68-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-68-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daniela Sanchez shows her first tattoo, a magnificent frigatebird, which she got while visiting the Galápagos Islands. It is one of her favorite birds. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“To someone who a specific bird doesn’t really hold much cultural importance, sure, if they disappear, it’s sad, we won’t see them again,” she says, noting the threats of climate change to bird populations. “But in reality, we lose a lot more with that when it does hold that cultural meaning, in relation to language and how communities learn lessons from those species around them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rajan Rao, an 18-year-old senior at Lick Wilmerding High School in San Francisco, connects to birding on similarly big-picture scale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I would say my favorite part of bird-watching is how it’s a smaller example of evolutionary forces at large,” he says. By comparing the relationships between different species and their common traits, Rao continues, “you can kind of see how that species fits into the larger context of the ecosystem.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13974943\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-71-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1319\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13974943\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-71-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-71-KQED-800x528.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-71-KQED-1020x673.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-71-KQED-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-71-KQED-768x506.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-71-KQED-1536x1013.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-71-KQED-1920x1266.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A great blue heron catches a gopher at Crissy Field in San Francisco on April 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Although many children have a “nature phase,” Rao says his was exceptionally strong. He got into bird-watching through nature camps, and is now the co-leader of the Northern California chapter of the California Young Birders’ Club. Thanks to birding, he has an immense appreciation for the environment and the birds within the landscape.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rao, Sanchez, Henry and Cosby are just a few members of a much larger and densely networked community of young bird-watchers in the Bay Area. And though they share much in common with older generations of birders when it comes to their passion for and enjoyment of the hobby, they also have a distinct advantage over their elders: several decades longer to expand on those life lists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Camila Nube is a sophomore at Berkeley High School, an avid birder and a member of KQED’s Youth Advisory Board.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Editor’s note\u003c/strong>: This story is part of KQED’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/youthtakeover\">Youth Takeover\u003c/a>. Throughout the week of April 21–25, we’re publishing content by high school students from all over the Bay Area.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every year, as \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/birds\">birds\u003c/a> make their journeys hundreds — sometimes thousands — of miles across whole continents, they attract the attention of bird-watchers. People gather along marshes and shorelines like Rodeo Beach and the Berkeley Marina, cold hands gripping their binoculars and excitement brewing in their stomachs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A stereotypical birder, for many, is someone from an older generation. “I think a lot of people who are on the outside of bird-watching, they think it’s an old grandma sitting at her feeder looking at blue jays and cardinals,” says Christopher Henry, a 15-year-old birder from San José.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Henry is part of a growing national trend. According to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.fws.gov/program/national-survey-fishing-hunting-and-wildlife-associated-recreation-fhwar\">National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation\u003c/a>, there were 4.7 million 16–24-year-old birders in 2016 and 10.8 million in 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13974933\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-20-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"young person in cap stands at railing overlooking wetlands\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13974933\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-20-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-20-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-20-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-20-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-20-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-20-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-20-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Birder Christopher Henry, 15, watches as cliff swallows fly over him at the Baylands Nature Preserve in Palo Alto on April 16, 2025. Henry has been birding for over two years. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Why exactly has this boom happened?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The COVID-19 pandemic is definitely part of the story. That forced downtime incentivized teenagers to explore the outdoors after being stuck inside for so long. Yet technology may be the real gateway these days. Families might introduce young people to bird-watching, but apps and social media networks are helping them keep up their commitment to the hobby.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once hooked, teenagers find the benefits of birding are decidedly tangible: bird-watching connects them to networks of other enthusiasts, provides escape and relaxation, helps them tap into cultural heritages and broadens their understanding of ecosystems. Teenage birders are finding their own digital way into a very analog and wholesome activity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13974937\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-29-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"young person with short blonde hair looks up at tree through binoculars\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13974937\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-29-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-29-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-29-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-29-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-29-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-29-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-29-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sadie Cosby looks up for Cedar Waxwings in the trees at the Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline in Richmond. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Birding for bragging rights\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Sadie Cosby, a 17-year-old senior at Sales and College Prep in Richmond, recognizes the appeal of online birding platforms. She’s even part of a unique Discord server that sends alerts when there is a rare bird in the area. She fell in love with bird-watching after her father started hunting ducks. Mesmerized by their iridescent feathers, she was far more interested in seeing the birds in motion, and so they started heading out together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although Cosby says she prefers to bird-watch alone and uses it as a way to disconnect, she also enjoys being connected to other birders online. “I think because we’re kind of the iPhone generation, it’s easier for us to relate to birding through all of the platforms, which gamify birding a little bit,” says Cosby.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She’s also a member of the \u003ca href=\"https://californiayoungbirders.weebly.com/\">California Young Birders’ Club\u003c/a>, founded by Elisa Yang in 2014 to bring young birders together. “I’ve found a community where there’s a high density of young birders, and because of it I’ve met a lot of competitive, wonderful people,” Cosby says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13974967\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-20-KQED_2000_c.jpg\" alt=\"young person in cap smiles on wooden boardwalk overlooking wetlands, at right, white wading bird reflected in water\" width=\"2000\" height=\"908\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13974967\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-20-KQED_2000_c.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-20-KQED_2000_c-800x363.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-20-KQED_2000_c-1020x463.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-20-KQED_2000_c-160x73.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-20-KQED_2000_c-768x349.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-20-KQED_2000_c-1536x697.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-20-KQED_2000_c-1920x872.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">L: Christopher Henry poses for a photo at the Baylands Nature Preserve in Palo Alto on April 16, 2025. Henry has been birding for over two years. R: A snowy egret stands in a pond at the Baylands Nature Preserve. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Henry, a freshman at Campbell’s Westmont High School, shares Cosby’s enthusiasm for the birding community. “One of my favorite parts is meeting new people. You’re constantly meeting amazing people and making amazing connections with them,” he says. “In the end, it can really do good for you.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although he’s only been birding for two years, Henry’s been interested for his whole life, ever since he made bird lists with his grandmother in Michigan. (His parents even claim that his first word was “bird.”) Henry’s dedication only progressed from there. He wrote his own field guide around age seven, and created a \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@BirdingwithChris/videos\">YouTube channel\u003c/a> to document his birding trips in 2023. His channel currently has more than 2,000 subscribers. Henry hopes his videos inspire other people to go out and find rare birds, and simply have a good time.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/ZNH6L9z9CqY'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/ZNH6L9z9CqY'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Henry uses \u003ca href=\"https://ebird.org/home\">eBird\u003c/a>, a popular bird-watching app, primarily for its “life list” feature, which allows users to check off bird species as they find them. That ever-growing list is an easy way to measure progress and successes; it’s a digital cumulative record and somewhat braggable accomplishment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If eBird didn’t exist, I don’t think I would be a birder,” says Henry. “It just makes it so much fun. It keeps all of your stats right there, and it makes it sort of like a game where you can compete and compare yourself to other young birders.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Finding cultural meaning\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>All the young birders interviewed for this story agreed that birding has a positive effect on their mental health and general mood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Daniela Sanchez, a 27-year-old birder who lives in San Francisco, uses bird-watching as a way to connect with her surroundings and relax. Her birding origin story comes out of a stressful situation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13974944\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-79-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"woman looks through binoculars, wind in hair\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1383\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13974944\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-79-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-79-KQED-800x553.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-79-KQED-1020x705.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-79-KQED-160x111.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-79-KQED-768x531.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-79-KQED-1536x1062.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-79-KQED-1920x1328.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Birder Daniela Sanchez, 27, looks for birds at Crissy Field in San Francisco on April 18, 2025. 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It is one of her favorite birds. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“To someone who a specific bird doesn’t really hold much cultural importance, sure, if they disappear, it’s sad, we won’t see them again,” she says, noting the threats of climate change to bird populations. “But in reality, we lose a lot more with that when it does hold that cultural meaning, in relation to language and how communities learn lessons from those species around them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rajan Rao, an 18-year-old senior at Lick Wilmerding High School in San Francisco, connects to birding on similarly big-picture scale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I would say my favorite part of bird-watching is how it’s a smaller example of evolutionary forces at large,” he says. By comparing the relationships between different species and their common traits, Rao continues, “you can kind of see how that species fits into the larger context of the ecosystem.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13974943\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-71-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1319\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13974943\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-71-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-71-KQED-800x528.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-71-KQED-1020x673.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-71-KQED-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-71-KQED-768x506.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-71-KQED-1536x1013.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/20250418_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-71-KQED-1920x1266.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A great blue heron catches a gopher at Crissy Field in San Francisco on April 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Although many children have a “nature phase,” Rao says his was exceptionally strong. 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"content": "\u003cp>Carrie Fisher once said, “There should be a term for what celebrity children go through, which is narcissistic deprivation. The family is organized around the parents or parent and not around the children.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The offspring of the Bay Area’s most beloved falcon, Annie, can probably relate. All year round, Annie is showered with attention, memes and livestreams. She even has \u003ca href=\"https://www.customink.com/fundraising/campanile-falcons23\">her own merch\u003c/a>, for crying out loud! For Bay Area falcon fans, Annie’s every move — \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13907837/peregrine-falcon-annie-grinnel-berkeley-campanile-birdwatching\">her newest love interest\u003c/a>, her latest mid-air fight, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13909929/uc-berkeley-peregrine-falcons-campanile-annie-grinnell-not-dead\">that time she went on the lam\u003c/a> for a week — isn’t hard to track. But what of her many, many babies?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13927659']For the most part, Annie’s 15 kids have dropped out of the public eye as soon as they’ve left the UC Berkeley campanile. Worse, we often only hear about them when tragedy strikes. Like when 2017 chick Lux died after flying into a window, or when Lindsay, one of the two 2022 babies was killed by a hawk, two months after fledging. (A lot of us still haven’t recovered from that one, especially after losing Grinnell, her father, just months before.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are always, of course, exceptions to the rule. These are the nepo babies, the kids who are going to outshine even their famous parents. One of Annie and Grinnell’s 2020 babies, Sequoia, has been hanging around in San Jose trying to make a name for himself. But it’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/UCBerkeley/posts/pfbid06aiu8A635EhPpztrRr948F6ksrrkXZYw6SfPvSxDfjtPmeMd6rS7MRQ9WrdkG7Qrl\">Lawrencium\u003c/a>, one of Annie and Grinnell’s 2018 chicks, who’s really starting to follow in her mom’s famous footsteps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13927789\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13927789\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Peregrine-in-flight-_-credit-to-NPS-Morgan-Barnes-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Peregrine-in-flight-_-credit-to-NPS-Morgan-Barnes-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Peregrine-in-flight-_-credit-to-NPS-Morgan-Barnes-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Peregrine-in-flight-_-credit-to-NPS-Morgan-Barnes-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Peregrine-in-flight-_-credit-to-NPS-Morgan-Barnes-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Peregrine-in-flight-_-credit-to-NPS-Morgan-Barnes.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lawrencium, being majestic AF. \u003ccite>(NPS/ Morgan Barnes)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lawrencium and her boyfriend, you see, are the first peregrine falcons to ever nest on Alcatraz. They moved onto The Rock in 2020 and quickly embarked on making a sex tape. Okay, not quite, but they did fornicate on top of the water tower in front of God and everyone. (By “everyone,” I mostly mean the wonderful rangers of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/GoldenGateNPS/\">Golden Gate National Recreation Area\u003c/a> who diligently shared the news.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This act — this one right here — produced two chicks that year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13927783\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13927783\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Screen-Shot-2023-04-13-at-4.33.19-PM-800x601.png\" alt=\"Two peregrine falcons mating on the lip of a white and red water tower.\" width=\"800\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Screen-Shot-2023-04-13-at-4.33.19-PM-800x601.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Screen-Shot-2023-04-13-at-4.33.19-PM-1020x766.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Screen-Shot-2023-04-13-at-4.33.19-PM-160x120.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Screen-Shot-2023-04-13-at-4.33.19-PM-768x577.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Screen-Shot-2023-04-13-at-4.33.19-PM-1536x1153.png 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Screen-Shot-2023-04-13-at-4.33.19-PM-2048x1538.png 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Screen-Shot-2023-04-13-at-4.33.19-PM-1920x1442.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is it. This is the sex tape. \u003ccite>(NPS/ Tori Seher)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This year, however, Lawrencium has really outdone herself. The new mom just successfully hatched all four of her eggs, producing a tiny band of fluffy-butted chicks who, thus far, are doing a great job of wobbling around their nest like a crew of drunk old men at closing time. It’s an especially impressive brood given the storms that battered the island for much of the falcons’ incubation period.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The National Park Service was kind enough to send us footage of the first two chicks, awaiting the arrival of their siblings:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://vimeo.com/817396034\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Grandpa Grinnell would be so proud.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Finally, for a sneak peek of what these precious little bundles are going to look like in a month or so, here’s what one of Lawrencium’s 2022 fledglings looked like.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13927792\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13927792\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Peregrine-fledgling-credit-to-NPS-Morgan-Barnes-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"A young peregrine falcon squawks, beak open, while directly looking into the camera.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Peregrine-fledgling-credit-to-NPS-Morgan-Barnes-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Peregrine-fledgling-credit-to-NPS-Morgan-Barnes-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Peregrine-fledgling-credit-to-NPS-Morgan-Barnes-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Peregrine-fledgling-credit-to-NPS-Morgan-Barnes-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Peregrine-fledgling-credit-to-NPS-Morgan-Barnes-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Peregrine-fledgling-credit-to-NPS-Morgan-Barnes-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Peregrine-fledgling-credit-to-NPS-Morgan-Barnes-1920x2879.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Peregrine-fledgling-credit-to-NPS-Morgan-Barnes-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of Annie’s grandbabies, last year, being all tough. \u003ccite>(NPS/ Morgan Barnes)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They grow up so fast.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Carrie Fisher once said, “There should be a term for what celebrity children go through, which is narcissistic deprivation. The family is organized around the parents or parent and not around the children.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The offspring of the Bay Area’s most beloved falcon, Annie, can probably relate. All year round, Annie is showered with attention, memes and livestreams. She even has \u003ca href=\"https://www.customink.com/fundraising/campanile-falcons23\">her own merch\u003c/a>, for crying out loud! For Bay Area falcon fans, Annie’s every move — \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13907837/peregrine-falcon-annie-grinnel-berkeley-campanile-birdwatching\">her newest love interest\u003c/a>, her latest mid-air fight, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13909929/uc-berkeley-peregrine-falcons-campanile-annie-grinnell-not-dead\">that time she went on the lam\u003c/a> for a week — isn’t hard to track. But what of her many, many babies?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>For the most part, Annie’s 15 kids have dropped out of the public eye as soon as they’ve left the UC Berkeley campanile. Worse, we often only hear about them when tragedy strikes. Like when 2017 chick Lux died after flying into a window, or when Lindsay, one of the two 2022 babies was killed by a hawk, two months after fledging. (A lot of us still haven’t recovered from that one, especially after losing Grinnell, her father, just months before.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are always, of course, exceptions to the rule. These are the nepo babies, the kids who are going to outshine even their famous parents. One of Annie and Grinnell’s 2020 babies, Sequoia, has been hanging around in San Jose trying to make a name for himself. But it’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/UCBerkeley/posts/pfbid06aiu8A635EhPpztrRr948F6ksrrkXZYw6SfPvSxDfjtPmeMd6rS7MRQ9WrdkG7Qrl\">Lawrencium\u003c/a>, one of Annie and Grinnell’s 2018 chicks, who’s really starting to follow in her mom’s famous footsteps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13927789\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13927789\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Peregrine-in-flight-_-credit-to-NPS-Morgan-Barnes-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Peregrine-in-flight-_-credit-to-NPS-Morgan-Barnes-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Peregrine-in-flight-_-credit-to-NPS-Morgan-Barnes-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Peregrine-in-flight-_-credit-to-NPS-Morgan-Barnes-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Peregrine-in-flight-_-credit-to-NPS-Morgan-Barnes-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Peregrine-in-flight-_-credit-to-NPS-Morgan-Barnes.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lawrencium, being majestic AF. \u003ccite>(NPS/ Morgan Barnes)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lawrencium and her boyfriend, you see, are the first peregrine falcons to ever nest on Alcatraz. They moved onto The Rock in 2020 and quickly embarked on making a sex tape. Okay, not quite, but they did fornicate on top of the water tower in front of God and everyone. (By “everyone,” I mostly mean the wonderful rangers of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/GoldenGateNPS/\">Golden Gate National Recreation Area\u003c/a> who diligently shared the news.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Grandpa Grinnell would be so proud.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Finally, for a sneak peek of what these precious little bundles are going to look like in a month or so, here’s what one of Lawrencium’s 2022 fledglings looked like.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13927792\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13927792\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Peregrine-fledgling-credit-to-NPS-Morgan-Barnes-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"A young peregrine falcon squawks, beak open, while directly looking into the camera.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Peregrine-fledgling-credit-to-NPS-Morgan-Barnes-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Peregrine-fledgling-credit-to-NPS-Morgan-Barnes-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Peregrine-fledgling-credit-to-NPS-Morgan-Barnes-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Peregrine-fledgling-credit-to-NPS-Morgan-Barnes-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Peregrine-fledgling-credit-to-NPS-Morgan-Barnes-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Peregrine-fledgling-credit-to-NPS-Morgan-Barnes-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Peregrine-fledgling-credit-to-NPS-Morgan-Barnes-1920x2879.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Peregrine-fledgling-credit-to-NPS-Morgan-Barnes-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of Annie’s grandbabies, last year, being all tough. \u003ccite>(NPS/ Morgan Barnes)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They grow up so fast.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>It’s 10:30 on a Tuesday morning and a crowd is forming at the back of the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive’s shiny building, a stone’s throw from the UC Berkeley campus. There, on the museum’s giant video screen, is live footage of the most beloved falcons in Northern California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Annie and Lou are on top of the campus campanile, taking turns to incubate three unhatched eggs and sporadically feed their first chick, who emerged pink and chirping from beneath an impressively nonchalant Annie yesterday. (This is the famous falcon mom’s seventh clutch of chicks — she’s a pro at this point.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13927665\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13927665\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Bampfa-screen-scaled-e1681255761164-800x525.jpg\" alt=\"A large screen projects an image of a nesting falcon staring at the camera. People gather in front of the screen, one is holding a bicycle.\" width=\"800\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Bampfa-screen-scaled-e1681255761164-800x525.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Bampfa-screen-scaled-e1681255761164-1020x669.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Bampfa-screen-scaled-e1681255761164-160x105.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Bampfa-screen-scaled-e1681255761164-768x504.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Bampfa-screen-scaled-e1681255761164-1536x1007.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Bampfa-screen-scaled-e1681255761164.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crowds begin to arrive at BAMPFA on Cal Falcons’ ‘Hatch Day,’ April 11, 2023. \u003ccite>(Rae Alexandra)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This is the second time that the Cal Falcons crew — a team of scientists and volunteers who monitor, document and study the falcons, as well as maintain the \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@calfalcons\">YouTube livestream\u003c/a> — have held a “Hatch Day” event at BAMPFA. The first occurred back in 2019 when Annie and her longtime partner Grinnell were first finding fame in the Bay Area. Hatch Day events were put on hold when the COVID pandemic hit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13907837']“We’re delighted to be back,” A.J. Fox, BAMPFA’s media relations manager, tells KQED Arts. “These falcons are local celebrities. Everyone in Berkeley loves them and we love to share the joy of their new arrivals with people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everyone is watching with great attention both outside the building \u003cem>and\u003c/em> inside the building,” Fox continues, of BAMPFA’s staff. “We all had some squeals of delight when the first chick hatched yesterday.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13927666\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13927666\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/gathered-crowd-no-screen-800x549.jpg\" alt=\"A crowd of people stand and sit in lawn chairs on a sunny street corner.\" width=\"800\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/gathered-crowd-no-screen-800x549.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/gathered-crowd-no-screen-1020x700.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/gathered-crowd-no-screen-160x110.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/gathered-crowd-no-screen-768x527.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/gathered-crowd-no-screen-1536x1054.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/gathered-crowd-no-screen-2048x1406.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/gathered-crowd-no-screen-1920x1318.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bird fans gathered on Tuesday afternoon to watch a livestream of the UC Berkeley falcons, currently nesting on the campanile. \u003ccite>(Rae Alexandra)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The people gathered at BAMPFA today are not casual observers. They are falcon fans who first got invested in Annie and her offspring during her longterm partnership with her original mate, Grinnell. Grinnell was hit by a car and killed in April 2022, shortly after Annie had laid that season’s clutch of eggs. Two chicks were born thanks to falcon step-dad Alden, who showed up at the 11th hour to support Annie through the incubation process. Annie’s latest partner, Lou, moved onto the campanile with her after Alden disappeared in November.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Cal Falcons team first discovered Annie and Grinnell nesting on the campanile in 2017. In the years since, thanks to \u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfW9DjiDnqLAlqaHCo12ygDy_KP1k9gHTO86wTDdLJKRD9ogg/viewform\">meme competitions\u003c/a>, public votes to name Annie’s partners and offspring and, of course, the livecam, the fandom has exploded. At BAMPFA today, many people are proudly sporting \u003ca href=\"https://www.customink.com/fundraising/campanile-falcons23\">UC Berkeley Falcons T-shirts\u003c/a> — new designs are released annually to raise money for education, outreach, streaming and research about the falcons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13927667\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13927667\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/falcon-art-scaled-e1681253578325-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Homemade cutout artwork of a falcon, placed in long grass.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/falcon-art-scaled-e1681253578325-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/falcon-art-scaled-e1681253578325-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/falcon-art-scaled-e1681253578325-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/falcon-art-scaled-e1681253578325-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/falcon-art-scaled-e1681253578325-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/falcon-art-scaled-e1681253578325.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Falcon fan art brought to Cal Falcon’s ‘Hatch Day’ at BAMPFA, April 11, 2023. \u003ccite>(Rae Alexandra)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Kim Houghton, a graduate student at UC Berkeley, admits that she is “obsessed” with all things Annie. “I always have the webcams up at work and on my second monitor at home.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As Lou arrives on the big screen with a dead bird to feed the new chick, I mention how funny it is that we all care so much about the falcons that we seem to have forgotten about the smaller birds that they feast on. “Oh, I’ve gotten to the point where I call the campus birds ‘falcon food,’” Houghton laughs. “Like, ‘Oh look. A robin that Lou hasn’t found yet.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13927668\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13927668\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/library-folks-scaled-e1681254032404-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"A young woman and a woman in her fifties stand behind a table on a street corner. The table is covered with books about birds and coloring sheets for children.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/library-folks-scaled-e1681254032404-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/library-folks-scaled-e1681254032404-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/library-folks-scaled-e1681254032404-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/library-folks-scaled-e1681254032404-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/library-folks-scaled-e1681254032404-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/library-folks-scaled-e1681254032404.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Berkeley Public Library employees Kelsey Ocker (L) and Armin Arethna (R) hand out information for kids and adults alike at Cal Falcons’ Hatch Day event at BAMPFA. \u003ccite>(Rae Alexandra)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Nearby is Bridget Ahern, a program manager at Google, who volunteers with Cal Falcons as “an enthusiastic photographer and observer.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13912098']“I started photographing the falcons in June 2020,” Ahern tells KQED Arts. “I was walking through the campus one day and I heard what I thought were pterodactyls in the trees, so I ran home and grabbed my camera. Within a half-hour, I had my first photos of the falcons. I had been a wildlife photographer for a while, just as a hobby. But the falcons have absolutely spurred me to up my skills, to up my camera equipment, to learn everything I can about how to photograph.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ahern says this is her favorite time of year to watch the falcons. “Watching the adults interact with the chicks; watching the chicks fly for the first time. I’m an observer of birds, but I think Annie is pretty special. She’s an avid defender. It is scary and when I see her chasing off interlopers, she never ceases to amaze me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13927669\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13927669\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/20230411_160408-800x1172.jpg\" alt=\"A senior woman and a middle-aged man stand near a grassy area on a street corner. They are both wearing t-shirts featuring falcons.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1172\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/20230411_160408-800x1172.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/20230411_160408-1020x1494.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/20230411_160408-160x234.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/20230411_160408-768x1125.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/20230411_160408-1049x1536.jpg 1049w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/20230411_160408-1398x2048.jpg 1398w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/20230411_160408-1920x2812.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/20230411_160408-scaled.jpg 1748w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cal Falcons co-founder Mary Malec (L) hangs out with a Cal Falcons fan, Blake Edgar (R) outside BAMPFA. \u003ccite>(Rae Alexandra)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Also present at BAMPFA today is Mary Malec, one of the co-founders of Cal Falcons. Malec spent her career working on human clinical trials at UCSF, but helped set up Cal Falcons in 2017 after she and two associates (Doug Bell and Allen Fish) noticed Annie and Grinnell nesting on the campanile in a way that meant they were losing eggs. After acquiring the appropriate permit, the trio provided Annie and Grinnell with a nesting tray filled with gravel. Annie has been laying her eggs there ever since.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I ask Malec why she thinks the falcons are so popular.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13909929']“They’re phenomenally good parents. They’re fun to watch,” she says. “[And] the COVID pandemic, I think made a huge difference. People were isolating themselves and we were there — a lot of people have mentioned that watching the falcons was comforting.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By the end of Hatch Day, the title of the event is feeling like a bit of a misnomer — the three remaining eggs are still intact. I express concern to Malec about the length of time that the second egg, which showed signs of “\u003ca href=\"https://calfalcons.berkeley.edu/glossary/\">pipping\u003c/a>” shortly after the first chick hatched, is taking. Her response is measured, though she admits to “always being worried” about the falcons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Apparently 24 hours is “not outside the range [for an egg to hatch], but it is a little long,” Malec says. “We still have two others! I’m not giving up on any of them yet.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Expect updates on the Cal Falcons and their chicks as we get them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update April 12, 2023:\u003c/strong> An extremely cute second chick was born overnight. (Phew!) Lou made the big reveal this morning:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ljpI4Im4NI\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update April 13, 2023: \u003c/strong>Just when we thought it might be time to give up on the other eggs, a third chick has hatched! I repeat: A third chick has hatched!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/CalFalconCam/status/1646593609800749056\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>It’s 10:30 on a Tuesday morning and a crowd is forming at the back of the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive’s shiny building, a stone’s throw from the UC Berkeley campus. There, on the museum’s giant video screen, is live footage of the most beloved falcons in Northern California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Annie and Lou are on top of the campus campanile, taking turns to incubate three unhatched eggs and sporadically feed their first chick, who emerged pink and chirping from beneath an impressively nonchalant Annie yesterday. (This is the famous falcon mom’s seventh clutch of chicks — she’s a pro at this point.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13927665\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13927665\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Bampfa-screen-scaled-e1681255761164-800x525.jpg\" alt=\"A large screen projects an image of a nesting falcon staring at the camera. People gather in front of the screen, one is holding a bicycle.\" width=\"800\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Bampfa-screen-scaled-e1681255761164-800x525.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Bampfa-screen-scaled-e1681255761164-1020x669.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Bampfa-screen-scaled-e1681255761164-160x105.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Bampfa-screen-scaled-e1681255761164-768x504.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Bampfa-screen-scaled-e1681255761164-1536x1007.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Bampfa-screen-scaled-e1681255761164.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crowds begin to arrive at BAMPFA on Cal Falcons’ ‘Hatch Day,’ April 11, 2023. \u003ccite>(Rae Alexandra)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This is the second time that the Cal Falcons crew — a team of scientists and volunteers who monitor, document and study the falcons, as well as maintain the \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@calfalcons\">YouTube livestream\u003c/a> — have held a “Hatch Day” event at BAMPFA. The first occurred back in 2019 when Annie and her longtime partner Grinnell were first finding fame in the Bay Area. Hatch Day events were put on hold when the COVID pandemic hit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“We’re delighted to be back,” A.J. Fox, BAMPFA’s media relations manager, tells KQED Arts. “These falcons are local celebrities. Everyone in Berkeley loves them and we love to share the joy of their new arrivals with people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everyone is watching with great attention both outside the building \u003cem>and\u003c/em> inside the building,” Fox continues, of BAMPFA’s staff. “We all had some squeals of delight when the first chick hatched yesterday.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13927666\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13927666\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/gathered-crowd-no-screen-800x549.jpg\" alt=\"A crowd of people stand and sit in lawn chairs on a sunny street corner.\" width=\"800\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/gathered-crowd-no-screen-800x549.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/gathered-crowd-no-screen-1020x700.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/gathered-crowd-no-screen-160x110.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/gathered-crowd-no-screen-768x527.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/gathered-crowd-no-screen-1536x1054.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/gathered-crowd-no-screen-2048x1406.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/gathered-crowd-no-screen-1920x1318.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bird fans gathered on Tuesday afternoon to watch a livestream of the UC Berkeley falcons, currently nesting on the campanile. \u003ccite>(Rae Alexandra)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The people gathered at BAMPFA today are not casual observers. They are falcon fans who first got invested in Annie and her offspring during her longterm partnership with her original mate, Grinnell. Grinnell was hit by a car and killed in April 2022, shortly after Annie had laid that season’s clutch of eggs. Two chicks were born thanks to falcon step-dad Alden, who showed up at the 11th hour to support Annie through the incubation process. Annie’s latest partner, Lou, moved onto the campanile with her after Alden disappeared in November.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Cal Falcons team first discovered Annie and Grinnell nesting on the campanile in 2017. In the years since, thanks to \u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfW9DjiDnqLAlqaHCo12ygDy_KP1k9gHTO86wTDdLJKRD9ogg/viewform\">meme competitions\u003c/a>, public votes to name Annie’s partners and offspring and, of course, the livecam, the fandom has exploded. At BAMPFA today, many people are proudly sporting \u003ca href=\"https://www.customink.com/fundraising/campanile-falcons23\">UC Berkeley Falcons T-shirts\u003c/a> — new designs are released annually to raise money for education, outreach, streaming and research about the falcons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13927667\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13927667\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/falcon-art-scaled-e1681253578325-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Homemade cutout artwork of a falcon, placed in long grass.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/falcon-art-scaled-e1681253578325-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/falcon-art-scaled-e1681253578325-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/falcon-art-scaled-e1681253578325-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/falcon-art-scaled-e1681253578325-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/falcon-art-scaled-e1681253578325-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/falcon-art-scaled-e1681253578325.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Falcon fan art brought to Cal Falcon’s ‘Hatch Day’ at BAMPFA, April 11, 2023. \u003ccite>(Rae Alexandra)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Kim Houghton, a graduate student at UC Berkeley, admits that she is “obsessed” with all things Annie. “I always have the webcams up at work and on my second monitor at home.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As Lou arrives on the big screen with a dead bird to feed the new chick, I mention how funny it is that we all care so much about the falcons that we seem to have forgotten about the smaller birds that they feast on. “Oh, I’ve gotten to the point where I call the campus birds ‘falcon food,’” Houghton laughs. “Like, ‘Oh look. A robin that Lou hasn’t found yet.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13927668\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13927668\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/library-folks-scaled-e1681254032404-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"A young woman and a woman in her fifties stand behind a table on a street corner. The table is covered with books about birds and coloring sheets for children.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/library-folks-scaled-e1681254032404-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/library-folks-scaled-e1681254032404-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/library-folks-scaled-e1681254032404-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/library-folks-scaled-e1681254032404-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/library-folks-scaled-e1681254032404-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/library-folks-scaled-e1681254032404.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Berkeley Public Library employees Kelsey Ocker (L) and Armin Arethna (R) hand out information for kids and adults alike at Cal Falcons’ Hatch Day event at BAMPFA. \u003ccite>(Rae Alexandra)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Nearby is Bridget Ahern, a program manager at Google, who volunteers with Cal Falcons as “an enthusiastic photographer and observer.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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An adult peregrine falcon watches over the hatchling closely.\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Screen-Shot-2022-05-05-at-9.35.23-AM-800x640.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Screen-Shot-2022-05-05-at-9.35.23-AM-1020x816.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Screen-Shot-2022-05-05-at-9.35.23-AM-160x128.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Screen-Shot-2022-05-05-at-9.35.23-AM-768x614.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Screen-Shot-2022-05-05-at-9.35.23-AM.png 1368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The first of the chicks that arrived on May 5. Look at its tiny beaky face! \u003ccite>(Twitter/ @calfalconcam)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Just a few hours later, the cuteness factor went through the roof.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/cal_alumna/status/1522279686352474112\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Annie continued to incubate the two remaining eggs while also keeping the new chick safe and warm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/CalFalconCam/status/1522275821628628992\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then, on Friday morning, the second chick made its first appearance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/CalFalconCam/status/1522655860828389376\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chick no. 2 escaped its shell entirely just a couple of hours later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/CalFalconCam/status/1522683029264924672\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ultimately, the third egg was abandoned. The new parents, however, kept themselves busy with the very serious task of feeding the babies their snack of choice—raw meat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w2gHoNOyVE\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/CalFalconCam/status/1523828974899666944\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The tiny duo will no doubt consume the attention of falcon fans and UC Berkeley’s ornithologists as they mature over the next 40 days or so.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Annie and Grinnell’s fourteenth and fifteenth babies successfully making it out of their eggs is cause for celebration. Concerns that none of the toot-floofs would make it into the world went into overdrive on March 31, when \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/CalFalconCam/status/1509650552904466447\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grinnell was hit and killed by a car\u003c/a>. 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Within one day of Grinnell’s departure, New Guy (as the internet initially dubbed him) started assisting Annie with \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/CalFalconCam/status/1509999046294970369\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">egg-warming duties\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/CalFalconCam/status/1511388038273900549\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">food deliveries\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/CalFalconCam/status/1510788263208001541\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nest defense\u003c/a> at the Campanile. Annie felt so at ease with New Guy, she even laid a third egg. Ordinarily when a mated peregrine falcon loses their partner during breeding season, the nest gets abandoned. Final proof, if we needed it, that Annie is no ordinary falcon. 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