Peregrine falcon Nova hatches her first two eggs of the year
By Jeremy Moule
May 7, 2026 at 11:23 AM EDT
Two of three eggs laid this year by downtown Rochester's resident peregrine falcon have hatched.
Nova and her mate Corazon overwintered in Rochester and she laid the eggs between March 29 and April 6. The first eyas — a term for a young falcon or hawk — appeared on Rfalconcam Thursday. June Summers, president of the Genesee Valley Audubon Society, said the newborn hawk likely hatched overnight. And later Thursday, a second eyas had hatched.
The local Audubon Society sponsors the camera, which is mounted in a nest box atop the Times Square Building.
If all goes well, the eyases will leave the nest in approximately five weeks, Summers said. At that point, volunteer falcon-watchers will track its movements, as well as those of any siblings.
Shortly before that time, staff from the state Department of Environmental Conservation will band the eyases.
Last year, Nova and her mate at the time, Neander, laid and hatched four eggs.
Nova and her mate Corazon overwintered in Rochester and she laid the eggs between March 29 and April 6. The first eyas — a term for a young falcon or hawk — appeared on Rfalconcam Thursday. June Summers, president of the Genesee Valley Audubon Society, said the newborn hawk likely hatched overnight. And later Thursday, a second eyas had hatched.
The local Audubon Society sponsors the camera, which is mounted in a nest box atop the Times Square Building.
If all goes well, the eyases will leave the nest in approximately five weeks, Summers said. At that point, volunteer falcon-watchers will track its movements, as well as those of any siblings.
Shortly before that time, staff from the state Department of Environmental Conservation will band the eyases.
Last year, Nova and her mate at the time, Neander, laid and hatched four eggs.