Skip to content
peregrine falcons
Peregrine falcon and chicks (eyases) in their new seasonal home atop one of the 419-foot towers.

Bird’s-eye View

Share:

In addition to facilitating travel across the Hudson River’s Tappan Zee, the New NY Bridge offers a seasonal home to peregrine falcons. The state Thruway Authority provided a nest box for a couple of the endangered birds to raise their young. The box also offers a great high perch for them to spot prey in the river below. Falcons dive at speeds reaching more than 200 mph, making them the world’s fastest animal.

In addition to the box, the Thruway Authority kindly provided a camera that allows the public to play peeping Tom, keeping track of the birds’ comings and goings.    

peregrine falcons
Peregrine falcon and chicks (eyases) in their new seasonal home atop one of the 419-foot towers.

More in this Series

Bird lovers throughout the Hudson Valley are watching for one of our area’s most beloved seasonal residents: the ruby-throated hummingbird....
The robin is the oneThat interrupts the mornWith hurried, few, express reportsWhen March is scarcely on. Virtually nobody signals the...
Northern cardinals have become a familiar and welcome sight to New Yorkers, particularly here in the Hudson Valley. The iconic...
The secret ingredient to understanding the habits of snowy owls is, of all things, lemmings. This tiny rodent that thrives...
There’s something especially heartbreaking about coming across an injured bird — a creature meant to soar that is suddenly suffering,...
As the weather cools off, crows flock to Poughkeepsie by the thousands to join a communal roost, a ritual that’s...
Few things in life draw the sort of deep-sigh feeling of awe as the sight of a majestic eagle soaring...
You might see a seagull over the Hudson River and think it’s amazing that these birds have come 50 or...
BEEMPP! BOOM!!  and again  BEEEMPP! BOOOM! On a warm June evening, I would take the kids down to Coxsackie to wait....
If you stand outside at about 9:30 p.m. and listen quietly, you might hear the distinctive “wheet” calls of the...

Related Content

Editors' Picks

Climate Solutions
Going Green at Home by 2030
A single-story ranch-style home with white siding and a dark gray roof. On the roof, solar panels have been installed. The sky behind the home is bright blue.
Climate Solutions
Get in on the #ClimateAction: Hands-On Volunteering Opps
Plants + Animals
Fireflies: Beautiful, And in Need of Our Help
Community
Seeding Poughkeepsie’s Healthy Future at Pershing Farm
Climate Solutions
Touring the HV by EV
Climate Solutions
A Fresh Land-Use Win: Solar Canopies Shading Parking Lots

Search Viewfinder:

Subscribe!

Get the latest articles delivered right to your inbox  — for FREE!