BERKELEY, Calif. (KCBS RADIO) – If you're a serious bird person, downtown Berkeley is the place to be today. Annie, the falcon who nests in the Campanile on the UC Berkeley campus, is hatching her eggs.
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Annie is one of the original Peregrine falcons who made a nest at the top of the UC Berkeley bell tower in 2016. The first chick of her seventh brood was born on Monday.
Her biggest fans turned out on Tuesday to watch the rest of the small white chicks emerge from their shells on a screen displayed at the Berkeley Art Museum.
Anna Magruder, an environmental science student, said the presence of a rare bird of prey on an urban university campus factored into her decision to transfer to Cal.
"I've been following the Cal Falcons Instagram since before I ever even applied to UC Berkeley," she told KCBS Radio.
A small class of preschoolers came by to watch Annie on the big screen, excitedly sharing their thoughts on the baby birds.
Annie's mate even dropped off lunch for the brood — a dead bird he had just killed. Annie tore the food into pieces and fed it to her chick while onlookers watched the incredible moment of nature.
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