Drones near falcon nests have caused nest site abandonment, injury, and death. We want to remind everyone in the @UCBerkeley community that flying drones on campus or near any wildlife is illegal. loom.ly/xewP4mM
Please send your submissions to campanileperegrines@gmail.com in the next week or so! Don't have time to generate your own meme but have a great idea? Send us the image and what you want it to say and we'll make the meme for you!
2018: ~3/11 (no camera) 2019: 3/19 2020: 3/10 2021: 3/10 2022: 3/26 2023: 3/3 Let's hear everyone's guesses: what will it be this year?
Walter Mulford was a long-time forestry professor at UC Berkeley, serving as the first Dean of the School of Forestry (now a part of the College of Natural Resources). He encouraged students to gain hands on experience outdoors and founded the Forestry Field Camp in Plumas National Forest.
Julia Morgan was the first woman to earn a degree in Civil Engineering at UC Berkeley. She became a prolific and celebrated architect. You can see her work on campus in the form of the Greek Theatre. However, her most well-known design is Hearst Castle.
John Galen Howard was one of the most influential architects at UC Berkeley. He designed many of the most iconic buildings on campus, including the Campanile, where Annie and New Guy live! He also designed Sather Gate, California Memorial Stadium, and many other buildings.
Archie Williams was a successful Cal athlete and engineer. He won gold in the 400m race at the 1936 Olympics, became a highly decorated pilot and instructor, and was an influential teacher in California High Schools. Archie Williams High School is named in his honor.
That's right, it's time for Cal Falcons' naming contest for Annie's mate! Please submit your suggestions here. We're looking for Cal-themed or -related names. We'll be selecting finalists from top suggestions on social media (reserving vetos for divisive or inappropriate names).
Raptor populations are still experiencing relatively high mortality from Avian Influenza. It is certainly possible that Lou, like several other Peregrine Falcons in the Bay Area, contracted that disease. For more info check out this Q&A from last year: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg_W...
As for Lou: there's still a chance he may show back up. We don't know he's gone, but it certainly was not a typical time for a male falcon to leave the territory willingly. There are a number of reasons to see territory turnover, including being displaced through competition