Box Camera - FalconCam Project LIVE
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GENERAL INFORMATION This site follows a family of peregrine falcons using a nest box since 2008 in a water tower at Charles Sturt University, Orange, Australia.
The female is Diamond (aged at least 12) and the new male (aged about one year) is called Gimbir (hard 'g' Gim-bear). The name came about as I thought Gimbir was the Wiradjuri word for 'spring' (the season), but in fact it's 'spring' or 'fountain' (water), but we liked it, so kept it anyway. He is, after all, the 'fountain' of youth!
The previous male, Xavier, disappeared on 27/8 and is assumed dead. He had been with Diamond since 2016 and is sorely missed.
For more general information, please see under the chat rules below.
NEWS 16th November
At eleven days old, our nestling has a name: Girri (Wiradjuri for 'red') chosen by your good selves. It is pronounced with a hard 'g' and rolled rr's as in Gui-irri.
The average number of days from hatch to fledge at this nest site is 43, a bit earlier for males and sometimes a bit later for females. We don't know yet which sex Girri is. If he or she gets to be taller than Gimbir, we know it's a female.
The two non-viable eggs will be collected and inspected at the end of the season.
Prey has been coming in thick and fast now after the first slightly worrying feed-free day of the first hatch, 5th November.
DONATIONS FalconCam is funded through donations and these can be made via the CSU shop https://falcon.shop.csu.edu.au. Thanks for your support.
LINKS
BLOG and WEBSITE can be accessed here: https://science-health.csu.edu.au/fal...
Lots of infomation on the, website including links to my two papers (see Timeline, September 2023, breeding behaviour, and March 2025, courtship).
OTHER CAMS and VIDEOS can be accessed via this address:
/ falconcamproject
CHAT RULES
To keep the chat open, pleasant, we have a few rules. Those flouting the rules will be warned and could be blocked by moderators (mods, with blue spanners). Inappropriate comments will be deleted.
And although not a rule, we ask that greetings, thanks etc. on chat are kept to a minimum during the busy season - a simple 'good morning, everyone' is fine!
1. Chat should be about this site, but significant events from other Australian sites can be posted without discussion. Out of the breeding season some chat about other birds is acceptable if not prolonged.
2. Use English in this chat. If you do not speak English, there are on-line translators available.
3. Do not criticize people’s attempts to write in English.
4. Do not ask for donations (except for this site), discuss politics or religion, advertise other sites or products (including videos), use obscene language or hate speech.
5. Avoid using panic language if you see something unusual and remember this is a wildlife project with limited interference by the project team.
6. Respect each others' opinions, even if you do not agree. Do not be rude or get into arguments with other chatters.
7. If a rule is broken and no mod is present, do not engage; simply refer people to the chat rules if you wish.
8. Remember mods are humans, too. Please respect their decisions.
9. Use emojis and symbols (e.g. !) sparingly: only one emoji per post, please. Don't use ALL CAPS as it sounds as if you are shouting.
HISTORY The birds have been observed using the tower (a working water tower) since 2007, breeding in the box since 2008, with an average of 2.8 eggs per clutch and 1.5 fledges per season.
The parents' names are Diamond (female) and Gimbir (male). Diamond took over from the older Swift in 2015 and Gimbir replaced Xavier late August 2025, who replaced Bula in 2016 (who in turn replaced our first male, Beau, in 2015). Xavier arrived just as the eggs were hatching and saved the season by providing for Diamond and her three chicks. Assuming that she was at least two years old when she arrived, Diamond is at least twelve years old (2025). Gimbir is approximately one.
The male is 15-20% smaller than the female, has fewer spots on the chest and has brighter yellow-orange talons and beak. The birds do not migrate and courtship rituals and some scrape (nest) building continues throughout the year, intensifying, along with food bringing by the male, in July and August. Eggs are laid usually in late August, with chicks hatching in early October and fledging in mid-November. The youngsters often stay around as late as March being taught to hunt by their parents, and often visiting the nest in the tower, so there is much to watch even out of the main breeding season. One male juvenile stayed until August the following year when his parents blocked his entrance to the box and he took the hint.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE RESEARCH?
Contact the principal researcher Cilla Kinross on [email protected]
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