There are three now, I suspect, since I first reported one to this list
September 27, 2018 from an upper floor of the 5/3rd building (though I
generalized it as "downtown" because I also observed one walking the
perimeter.) I didn't post to eBird, so thanks for that.
Chris Sloan replied to this list that same date, as far as we know none
have ever nested in downtown Nashville.
In my office, we have been keeping our office window roller shades at
different lengths down because there's been some too close for comfort fly
bys of the hawks, falcons and occasionally smaller birds.
I was going to talk to the building manager soon to draw awareness of and
respect for them, particularly with all the construction going on around
down here. I hope the Peregrine picked a safe spot for a nest.
Exciting indeed.
Ashley Heeney
Davidson County
Nashville, TN
On Tuesday, January 15, 2019, Graham <grahamgerdeman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Update - Multiple falcons downtown.
When I submitted my earlier report of a Peregrine Falcon in downtown
Nashville, largely out of deference to earlier reports, I was confused
about the bird's plumage - I really thought it was an adult bird, but every
account of a Peregrine in downtown recently has been of a juvenile. The
report Rick Shipkowski submitted earlier was quite literally while I was on
the phone with him, and he saw the bird outside his office. A couple of
hours later, we were actually birding-by-text "together," with him on the
upper level floor of his work building, and me on the street. We ID'd two
Cooper's Hawks flying and a possible Peregrine on the roof of the 5/3 Bank
building, but it was too obstructed to be sure.
I found the bird on Bridgestone tower a short time later. Lighting was a
little dark and I wasn't certain, but it is now clear from my photos on a
desktop that it is an adult. Rick has confirmed that it is definitely not
the juvenile he has seen for some weeks. So, there are more than one
Peregrine Falcon hanging out in downtown Nashville, for sure. I find that
very exciting.
Here is a link to my eBird report with heavily cropped photos:
https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S51717188
Graham Gerdeman
On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 4:44 PM Graham <grahamgerdeman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Nashville birders heading to the Preds game should look up at the
northwest corner of the bridgestone building above the letter "B." The
earlier reported Peregrine Falcon is currently perched there, and has
seemed content to stay there for the past hour.
Graham Gerdeman
Davidson
