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Baby Falcon Rescued from Bay

SF Fire Dept. helped rescue “Rachel” who was safely returned to her nest atop PG&E’s HQ
By - posted 5/24/2021 No Comment

Thanks to the San Francisco Fire Department and a Good Samaritan, a baby Falcon was rescued over the weekend.

On Friday, May 21, Rachel, the 6 week old chick, was found in the Bay and brought to the San Francisco Fire Department for help.

Rachel was taken to the Bay Area Raptor Rescue, and thankfully, SFFD announced on Twitter that she has a clean bill of health and she was released back to her nesting area, which is on top of the PG&E headquarters in San Francisco.

You can follow the adventures of Rachel and other falcons on top of the PG&E building (they have their own webcam!) from Jim Dikel and Falcon Watch & Chat (Alison).

According to PG&E, California’s peregrine falcon population were was once near extinction. Between World War II and the 1970s, the peregrine falcon population nearly disappeared due to toxic chemicals. But thanks to the Endangered Species Act and the good work of groups such as the PBRG, there are now about 300 pairs of peregrine falcons in California.

Falcons have been nesting on PG&E’s 77 Beale Street headquarters most years since 2004, producing more than 45 falcon chicks in the last decade alone.