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First falcon hatchling emerges atop UC Davis Medical Center’s roof — how to see it online

By Noor Adatia
A peregrine falcon chick is examined on the roof of UC Davis Medical Center in 2021. In 2022, for the fourth year in a row, hatchlings are starting to spring out of their eggs at the hospital.
A peregrine falcon chick is examined on the roof of UC Davis Medical Center in 2021. In 2022, for the fourth year in a row, hatchlings are starting to spring out of their eggs at the hospital. Wayne Tilcock UC Davis Health

The first peregrine falcon egg of the season recently hatched on the roof of UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, according to a Wednesday news release.

The egg began hatching Sunday, and it was discovered on Tuesday that one hatchling had fully emerged from its egg.

There are now 3 eggs left in the nest, which are expected to hatch sometime this week, according to UC Davis spokesman Liam Connolly.

The previously endangered birds made the roof of the health center their home in 2015, according to the UC Davis website. Hospital officials first started livestreaming the peregrine nest in 2019, which saw the successful hatching of four chicks.

With its mother keeping watch, a peregrine falcon hatchling is seen sheltered atop the UC Davis Medical Center on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, after hatching. This is the fourth year in a row peregrine falcons have been livestreamed by the hospital.
With its mother keeping watch, a peregrine falcon hatchling is seen sheltered atop the UC Davis Medical Center on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, after hatching. This is the fourth year in a row peregrine falcons have been livestreamed by the hospital. UC Davis Health
With its mother keeping watch from a ledge, a peregrine falcon hatchling is seen sheltered on the roof of UC Davis Medical Center on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, after hatching. This is the fourth year in a row peregrine falcons have been livestreamed by the hospital.
With its mother keeping watch from a ledge, a peregrine falcon hatchling is seen sheltered on the roof of UC Davis Medical Center on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, after hatching. This is the fourth year in a row peregrine falcons have been livestreamed by the hospital. UC Davis Health

Connolly said that many of the staff and interested members of the local community usually watch and enjoy the livestream. The video, available on the hospital’s website, usually begins when a falcon is spotted on the roof of the hospital around late February or March.

The livestream ends when there are no more falcons at the nest. Chicks will start flying away from their mother’s nest by mid-June, according to the livestream page.

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