The 4 peregrine falcons chicks hatched at UC Davis Medical Middle have obtained their official names: Millennium, Serenity, Defiant and Roci. Every is known as after a distinct starship from a tv or film sequence in house.
The names have been chosen by Sara Lin from the Faculty of Medication. She received the competition that UC Davis Well being held this 12 months, making the closest guess to when the primary peregrine falcon egg would hatch.
Younger chicks get bands
Subsequent week, an area falcon knowledgeable will band the younger peregrine falcons for future identification. The bands will present researchers with helpful information on peregrine survival charges, dispersal distances and inhabitants development charges. Every band has a singular nine-digit quantity and the cellphone quantity and e-mail of the banding laboratory to assist determine the chicken sooner or later.
Keep tuned to the video livestream to maintain up with the peregrine chicks and revel in watching them develop!
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