Two baby falcon chicks hatch in Richmond during Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources’ livestream

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond’s peregrine falcon pair has welcomed their first two chicks after they hatched during a livestream by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.

The peregrine falcon pair, 95/AK and 59/BM, that nest in downtown Richmond atop the Riverfront Plaza building, welcomed their first chick after it hatched at around 7:34 a.m. on Wednesday, April 24.

About two hours after the first chick emerged from its egg, a sibling hatched at around 9:37 a.m. on Wednesday.

According to the department, a total of four eggs were laid by the female falcon, 95/AK, which makes 2024 the fifth year in a row that she has laid a clutch of four eggs.

Newly hatched falcon chicks weigh about 30 to 40 grams, or 1.25 ounces, and are unable to fully thermoregulate — or maintain core body temperature — for the first two weeks of life. Therefore, the parents will continue to spend time on the nest with the chicks after they hatch, according to the department.

For more information, or to watch the falcon livestream, visit the department’s website .

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