Who knew? Downtown San Jose is booming with exotic wildlife. Earlier this month came news that beavers had returned to the Guadalupe River after a long absence. Now ... an update on the falcons that are making their nest on top of San Jose's City Hall.
This week biologist Glenn Stewart rappelled over the top of 18-story San Jose City Hall into the nestbox of the city's peregrine falcon family -- stars of the FalconCam. Stewart was on a gender-hunting mission. The goal was to band the new baby birds and also figure out if they were females or males (tiercels).
Turns out it's a boy, and a boy, and a boy. Now the city is looking for three names for their baby tiercels. And they're opening it up to a contest among kids ages 5 to 18 who live or attend school in San Jose. Those interested can submit their choices, or essays, poems, artwork or songs by midnight on April 26.
To get inspired, there are plenty video clips of the young family on YouTube.