Jersey City Tiercel
The nesting male is from New York City, but chose to nest in Jersey!
The adult male at Jersey City has been a resident here since 2006. © Kathy Clark, ENSP
The adult male (also called a tiercel) was banded ten years ago as a nestling at Riverside Church in New York. We know this because before he fledged, he was banded by NY DEP scientist, Chris Nadareski with a federal USGS band (black) and a bi-color auxiliary band (black/green {*2/*6}). Shortly after he was banded he was re-sighted on a building in Edgewater on July 4, 2003. He was an immature bird when he landed on the building and was photographed and reported to zoologist Kathy Clark with the Endangered and Nongame Species Program. He's been nesting at the Jersey City eyrie since 2006.