Falcons Return—Shook Falcon Cam Is Live

It’s early in the season, but Shook falcons have been spotted circling the firm’s 24-story Kansas City office building and visiting the rooftop nest box placed by the Missouri Department of Conservation. Stay tuned as we hope for another successful nesting season. To watch 24/7 live cam, visit @ShookFalconCam/live.

Events to Watch on Shook Falcon Cam—Nesting Timeline (can fluctuate): 
• Eggs are laid in late March/early April; parents attend to eggs.
• Chicks hatch in late April to early May (29–32 days incubation).
• Chicks banded 20 days after hatching (leg circumference growth stops after 20 days, ensuring bands do not harm legs).
• Chicks attempt flights in June.
• Chicks fledge in July (takes 35–42 days).

This nest box, the result of a partnership between Shook and the Missouri Department of Conservation, was first placed in 2016 and remained empty until 2018 when Endura and her mate chose to raise their chicks there. Since then, 10-year-old Endura (originally hatched and banded in Omaha, Nebraska) has returned every spring with her mate to produce a total of 28 chicks to fledge.

Once close to extinction in Missouri, peregrine falcons are the fastest animals on Earth. They are aerodynamic raptors capable of diving at speeds of more than 200 miles per hour to catch their prey.