When the falcons come home to roost
Campus & Community When the falcons come home to roost A nest cam has been installed to livestream a pair of peregrine falcons atop the Memorial Hall tower.Photos by Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer Eileen O’Grady Harvard Staff Writer July 2, 2025 5 min read Peregrines have rebounded since DDT era and returned to Memorial Hall. Now new livestream camera offers online visitors front row seat of storied perch. A new wildlife camera mounted on Memorial Hall is giving online visitors an up-close glimpse of a peregrine falcon nesting site with a storied history. The FAS installed the Peregrine Falcon Cam this spring on the east side of the tower, facing the rooftop nest box. There have been frequent sightings of two falcons, one male and one female, who appear throughout the day to eat, preen, and rest when they aren’t hunting. “Buildings are natural canyons for them,” said Brian Farrell, Monique and Philip Lehner Professor for the Study of...