Three falcon eggs that hatched on Easter atop San Jose City Hall now need to be named.
As is the annual tradition, kids who live or attend school in San Jose are invited to send in a suggested name plus artwork, an essay, video or song with each entry. Submissions are due online by midnight April 26.
To view the rules, click here. To enter online, click here.
Winners will receive a commendation from Mayor Reed at a future City Council meeting, passes to Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, and a school assembly featuring Glenn Stewart of the UC Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group.
The chicks belong to parents, Clara and Fernando El Cohete. The eggs hatched open on Easter and the morning after. A fourth egg never hatched.
If you're interested in donating to the research group or watching the falcons live on a FalconCam, click on To donate to the UC Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group and see the falcons on a live falcon cam in San Jose, click here.
To watch a YouTube video put out by the city of San Jose of the mother falcon feeding one of her chicks, click here:
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Contact Lisa Fernandez at 408-432-4758 or lisa.fernandez@nbcuni.com.
