Shots Around the Sloop: 2br/2bth w/ Amazing View of Lake, Museums, Park, City and Falcon

Unique amenities at Museum Park West

We like these Peregrine falcon pictures/stories, so we're going to follow-up on yesterdays post with some additional information.

First a funny story:

Hi, I work for the real estate company that recently took over the high-rise at Roosevelt and Prairie. Doing a unit walkthrough on the 53rd penthouse unit I spotted your friend a few weeks ago. Attached are a few pictures if you want to add to your recent blog (which we enjoy reading here in the office).

Flying to Museum Park West

Close-up:  Not your average view

Second, Stephanie Ware (from the Field Museum) who has helped keep track of the falcons provides some more information:

Just wanted to let this reader know that the pictures taken by a reader (http://www.sloopin.com/2012/07/sloopy-peregrine-falcon-spotted-again.html) were, indeed, pictures of our resident peregrine falcon juveniles. This year, the south loop pair produced one male and three female offspring. You can see a few pictures of the banding of the chicks and the adult female (Helen) and her mate "Mr. M." here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chicago_steph/sets/72157629970779052/ 

This year, the building invited a Chicago Tribune photographer to the banding and he got better shots: http://www.chicagotribune.com/chi-120531-falcon-chicks-banded-pictures,0,2540123.photogallery 

We had word from the Indiana group that Sloopy again nested at a lime plant in East Chicago. She and her unbanded mate had four chicks (3F, 1M) and they were banded on May 22nd. I guess naming her Sloopy gave her good luck! All in all, a great season for peregrines! Thanks so much for posting this!

(Hat tip: NA & SW!)