Cast Your Votes to Name the Tappan Zee Falcon Chicks

The New NY Bridge project is running a poll to name the recently-hatched falcons—called eyases (“EYE-a-sez”)—that are nesting with their parents atop the existing Tappan Zee Bridge.

The 10 suggested names came from Rockland and Westchester elementary school students.

The Name-the-Falcons poll will remain open until 6 p.m. May 27. Names that garner the most votes will be announced shortly thereafter and the schools that suggested the winning names will be recognized, bridge officials said.

The chicks, two females and one male, were recently tagged with identifying bands by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The bands, placed on the fledglings’ ankles, will allow the project team and DEC to identify them and track their health and migration habits.

You can watch this spring and summer as the chicks become flying adult falcons via the 24/7 FalconCam on the construction website NewNYBridge.com.

The Tappan Zee Bridge falcon nest box is maintained by the New York State Thruway Authority. The New NY Bridge will include a new peregrine falcon nest box high atop its towers.

Learn more about the Tappan Zee falcons.

PHOTO: screenshot from FalconCam