Snag a chance to cuddle up to Richmond's falcon chicks

Axios

30-04-2025

A few lucky locals can meet the newly hatched Richmond peregrine falcon chicks through a now-open raffle from the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.
Why it matters: It's a rare chance to get up close and personal with these aerial predators while they're still babes.
Plus, there's beer! This is Richmond, after all.
The big picture: DWR has been breeding peregrine falcons in downtown Richmond for 25 years, and since 2017, they've run the Richmond Falcon Cam livestream of the nest, which sits atop Riverfront Plaza.
This year, DWR is partnering with folks from Richmond's own Triple Crossing Beer brewing — who happen to be big Falcon Cam fans — for the raffle.
Triple Crossing's flagship IPA is also called... Falcon Smash.
Plus: Spring is prime hatching time, Three of four chicks this year have hatched as of press time.
How it works: The raffle will allow three winners to join biologists on Banding Day, when they give each chick an ID band about 30 days after hatching.
The winners get an invitation to Banding Day, a DWR swag pack, a DWR and Triple Crossing collaboration T-shirt, and a Triple Crossing Brew Day tour at the Fulton location.