Cal Falcon fans get to play the name game again, with moniker needed for male suitor

With love in the air for Valentine’s Day and a new male companion frequenting the nest of a famous female falcon atop the UC Berkeley bell tower, a naming contest has been launched for the new suitor.

The Cal Falcons group of scientists and volunteers who monitor the birds and share photos and information about them on social media asked people Wednesday to recommend a name for the new beau seen around the nest of Annie, a peregrine falcon that has lived since 2016 in a nest on the Campanile bell tower, the third-largest bell-and-clock tower in the world.