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Young Bay Area falcons plunge from nests, including peregrine that fell from the 18th floor of San Jose City Hall

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In what wildlife rescuers called a rare pair of events, two young peregrine falcons plunged from their Bay Area nests this week — and both were reunited with their families.

A falcon called Lucia, part of a family that stars on the popular San Jose City Hall falcon camera, plummeted from an 18th-floor ledge near its nest.

The young bird of prey, on the verge of being able to fly, was found Friday in an alcove of city hall by volunteers tracking the progress of her and her three sisters Alma, Zoe and Luna toward flight, according to a city-run Facebook page. The four falcons hatched in May, and females typically start flying a little more than six weeks after hatching.

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