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From an unprovoked attack on a lover to a mysterious disappearance, a blindsided tragedy to a rebound turned companion, Annie’s stay at the Campanile can be read as a pitch for a prime-time novella.

The young falcons, Carson and Cade, both left their nest at the Campanile on Wednesday. According to Sean Peterson, a graduate student at UC Berkeley who is involved in the care of the falcons, after they both left the nest, Carson was the first to take flight on Wednesday evening. Cade, Peterson said, took flight the next day.

The three chicks hatched mid-April, and the runner-up names were Cam, Pan and Ile, according to campus spokesperson Roqua Montez.

One of the largest fossilized egg and nest collections in North America is housed at UC Berkeley’s Museum of Vertebrate Zoology and was recently used by researchers in a study to trace the evolution of egg shape.

As the winter breeding season approaches, the peregrine falcons that call UC Berkeley home may expand their population.

A pair of nesting peregrine falcons have called the top of the tower home since January. In May, the pair birthed two female eyasses, nicknamed Fiat and Lux by the campus community. Late Monday afternoon, Fiat “fledged,” or took flight, according to Mary Malec. After almost a week of waiting, she and other volunteer ornithologists gathered Thursday to see the second baby take the plunge.

A family of once-endangered peregrine falcons are now nested comfortably atop the Campanile, bringing the campus community a rare glimpse into the life cycle of these predatory birds.

Forget the little stone bear in South Hall’s balcony railing. At UC Berkeley, there are two new subjects for a quick game of “I Spy” — a pair of rare peregrine falcons atop the Campanile.