The ever-developing area of Downtown Jersey City is home to towering apartment and office complexes that overlook the Hudson River and the Manhattan Skyline.

However, some blue-grey back, black-headed birds have claimed the edges of these buildings as their own since 2000.

A pair of peregrine falcons, the fastest bird in the sky and also a state endangered species, have returned to 101 Hudson St, to prepare for nesting season.

“It’s easy to lose sight of the extraordinary wildlife that’s all around Jersey City,” said David Wheeler, executive director of the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey.

For the 15th season, Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey (CWF) will be operating the popular Jersey City FalconCam — a webcam embedded atop the Jersey City skyscraper

The webcam captures the intimate moments of the falcon pair during its nesting season, which generally lasts from April to July.

“We are so excited to relaunch this unique and inspirational FalconCam, especially for the thousands of devoted falcon lovers who thrill to their every move on this real New Jersey ‘reality show,” said Wheeler.

According to the Peregrine Nestbox News, the number of peregrine falcons plummeted over the past decades due to the spread of the insecticide DDT, which caused their eggs to fail.

“Last year, the first egg was laid on April 4,” said Wheeler. “This specific female has nested her eggs there for the past 10 years now.”

Since its launch in 2001, the webcam has attracted more than 10,000 viewers each day to witness the breeding, nesting, feeding and flight of the bird family living atop the Jersey City building.

In previous years, the Falconcam was operated by The Department of Environmental Protection, New Jersey State Division of Fish and Wildlife.

However, due to a lack of funds, the CWF has taken over to manage and operate the webcam.

With the assistance of corporate and viewers donations, the CWF has successfully been able to relaunch the Falconcam, which went live on the web early last week.

CWF biologist Ben Wurst, installed a microphone in the nestbox this year for the first time.