Brief News From Pitt Fledge Watch

Pitt peregrines, juvenile and Terzo at the bulwark, 25 May 2018 (photo by John English)
Pitt peregrines, juvenile and Terzo (yellow circles) in the vicinity of the nest, 25 May 2018 (photo by John English)

There wasn’t a lot of activity yesterday at Pitt Peregrine Fledge Watch.

Our most exciting moment was when Terzo landed on the bulwark above the nest and a juvenile hopped up to perch in one of the keyholes.  Circled in yellow in John English’s photo above, the juvenile is on the left, Terzo is on top of the wall.

Here’s a closeup of the juvenile in keyhole#2 — very brown.

Pitt peregrines: Juvenile in keyhole#2, 25 May 2018 (photo by John English)
Pitt peregrines: Juvenile in keyhole#2, 25 May 2018 (photo by John English)

And here’s Terzo.

Pitt peregrines: Terzo on the bulwark, watching the "kids" below, 25 May 2018 (photo by John English)
Pitt peregrines: Terzo on the bulwark, watching the “kids” below, 25 May 2018 (photo by John English)

The downy white feathers on the wall are probably fluff from a prey-plucking episode near Terzo’s perch.

You can see that the “gully” is quite long in the top photo. The juvenile in the keyhole walked from the area near Terzo (keyhole#5) to the spot where he’s perched (keyhole#2).  The young have a lot of space to move around.

Based on their (lack of) activity on Friday, I think the chicks will wait a couple of days before they fly.

 

(photos by John English)

UPDATE on May 26, 2018, 9:30am:  Both youngsters were back on the nest!  Now that they know how to get up and down they’ll try both places.

Both youngsters are back in the Pitt nest, 26 May 2018, 9:30am (photo from the National Aviary falconcam at Univ of Pittsburgh)
Both youngsters are back in the Pitt nest, 26 May 2018, 9:30am (photo from the National Aviary falconcam at Univ of Pittsburgh)

5 thoughts on “Brief News From Pitt Fledge Watch

    1. Patricia, Thank you! I’m glad they’re back up there so they can ledge walk in view. Woo hoo!

  1. Wanted to see them fed at least once more. Just so glad to see them together and looking so well. Didn’t last long one of them just went off somewhere and one stayed. Tis the time for exploring. Thank you Kate for allowing us to see what goes on when they do that. Helps ease the worry. Beautiful day again for them to roam about the building.

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