4 June 2025
The juvenile Pitt peregrines are maturing quickly. Yesterday morning Blue Girl lagged behind her brother (Green) and sister (Yellow) after those two left the nestbox the day before. By yesterday evening Blue had more than caught up.
Having spent most of her day outside the nestbox, Blue Girl jumped in at 7pm to snatch Yellow’s dinner. At the end, Green Boy stops in for a taste while his sisters are preoccupied. Mine! Mine! Mine!
Fledge Watch News from Tuesday 3 June, 11:30a-12:30p:
Yesterday was sunny and increasingly hot. At 11:30a the juvies walked the nestrail and flapped their wings but by noon two were snoozing on the nestrail while the third slept in the shade inside the nestbox.
Today will be even hotter — 88°F — which means the youngsters will probably be hiding in the shade during today’s Fledge Watch. Hmmm.
If they are in the nestbox you can watch them on camera at the National Aviary falconcam at the University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning.