6 June 2025
When we arrived yesterday for Fledge Watch at Schenley Plaza, we could tell that all three juveniles had flown(*). None were visible on the camera or nestrail and though I walked around the Cathedral of Learning looking for fledglings, none were visible anywhere. It was hot.
At noon we noticed a juvenile silently perched in the shade under the CL tourcam. It was Blue Girl. I saw her blue tape through my scope. She preened and sometimes opened her wings, a motion that says, “Here I am, parents, in case you want to bring food.” If she was really hungry she would have whined.
A few minutes later we saw Carla feeding a juvenile on the opposite corner at 38SE.
Now that the juvenile peregrines are hard to find, Fledge Watch is over.
(*) My guess on when they flew: One or two probably fledged on the afternoon of 4 June and the remainder yesterday morning 5 June.
And none of them landed around the COL and had to be “rescued”. Now that’s a successful year!
Thanks for the update. It’s good to read that all three have flown, but sad that we won’t see much of them anymore. Mom and Dad did a great job!