2 sisters: Pitt peregrine fledglings Blue and Yellow hang out and whine on 15South at the Cathedral of Learning, 7 June 2025 (photos by Kate St. John)
8 June 2025
My husband walked over to the Cathedral of Learning (CL) yesterday and texted me before he went indoors, “Just arrived at CL. I hear lots of begging peregrine babies!” I was preparing to drive home from Frick so I detoured to Pitt and stepped out to look.
I got lucky. The young peregrines would have been impossible to find on their third or fourth day of flying but they were noisy.
- The two sisters Yellow and Blue were whining on the 15th floor roof ledge facing Forbes Avenue. Slideshow above.
- Carla was perched above them on 28th floor southeast (28SE) stone peak, inaccessible to begging youngsters.
- GreenBoy flew around the top of the building with lots of flappy flight and settled at 38 southeast (38SE) roof ledge watching the sky for his father, Ecco.
- Ecco flew by to check on the “kids” but he didn’t stop (no photo). More whining!
In half an hour of watching yesterday I saw the entire peregrine family!
If you stop by the Cathedral of Learning in the next several days check out these tips for finding the young peregrines: Fledge Watch Tips: Have They Flown? And Where?
Eventually they will perch on other buildings but when they are on the CL they typically perch at the floors marked in this photo taken from the sidewalk in front of Phipps Conservatory.
