22 May 2026

While the Pitt peregrines were being banded on 20 May, Dana Nesiti was filming a pair of red-tailed hawk youngsters less than a mile away at their nest in Schenley Park.

On that day the Pitt peregrine chicks were 23-25 days old …

… and the red-tailed hawk chicks were 27-28 days old. Not only are the red-tails 3-4 days older but they look very different. Taller and more gangly.

When they all grow up the red-tailed hawks will be larger than the peregrines but the peregrines are much more agile in the air. Peregrines can always beat red-tails in a dogfight.

See more videos by Dana at his Canonusr YouTube channel.