6 June 2026
Fledge Watch, 5 June 2026, 6:30-7:30pm
Last evening during the last scheduled(*) Fledge Watch we again watched all four young peregrines lounge on the nestrail waiting for dinner. Only one was excited enough to run, flap, and hop. He almost took off … but not.
Earlier in the day the juvies hopped in and out of the nestbox and made short flights between the nestrail and the top of the box. This could not be seen from Schenley Plaza but it was captured via motion detection snapshots.
At 2:15pm Red hopped up to the snapcam (photo at left) and at 3:45pm Green made the same move (photo at right). Green looks a lot larger than Red but it’s an optical illusion from the wide angle lens.
As we were packing up at the end of Fledge Watch, Carla suddenly dove like a bullet right over our heads and disappeared behind the trees. Seconds ticked by and then she flew out with two crows in pursuit. Hah! Of course they couldn’t catch her. And of course we have no photos. Perhaps she was bored or she was demonstrating for the kids.
(*) Last scheduled Fledge Watch: I will still be watching in the days ahead but it will be a spur of the moment event. You can always look for the peregrines any time and you might get lucky. If you see something interesting leave a comment!
Flowers at Schenley Park, 5 June 2026
On a walk in Schenley Park yesterday morning I found four flowers worth a look:
- Chicory (Cichorium intybus)
- Ribwort or English plaintain (Plantago lanceolata)
- Virginia pepperweed (Lepidium virginicum)
- Mouse-ear hawkweed (Pilosella officinarum)
