3 June 2024
The Pitt peregrines have absorbed such a lot consideration that I’ve hardly ever concept in regards to the Downtown peregrine circle of relatives most effective 3 miles away. Throughout a unfastened second on Saturday I ended via 3rd Road to look them.
Status close to 353 3rd Road I noticed each adults gazing the nest from above. The feminine was once on considered one of Lawrence Corridor’s gargoyles, the male was once at the inexperienced crossbar above the nest and one chick was once visual on the nest opening (photograph at best).
The nest itself isn’t visual from the road so I drove to Mt Washington disregard close to the Monongahela Incline on Grandview Ave to seem into the nest with my scope. I noticed 4 chicks on the nest! This digiscope photograph is horrible however the yellow notes provide an explanation for what I noticed.
There are two just right causes to head see this web site quickly.
1. Since the nest ledge is most effective 12 tales prime it’s simple to look and {photograph} the children once they flap or perch on the nest edge. I took this digiscoped photograph the use of my mobile phone 365 days in the past lately on 3 JUNE 2023.
2. The nest ledge is so low that part the fledglings land at the floor every yr and wish human assist to stand up prime once more at the “Rescue Porch.” Right here’s the tale of a fledgling rescued remaining yr: Take Me To the Rescue Porch.
Talk over with 3rd Road SOON to look the Downtown peregrines about to fledge. Right here’s the place to look them 40.43855, -80.00055. They’ll be long past via the tip of the week.
Have a look at the ledge indicated via the yellow arrow beneath.
