First Egg at Pitt for 2016

Peregrine, nicknamed Hope, with her first egg of 2016 (snasphot from the National Aviary falconcam at Univ of Pittsburgh)
Peregrine, nicknamed Hope, with her first egg of 2016 (snasphot from the National Aviary falconcam at Univ of Pittsburgh)

Hope laid her first egg of the season at 9:32am today, 13 March 2016.

Congratulations, Hope and E2!

Watch the falconcam by clicking here or on the photo.

 

(screenshot from the National Aviary falconcam at Univ. of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning)

p.s. Here’s why she isn’t sitting on the eggs yet: http://www.birdsoutsidemywindow.org/peregrine-faqs/question-sitting-on-eggs-or-not/

27 thoughts on “First Egg at Pitt for 2016

  1. Yes! Go Hope! Puts her on schedule for hatchlings right around graduation again! And Memorial Day fledgewatches!

    1. Stacyj, there’s a red metal circle in nest that might look like an egg but it’s not

  2. What is the red stone in the nesting box. I first saw this Stone just before Dorothy left I have been watching it ever since. Every time I see this Stone I think of Dorothy letting a part of her behind.

    1. Patty, the red stone is actually a metal or plastic punch-out that blew into the nest. I suspect that it either blew away or Hope / E2 moved it out of the way.

    2. It appears you and I were on the same wave length. On December 25th in Kate’s daily blog titled “odd goose”, I thought the same thing regarding Dorothy. Kate said it was Hope and not Dorothy.

  3. Egg #2 at 5:07 pm (according to the clock on my computer) on March 15. Way to go, Hope! Congrats to E2, too.

    Any sightings of Dori and Louie at Gulf? Should we be concerned about them being MIA for the past week or so?

    1. Pa Gal, regarding Dori & Louie, it’s time to be puzzled but not concerned for their welfare.

  4. Thanks, Kate, puzzled sounds better than concerned. It was looking good that they would return to Gulf Tower, but maybe not. Sure hope that all is well with them.

    1. Dee, the camera view is so small that E2 can be very close but out of view. I believe he was there but not in view.

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