Yesterday afternoon I received a quick email from Debbie Kalbfleisch who works in Downtown Pittsburgh. She wrote: “Just now, at 3:58 p.m., Dori & Louie mated on top of Four Gateway Center . . . how’s that for up-to-the-minute reporting! Babies coming soon!”
And the National Aviary Falconcams received some publicity this week. Thanks to Donna Memon for sending these links:
- WTAE (photo is of a juvenile peregrine)
- Pittsburgh Tribune Review (correction: Dorothy is only 12 years old.)
WOOO HOOO!!!!
Kate, I found another interesting article digging in your archives
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08065/862405-115.stm
The Pittsburgh peregrines just don’t have any privacy!
I love your blog. I have been reading your articles for about a year now. Thank you for all the wonderful articles and information. I have been seeing a bird in and around my home and I am trying to identify it. I live in Monaca PA and I know there are Peregrine that nested under the Monaca BridgeI I would like to attach a picture but I am not sure how to do so. It is from my kitchen window through the screen. But there might be some characteristics you could see to help identify if it is a Peregrine or not. Please if you are interested email me. I can send the picture to you. Thanks– GK
Oh MY! I’ve had the Pitt cam up while I worked across the room this morning. I can hear whenever anyone makes noise so that gets my attention. Well…there’s nothing to see except the shadow of the cams at the moment. But I heard some noises, and could see a tail in the air. Then the screeching calls of another pergrine and flapping wing shadows. Then after that, let’s just say, there was plenty of noise, and flapping, and I only saw one shadow…
my my my.
and now someone is really making a racket, a call I’ve never heard before, repeated short screeches for about 10 seconds. Someone’s proud of themselves, arent’ we E2!
LOL! That must be some of what they call “Familiarities on the Cliff.”
Great narrative Peter. I heard the same thing and was worried it was a distress call
I caught 2 screen captures:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sno_leopard/5506826226/in/set-72157624434718820/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sno_leopard/5506826204/in/set-72157624434718820/
Donna, those pictures about sum it up. I’m amazed you got two it all happened so quickly! And then E2 made such a racket…you’d think Dorothy would tell him to go eat crow. In any case, definitely not a distress call.
I also find it interesting that E2 hangs around the nest box calling to her and scraping and whatnot and Dorothy doesn’t ever visit. But she gives a couple of calls and he came flying in right away.