2 January 2025
Though my Last Bird of 2024 and my First Bird of 2025 were the same species — a flock of crows flying to/ from the Oakland roost — my Favorite Bird started off the new year right.
Pitt peregrines Ecco and Carla visited the ledge yesterday to bow and strengthen their pair bond. Their visit was captured by the National Aviary snapshot camera at the Univ. of Pittsburgh.
As the breeding season heats up in January and February, Ecco and Carla will become more visible even though it’s cold. Watch for them in the sky around the Cathedral of Learning this month and on camera beginning in February.
Meanwhile, click here to see the current snapshots from the nest.
I’m looking forward to a good peregrine year.
So, if I have this correct, Kate: Your two Merlins at Schenley Park on Dec. 30 and the two Peregrines at Pitt on Jan. 1 gave us a memorable turn-of-the-year gift of falcons.
And you know I’ll be keeping an eye on East Liberty! I’ve seen them periodically in the past months but hopefully they’ll have another chick or few to raise this year.