Juvenile peregrine at the Third Ave ledge edge, 13 June 2026 (photo by Kate St. John)

14 June 2026, All Peregrines All The Time

My last update was only six days ago, 7 June, but so much is going on! I have news from six sites.

Site List and latest activity, a regional summary. (Yellow = nest is/was active in 2026, includes one failed nest. Boldface dates are May & June 2026.)

Activity in the region:

Cathedral of Learning, Univ of Pittsburgh:

Falcon Home: Wispy clouds frame the Cathedral of Learning, 6 June 2026 (photo by Kate St. John)

All four of Carla and Ecco’s youngsters have fledged and are now hard to find until they nag for food. Their parents look for places to avoid the “kids.” The nest is usually the safe zone until …

Yesterday Ecco and Carla bowed at the nest and Carla sunbathed. (Spots on the camera cover are from recent rainstorms.)

Ecco and Carla bow at the nest, 13 June 2026 (photo from the snapshot camera at CL)
Carla sunbathes, 13 June 2026 (photo from the snapshot camera at CL)

But one of the “kids” — Blue — burst onto nest at 10:18am to shout at Ecco.

Ecco and Blue at the nest, 13 June 2026 (photo from the snapshot camera at CL)

The streaming app was choppy without audio when this happened but you get the idea. Yes, it was Blue.

(poor quality) video from the National Aviary falconcam at Univ of Pittsburgh

Downtown Pittsburgh, 3rd Avenue:

Yesterday, 13 June, I stopped by the Third Ave nest and found a chick preening at the ledge opening (photos at top and below).

Juvenile peregrine at the ledge edge at Third Ave, 13 June 2026 (photo by Kate St. John)

Terzo was snoozing above.

Terzo snoozing above the nest at Third Ave, 13 June 2026 (photo by Kate St. John)

Lori Maggio knows there are at least two chicks in the nest and on 11 June she was able to see the younger one from the Smithfield Street Bridge. This one appears to be a week+ younger than the other. Yesterday it was probably still not old enough to come to the ledge edge.

Chick in the Downtown nest, 11 June 2026 (photo by Lori Maggio)

These two will fledge at least a week apart; there will be many opportunities to photograph them in June.

Sewickley Bridge, Ohio River:

Adult male (Bolt) and female (Wrench) at Sewickley Bridge, 10 June 2026 (photos by Jeff Cieslak)

All four youngsters have fledged, though Jeff Cieslak has seen only two of them. On 10 June both parents were present while a juvie stretched its wings nearby.

Juvenile peregrine near the Sewickley Bridge, 10 June 2026 (photos by Jeff Cieslak)

62nd Street Bridge, Allegheny River:

As mentioned yesterday, Jeff Cieslak and Adam Knoerzer have figured out that the peregrine pair at the 62nd Street Bridge is the couple whose nest blew away at East Liberty Presbyterian Church in late March. See how they figured it out at 62nd Street Peregrines Came from East Liberty.

Peregrine pair at 62nd Street Bridge, 11 June 2026 (photos by Jeff Cieslak)

Tarentum Bridge, Allegheny River:

Yesterday Dave Brooke saw five out of six Tarentum peregrines. On 11 June Dan Wyrostek saw three chicks lounging and flapping.

The “flapper” joined the “loungers.”

Westinghouse Bridge, Turtle Creek:

Dana Nesiti confirms that both juvies have fledged and they are still hanging out with their parents.

Juvie flying at the Westinghouse Bridge, 8 June 2026 (photo by Dana Nesiti)

In this 9 June photo the mother is above the youngster.

Mother and youngster peregrines at the Westinghouse Bridge, 9 June 2026 (photo by Dana Nesiti)

On 8 June one of the youngsters was eating at the catwalk when his mother snatched a bite of food. No problem. There’s enough to go around.

video embedded from Dana Nesiti (Canonusr) on YouTube)

The Status Table …

… at the top is a screenshot of the table taken on 14 June 2026. Here’s the up-to-date table if you’re reading this many months later.