26 June 2024
Peregrine season is wrapping up with affirmation of breeding in a single location and a bunch of “pair solely” sightings within the Ohio River valley.
East Liberty Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh:
Adam Knoerzer confirmed one chick on the nest in early June however hadn’t seen any signal of it for the reason that seventeenth. Then on Monday night 24 June, Adam was close to East Liberty Presbyterian Church and confirmed “Juvie Alive and Properly.”
After listening to numerous noise, I seen the juvie perched on a low tower on the Penn Ave aspect and the male dropping some meals. We later noticed [the juvie] fly again as much as the nest.
— electronic mail from Adam Knoerzer, 24 June 2024
Adam’s photograph at prime reveals the place the younger peregrine was perched. Congratulations to the East Liberty peregrines and nest monitor Adam Knoerzer!
Brunot Island RR Bridge / Eckert / McKees Rocks, Ohio River:
The Eckert Road peregrines went lacking this spring however there are lots of nest website selections inside a mile of that website. Jeff Cieslak tried to seek out them with no luck however on 13 June Andy Moore (writer of Pawpaw: In Search of America’s Forgotten Fruit and the upcoming guide Beasts within the East) photographed a pair of peregrines on the Brunot Island Railroad Bridge.
Jeff Cieslak began checking Brunot Island and has seen the pair as lately as Sunday 23 June. Jeff remarked “I’m fairly certain the feminine from Eckert is there, with a younger male.” No proof of younger.
Spruce Run Bridge, Ohio River: This pair is current each time Jeff Cieslak stops by, most lately 23 June. This pair is an grownup feminine with a 1-year-old male. No younger at this website.
Monaca-East Rochester Bridge, Ohio River:
On 16 June Tim Johnson noticed a pair of peregrines close to the Monaca East Rochester Bridge and on 24 June Jeff Cieslak photographed them. There isn’t any proof of younger this 12 months.
West Finish Bridge, Ohio River: Keep in mind that banded peregrine Jeff Cieslak photographed right here on 13 June? Its bands have been traced to Baltimore, Maryland, nevertheless it hasn’t been seen since. No peregrines on the West Finish Bridge.
PEREGRINE SUMMARY FOR SOUTHWEST PA: That is in all probability the ultimate replace for 2024. Many of those websites didn’t have profitable nests.
