Hatch Day in Progress at the Pitt Peregrine Nest

First Pitt peregrine chick of 2026 with 3 remaining eggs + eggshell, 25 April 2026, 3:38am (photo from the National Aviary snapshot camera at Univ of Pittsburgh via John English) 25 April 2026 Carla and Ecco’s first hatchling of 2026 emerged last night at 11:03pm at the Cathedral of Learning peregrine nest. Hours later Carla stepped away and John English captured our first look at the bright-eyed chick (photo above and below). The chick’s eggshell is discarded in front and he’s propped on the three remaining eggs. Cropped from photo above, 25 April 2026, 3:38am Becca Hansborough at the National Aviary was watching when Carla faced the camera and showed us the emerging chick on Friday night at 11:03am. 24 April 2026, 11:00am — video from the National Aviary falconcam Because peregrines delay incubation until the next-to-last egg is laid, the first three of Carla’s four eggs are expected to hatch within 24 hours — so we call it “Hatch Day.” The last egg will hatch about two days later…