Peregrine Chicks’ Growth: Week 4

Pitt peregrine chicks at 4 weeks old, 23 May 2026 (photo from the National Aviary falconcam at Univ of Pittsburgh) 24 May 2026 As of Saturday 23 May, the Pitt peregrine chicks reached the age of four weeks old. Here’s a look at their development in the past week in a day-by-day slideshow from the National Aviary’s falconcam at the Cathedral of Learning. The age span is 22 to 28 days, date span is 17-23 May 2026. As you watch the slideshow notice how the chicks change from mostly white to very speckled. Day 22. 5/17/2026 Day 23. 5/18/2026 Day 24. 5/19/2026 Day 25. 5/20/2026. standing up to walk Day 26. 5/21/2026 Day 27. 5/22/2026. speckled Day 28. 5/23/2026. Wingercise! At 25 days (on Banding Day): Their body contour and back feathers are visible and they begin to stand and walk on their feet though they still rest on their tarsi (heels). Because they’re standing up they have room to flap their wings. Wingercise! at 25 days old (photo from the National Aviary snapshot camera at Univ of…