Peregrine Nestlings Growth: Week 1

Carla shelters her chicks at 1 week old, 2 May 2026 (photo from the National Aviary falconcam at the Univ of Pittsburgh) 3 May 2026 Hatch Day at the Pitt peregrine nest was just over a week ago so now’s a good time to see how the chicks have grown. This slideshow from the National Aviary’s Cathedral of Learning falconcam displays one photo per day from 25 April through 2 May 2026. New hatchling is wet. Hatch Day 4/25/2026 1 Day Old. 4/26/2026 Three are 2 Days Old. Last one (center) hatched 5 hours ago. 4/27/2026 3 Days Old (except for Last one). 4/28/2026 4 Days Old (except for Last one). 4/29/2026 5 Days Old. 4/30/2026 6 Days Old. 5/1/2026 7 Days Old. 5/2/2026 There are subtle changes in the day-by-day photos. At Hatching: 35-40 grams, feeble, damp, pink, sparse down, eyes closed except when begging, open eye is slit-like. On Hatch Day: The fourth egg hatched on 27 April; the chick was dry within an hour. Five hours later the newest chick (in green circle) was standing up for a…