Last Sunday at Schenley Park

Parent blue jay with fledgling, Schenley Park, 31 May 2026 (photo by Charity Kheshgi) 2 June 2026 In the midst of Peregrine Fledge Watch Season this blog has been All Peregrines All The Time but I’ll take a break to tell you about our outing on 31 May. Fourteen people came out last Sunday for a walk in Schenley Park. Here are 10 of us at journey’s end. Schenley Park outing, 31 May 2026 (photo by Charity Kheshgi) Highlights were: A fledgling blue jay was perched low within sight of the sidewalk. He looked so young with a yellow gape and almost no tail. We were glad to see a parent feed and check on him frequently (photo at top). Blue jay fledgling, Schenley Park, 31 May 2026 (photo by Charity Kheshgi) A large flock of about 30 northern rough-winged swallows and 10 swifts flew just over our heads as they ate flying insects at Panther Hollow Lake. When the sun heated the air the bugs rose higher and so did the swallows. Sometimes a swallow landed on the wire between the lightpoles.…