Fledge Watch, 4 June: They Waited For Dinner

Four juvie peregrines wait on the nestrail for dinner, 4 Juen 2026 (photo by Kate St. John) 5 June 2026 Last night we had a good turnout at Pitt Peregrine Fledge Watch from 6:30-7:30pm. We all hoped to see a young peregrine fly. Pitt Peregrine Fledge Watch, 3 June 2026 (photo by John English) We had additional confirmation that a juvie had flown on 3 June when John Dzikiy showed me a video by Conor Tompkins, taken at 7pm Wednesday, of a juvenile peregrine flapping a lot as it flew out and back to the Cathedral of Learning. The scene was set. All four chicks were on the nestrail — the Launch Zone — and both Ecco and Carla flew and sometimes soared together. The chicks were ready. Surely at least one youngster would fly while we watched. But no. They sat around and waited for dinner. Sometimes one flapped a bit. One ran up and down the nestrail. But none of them got worked up enough to fly. Four peregrine chicks on the nestrail at Cathedral of Learning, 4 June 2026 (video by Charity…