62nd Street Peregrines Came from East Liberty

Female (left) and male (right) peregrines at 62nd Street Bridge, 11 June 2026 (photo by Jeff Cieslak) 13 June 2026 In 2024 and 2025 a pair of peregrines nested successfully at East Liberty Presbyterian’s church steeple where they fledged a total of four young. Nest monitor Adam Knoerzer named them Libby and Dave. This March they were on their way to another successful year when a terrific wind storm blew away the sticks that supported the nesting zone. Here’s what it looked like before it disappeared. See more at East Liberty Peregrines’ Nest is Gone. Former site of East Liberty Presbyterian peregrine nest in April 2025 (photo by Adam Knoerzer) That was in late March, egg laying season, so Libby had to find a place to nest very quickly. Together the pair looked around for available sites and came up with a plan. They nested at the 62nd Street Bridge. We didn’t know there were peregrines at 62nd Street until Matt Jacob shared his June 4-5 photos. I wrote about them on 7 June: New Pair…