26 July 2025
By now Pittsburgh’s younger peregrines have left residence — or are about to depart — to start life on their very own. In the meantime their dad and mom are molting and fewer lively whereas they keep away from the warmth.
At East Liberty Presbyterian Church (ELPC), there’s nonetheless a little bit of peregrine exercise as a result of one of many steeple’s three kids missed vital life classes within the month of June. He didn’t get an opportunity to catch up till early July.
In early June a younger peregrine was discovered on the bottom in East Liberty about two blocks from the church and brought to rehab at Humane Animal Rescue (HAR) Wildlife Heart in Verona. The chook was weak and a routine blood take a look at for lead indicated he wanted chelation remedy. By the tip of June he was prepared for launch again at residence. Katie Kefalos referred to as me from HAR for contact names on the church and I put her in contact with Ed Moore at ELPC and native peregrine monitor Adam Knoerzer.
On 2 July the climate was good for the discharge so Katie came to visit to the church with the younger chook in a service. Ed Moore and ELPC documented the discharge on Instagram.
Instagram publish, 2 July, East Liberty Presbyterian Church:
Two movies within the Instagram publish:
There are two movies of the discharge embedded within the Instagram publish. To see them, click on on the suitable arrowhead on the photograph, above. In case you possibly can’t see the arrowhead, right here’s a screenshot displaying it circled in pink.
The primary video incorporates this second when the younger peregrine hops up out of the service. View the video to see him fly away.
In flight this week
Although it’s scorching there’s nonetheless some peregrine exercise at East Liberty. Adam Knoerzer watched one flying on Thursday.
