Seuly Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 You can leave the cam on in the background while you do other things. When the birds come to the nest, they are very vocal, so you will know when to watch. I have both cams going at the same time! Pittsburgh's peregrines are getting ready to nest and are very active right now. Here is a Peregrine Falcon live cam at the Cathedral of Learning in Pittsburgh. Because there are infrared lights, you can watch both night and day. http://www.aviary.org/cons/falconcam_cl.php There is more info on the page. You have to click on the alternate view to see it refresh every 15 seconds. Alternate view info is below: If your computer can't handle streaming, or if you want to capture snapshots, the Cathedral of Learning has a snapshot camera here: http://aviary.org/cons/FalconCam/Cathedral_refreshCam.php Good Peregrine info here: http://www.wpconline.org/pittfalcons/facts.html Frequently updated info here at a Bird Blog with Kate St. John: http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ The Gulf Tower Peregrine cam in Pittsburgh is here: http://www.aviary.org/cons/falconcam_gt.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracy96 Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 I've been to the Pittsburgh Aviary and it was very nice. I might go again this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 I've been to the Pittsburgh Aviary and it was very nice. I might go again this year. That is a nice place to go to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seuly Posted March 11, 2010 Author Share Posted March 11, 2010 The Cathedral of Learning cam shows a sleeping falcon now. You can hear the city traffic below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eimilesmom Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Oh no, not another live webcam, I got so addicted to the bear. That's a big bird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 We discussed a field trip to Pittsburgh in early June to the Biblical Gardens, the Aviary and someplace else in Pittsburgh. The BUDS field trips are always open to anyone who wants to go so keep and eye out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eimilesmom Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 The Aviary is fun but I could get lost in Phipps (literally, I get lost in there, the place is a maze). So nice in the winter when it's warm and steamy inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 The Aviary is fun but I could get lost in Phipps (literally, I get lost in there, the place is a maze). So nice in the winter when it's warm and steamy inside. It's amazing how long that the aviary has been there. I went to high school across the street from it and I'm older than dirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eimilesmom Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 When it was a nice neighborhood I'm sure, you walk around there too long now & get mugged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seuly Posted March 11, 2010 Author Share Posted March 11, 2010 There is a falcon in the nest box at each location right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 When it was a nice neighborhood I'm sure, you walk around there too long now & get mugged Far as I can remember the high school was right across from the police station. Not too much mugging going on. West Park was a very pretty area with a pond. I don't remember them but I was told that swans lived right there in the middle of the city. It's too bad what happened to all of the old neighborhoods. It's been a very long time since I've been back to that area but they had enlarged the aviary by quite a bit the last time I saw it. Added butterflies too, I think. I'm remembering the old Carnegie Library that looked very medieval. It had marble stairs going up to the reading room and you could reach the science sections via a spiral iron stair case in the back. Don't make stuff like that anymore. The falcons moved into the downtown area many years ago. I wasn't aware that they were living in Oakland, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seuly Posted March 12, 2010 Author Share Posted March 12, 2010 The female peregrine falcon at the Catherdral of Learning/University of Pittsburgh laid her first egg last night. This is the earliest Dorothy's ever laid, even earlier than the female peregrine at Gulf Tower (Tasha2) who is normally one of the earliest peregrines to lay in the Eastern US. ("Dorothy" was named when she was banded in Wisconsin in 1999.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seuly Posted March 12, 2010 Author Share Posted March 12, 2010 Right now, Dorothy is sitting on the egg at the COL nest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seuly Posted March 12, 2010 Author Share Posted March 12, 2010 There is a falcon in each nest right now. The COL nest has one egg so far. You can really hear the wind whipping around, up so high! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seuly Posted March 14, 2010 Author Share Posted March 14, 2010 Dorothy has laid a second egg at the COL. http://www.aviary.org/cons/falconcam_cl.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seuly Posted March 17, 2010 Author Share Posted March 17, 2010 Last night was big for Pittsburgh's falcons for egg laying! Dorothy laid here 3rd egg overnight at the COL. Tasha laid her first egg at 04:48, less than an hour ago, at the Gulf Tower! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seuly Posted March 17, 2010 Author Share Posted March 17, 2010 For some reason, the 2 falcon cams in Pittsburgh are not working at the moment. Maybe they are doing maintenance on them. There is a falcon cam in Harrisburg that is working now. You can view it here: http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/falcon/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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