Where should I look to see the peregrines at the University of Pittsburgh?
Look high up on the Cathedral of Learning. If you see a bird near or at the top it’s a peregrine. No other birds dare fly up there because the peregrines will attack or eat them. This applies at all times of year. During the nesting season, late March to early June, the following instructions apply: The best place to stand when looking for them is at Schenley Plaza, the park between Hillman and Carnegie Libraries and across the street from the Cathedral of Learning. It helps to be closer to the tent than to Forbes Ave. Don’t bother to try to see the peregrines from a window in the building. You can’t see the nest from inside the building and I can tell you from experience that you can’t run from one window – or floor – to the another as fast as a peregrine can disappear from it. Truly, the best way to see the peregrines is from the ground. In the last week before the nestlings fly — in early June — they are most likely to be on what we call the “nestrail.” (Click here to see what it lo
