Conservation & Field Research

Cathedral of Learning — University of Pittsburgh

Dorothy with the first egg of 2009 at the Cathedral of Learning &mdash 18 March 2009.

Second egg at the Cathedral of Learning &mdash 21 March 2009.

Third egg at the Cathedral of Learning &mdash 23 March 2009.

E2 and the four eggs at the Cathedral of Learning &mdash 26 March 2009.

This picture was captured just before dawn on April 26th when there was just enough light to see color in the camera image. This was the first opportunity to see that two chicks had hatched overnight. The empty egg shells are to Dorothy’s left.

See media coverage of the banding of the Pitt and Gulf Tower chicks.

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