Surround Yourself With a Sense of Calm in the Grasslands Room at the National Aviary | Pittsburgh Magazine
Spend a peaceful moment with the delicate birds in the Grasslands at the National Aviary.
Read More3 Cathedral of Learning peregrine falcon chicks receive bands from Pennsylvania Game Commission | MSN
Three peregrine falcon chicks from the Cathedral of Learning were banded by the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
Read More3 Cathedral of Learning peregrine falcon chicks receive bands from Pennsylvania Game Commission | WPXI
Carla and Ecco, two peregrine falcons, live at the Cathedral of Learning in Oakland and are the stars of the National Aviary’s Peregrine FalconCam.
Read MoreBird experts encourage people to turn off lights in peak migration season | WPXI
The National Aviary and other bird experts are encouraging everyone to turn off or dim unnecessary lights at night. — The National Aviary and other bird experts are encouraging everyone to turn off or dim unnecessary lights at night.
Read MoreNew Eagle resident named volunteer of the year for National Aviary | Herald-Standard
Retired after a long tenure with the Ringgold School District, Linda Fetchen was eager to find some way to do some volunteer work, but there was an obstacle she had to surmount.
Read MoreFox Chapel Area students help keep Pittsburgh bird-friendly | TribLive
Ornithologists say nearly 600 million birds die every year in North America from window collisions. Students at Fox Chapel Area High School are working to reduce those numbers.
Read More3 peregrine falcon chicks banded at Pitt’s Cathedral of Learning | KDKA News
The three peregrine falcon chicks born in the nest on Pitt's Cathedral of Learning were banded on Wednesday, helping scientists study the species that was considered endangered in Pennsylvania for decades.
Read MoreNational Aviary’s FalconCam: Peregrine Falcon Chicks Banded at University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning for the Second Year in a Row! | National Aviary
The three chicks are the stars of the National Aviary’s Peregrine FalconCam, a livestream of the Peregrine Falcon nest located in Oakland that attracts thousands of viewers, who can watch the birds’ development from egg to hatchling and eventually to fledgling.
Read MoreEndangered Species Day Statement on the Endangered Species Act | National Aviary
The National Aviary works to save birds and protect their habitats. The Endangered Species Act (ESA) has been crucial to helping preserve the habitats of declining animal populations; we see that in Pittsburgh particularly with the resurgence of Bald Eagles; a species once at risk for extinction.
Read MoreTwo peregrine falcon chicks hatch atop Pitt’s Cathedral of Learning | 90.5 WESA
The peregrine falcons nesting on the University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning welcomed two new hatchlings Thursday.
Read MoreFirst peregrine falcon chick hatches in Pitt’s Cathedral of Learning nest | KDKA News
It's Take Your Kid to Work Day, and the peregrine falcons nesting on Pitt's Cathedral of Learning apparently got the memo.
Read MoreNewly Released Guam Kingfishers Produce Eggs in the Wild for the First Time in 40 Years!! | National Aviary
The Nine Birds released last fall (including three that hatched at the Aviary) continue to thrive in their new home on Palmyra Atoll
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