The Eagle Has Landed

[delldude]

These locations are within very high human population areas. Pittsburgh has many areas with steep cliffs and ravines which aren't very easily adaptable to use by humans, hence many little islands of wilderness within the county.

Pittsburgh has also been home to a couple Peregrine Falcons for over a decade which nest on the towering buildings right in downtown Pittsburgh, which have spread to many other local areas.

When a pair of bald eagles wove a 5-foot nest of sticks on an isolated hillside in suburban Allegheny County in 2010, it was seen as a sort of environmental milestone -- nature's confirmation that the Pittsburgh region had cleaned up its act.
But the new eagles in town -- two nesting pairs that
have taken up residence in sight of high-traffic corridors in Harmar and Hays -- are avian rock stars. Their nesting rituals have been witnessed daily by crowds of fans at viewing sites that have become Allegheny County's newest tourist attractions.
And as local bird-watchers learn the rules of eagle etiquette, Pennsylvania's growing bald eagle population is perhaps within months of being removed from the state's threatened species list.

"Did you ever think you'd live long enough to see three bald eagle nests in Allegheny County?" said Tom Fazi, southwest region education officer for the state Game Commission.

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[signals]

Eagles and falcons have been making a great comeback over the years. In my area, the bald eagle is seen everyday near lakes and the airport. We also have raptor cams throughout the city and state!

 

[delldude]

PITTSBURGH —

A bald eagle chick hatched in a nest in Hays, making it the first one born in Pittsburgh in more than 200 years, bird experts said Sunday.
The chick's parents soar above an unlikely landscape of a scrap recycling yard and two sets of active railroad lines, along a segment of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail near the Monongahela River.
“Where are the chocolate cigars?” asked ornithologist Bob Mulvihill, as proud as a new papa.
Mulvihill and Roy Bires, 64, of Swissvale are among a group of monitors who have put in hundreds of hours during the past two months watching and noting each step in the process, from building up a nest to incubating eggs. One even marked the time the eagles copulated.
The chick cannot be seen because the nest, called an aerie, is so large; some reach 10 feet wide and 8 feet deep and weigh as much as a ton. Researchers verify a youngster's presence by the parents' feeding behavior.
The magical moment came just before noon: The male flew into the aerie carrying a small mammal and fed it to what must be a newly hatched eaglet, Mulvihill said.

http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/bald-eagle-chick-first-born-pittsburgh-more-200-ye/nXMNr/

 

[NewHampshire Black Bears]

These locations are within very high human population areas. Pittsburgh has many areas with steep cliffs and ravines which aren't very easily adaptable to use by humans, hence many little islands of wilderness within the county.

Pittsburgh has also been home to a couple Peregrine Falcons for over a decade which nest on the towering buildings right in downtown Pittsburgh, which have spread to many other local areas.

GREAT news dell,........and a great post.

"WAMBLI" .... IS...King !

He soars the Highest, as he carries messages to Wakan Tanka !!!!!!!!!!

 

[SharoninSAT]

http://www.post-gaze.../#ixzz2NKzfn21W

http://www.wpxi.com/...e-200-ye/nXMNr/

Great news dell... They are beautiful and majestic birds!
I see them when I travel to the Northwest...
🙂

 

[delldude]

We got live cam now.....and three eggs.
 
Scroll down for more....
 
http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/outdoors/2014/01/31/LIVE-Bird-s-eye-view-of-Pittsburgh-s-bald-eagles/stories/201401310148

 

[777 fixer]

They're like sparrows in Washington state.

 

[delldude]

They're like sparrows in Washington state.

 
No doubt......real cool though, 4 miles as the Eagle flies to the fifty yard line at Heinz Field.

 

[777 fixer]

http://arlingtonwa.gov/index.aspx?page=427

 

[777 fixer]

http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/watch-bald-eagles-fight-over-territory-141256579--abc-news-topstories.html?vp=1

 

[SparrowHawk]

Long time ago, PHL discovered a nesting pair of Peregrine Falcons on the Walt Whitman Bridge overlooking the then rat infested docks.
 
City had a hard time convincing the shippers to stop using rat poison because the Shippers just didn't believe "Those little birds" could reduce or eliminate the rats. Long story short is the rats are gone and another nesting pair was introduced.
 
Now if you look at the top of tall buildings you can see them. Naturally they live on cliffs, so a 30 story skyscraper seems about right for them. Birds win, city wins. Only losers are the rats.

 

[SharoninSAT]

🙂 This is not an Eagle in the City but it's a pretty cool video...
 
http://youtu.be/nA3LtXnNIto

 

[777 fixer]

🙂 This is not an Eagle in the City but it's a pretty cool video...
 
http://youtu.be/nA3LtXnNIto

 
I watched some crows one time harass an Osprey onetime.  They must not have gotten the memo that an Osprey is the last bird of prey they have to worry about.  🙂

 

[delldude]

We have three hatchlings in the nest now.
 
You can hear them at times on the video.
 
http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/outdoors/2014/01/31/LIVE-Bird-s-eye-view-of-Pittsburgh-s-bald-eagles/stories/201401310148

 

[SharoninSAT]

We have three hatchlings in the nest now.
 
You can hear them at times on the video.
 
http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/outdoors/2014/01/31/LIVE-Bird-s-eye-view-of-Pittsburgh-s-bald-eagles/stories/201401310148

 
The cam footage of the eaglets is really so cool! Thanks for sharing. 🙂