September 5, 2026
A Young Peregrine on the Ascent
Yesterday in the Mohonk Preserve near New Paltz, N.Y., Chris Nadareski of the NYC DEP released four young rehabbed peregrines,…
The owlets are getting bigger and looking and sounding more and more like, well, owlets.
If you look closely, you can even see a beak (right center).
Three of the four seem to be sitting up, and I’m guessing the fourth was the one who arrived six days after the other eggs.
I must be following these guys a little too close, because I broke into a big smile when I saw one of them yawn for the first time.
I hope the yawning is not contagious, or this blog is in trouble.
The new — and much faster –download software appears to be working. Give it a try. If it’s working, I’ll post longer videos.