Now is when raptor juveniles take to the Pittsburgh skies to learn to fly and hunt, while continually begging their parents for food.

More than 35 species of falcons roam the Earth’s skies at present. But there used to be at least three others. Here’s the story of the confirmed falcon species lost to the world forever.

The formerly endangered peregrine falcon produced a bumper crop of at least 23 juveniles this year in the Pittsburgh region.

If wide population distribution is a sure sign of an animal’s evolutionary success, then the falcon is a clear winner. The ...

It’s when peregrine falcon chicks typically hatch and are named and banded — free to fly off when they’re able. Greg Septon is the peregrine falcon manager at We Energies.

Peregrine falcons are the fastest animal on the planet, but their population was decimated in the 1970s due to a pesticide called DDT that affected their eggs. “When I was a kid, there never ...

Watch Mass. peregrine falcon cams hereThe first successful nesting on a high-rise in Boston was recorded in 1996 atop the 177 Huntington Building, which is where those chicks took flight from on ...

Peregrine falcon perched on rocks against blurred background in Mangalajodi, India. Photo by Jit Roy, via Pexels. As cities continue to grow, urban peregrine falcons represent a successful story of ...

Newly hatched Peregrine falcons are now calling downtown Salinas their new home after the first pair of falcons hatched Monday afternoon. The parents, Alice and Sal, named after their location on ...