Right now is prime time for watching the Peregrine Falcons nesting in Pittsburgh and Harrisburg because the chicks (eyases) have hatched and their parents are trying to keep up with their ravenous appetites.

In Pittsburgh, three males and a female were temporarily taken from their nest this week, banded by the Game Commission and examined by University of Pittsburgh veterinarians.

In Harrisburg, four of the five eggs hatched, and banding by the Game Commission should happen on May 24 that you can watch live online.

The next steps could literally be big ones as the eyases take their first tentative steps toward learning to fly.

NewsClip: Gulf Tower Peregrine Falcons Get Their Medical Exams

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