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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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Annual Audubon Day showcases 19th-Century Audubon prints and live falcon encounter

Annual Audubon Day showcases 19th-Century Audubon prints and live falcon encounter

By Jiya Narwal, Staff Writer • November 18, 2024

The University of Pittsburgh’s Archives and Special Collections hosted its annual Audubon Day celebration on Nov. 10, featuring a rare showcase of “Birds of America” prints. The event was free and...

Pitt’s peregrine falcons take flight

Pitt’s peregrine falcons take flight

By Jordan Kooper, Staff Writer • June 7, 2024
The peregrine falcon chicks, now called fledges, that recently hatched on the Cathedral of Learning have taken their first flights as of June 3. The fledges, who hatched on April 22, had been preparing for their first flights over the past few days by hopping along the ledges of the Cathedral.
Pigeons on the field of Acrisure Stadium Saturday evening.

Editorial | Takeaways from the Pittsburgh Pigeons football game

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • October 10, 2022
The pigeons on the field during the homecoming game played even better than the Panthers.
Hannah Jones, left, Garrett Sisk and Wilson Biggs of the Pitt Birding Club birdwatch at Frick Park on Sunday morning.

Through the binoculars: Pitt ‘birders’ find friends, passions and fun

By Punya Bhasin, Assistant News Editor • April 5, 2022
On a campus full of stressed-out college students worrying about finals and post-graduation plans, Pitt’s birdwatching and ornithology club finds joy in the simple things of life.
Melinda Shehee’s pigeon army

Melinda Shehee’s pigeon army

By Emily Wolfe • April 15, 2020
Melinda Shehee rolls up on her Heelys to the stretch of grass between Oakland Avenue and South Bouquet Street. The pigeons touch down shortly after.
Opinion | Crows on campus: Let them live their lives

Opinion | Crows on campus: Let them live their lives

By Grace McGinness, Staff Columnist • November 20, 2019
Outside our windows, night falls sooner with each passing day. But the darkened skies are not just a result of the retreating sun.
CEO Matt Parmelee’s coffee roastery, Redstart Roasters, specifically uses beans that have been grown by farms holding bird-friendly certifications from the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center.

Redstart Roasters: The birds and the beans

By Alexander Hanna, Staff Writer • October 30, 2019
Parmelee is the CEO of Redstart Roasters, a coffee roastery that sells beans grown by farms holding bird-friendly certifications from the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center.
A new female peregrine falcon arrived at the Cathedral nesting site earlier this fall.

Cathedral falcon nest gets a new matriarch

By Emily Wolfe, News Editor • October 20, 2019
A new female arrived at the Cathedral earlier this fall and appears to have since driven Hope off for the foreseeable future.
The blue beam was added to the Cathedral of Learning’s Victory Lights in 2018.

Birding Club to collect data on bird deaths from victory lights

By Jessica Steinberg, For The Pitt News • October 10, 2019
The Victory Lights that shine up from the Cathedral of Learning may be a point of pride for Pitt students, but some Pitt community members worry that they’re also a potentially dangerous attraction for migrating birds.
Ashley Cecil’s work is intended to raise awareness about the issue of bird window collisions and offer a solution. Her window film, which is used to cover windows to prevent bird collisions, is sold in the Phipps Conservatory gift shop. (Photo by Chiara Rigaud | Staff Photographer)

Ashley Cecil displays ‘Birds and Botany’ at Phipps Conservatory

By Emma Maurice | Staff Writer • January 30, 2018

Just inside Phipps Conservatory, Ashley Cecil has created the illusion of Springtime in the midst of a harsh Pittsburgh winter — blooming flowers and songbirds rest on bright yellow backdrops along the...

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