PITTSBURGH — Controversy is brewing over Peregrine falcons that have long called downtown Pittsburgh home, but soon officials may remove the baby falcons from the nest.
The falcon's nest is underneath a beam of a building on Third Avenue that is under construction for student housing.
The two endangered adult Peregrine falcons, Dori and Louie, have four two-week-old baby falcons.
According to U.S. Fish and Wildlife, they may soon be moved because the birds are state-endangered.
According to officials, the developer on the construction project applied and was granted a permit to the move the falcon's nest to a licensed wildlife facility with the help of the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
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There have been reports of the adult falcons buzzing construction workers as they try to protect their young.
Advocates have argued that the birds should be left alone for a month, while construction workers who aren't on the project told WPXI news anchor Damany Lewis a month could set any project back and cost a lot of money.
Peregrine falcons have been nesting in downtown Pittsburgh for more than 25 years.
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There is another Peregrine falcon nest on top the Cathedral of Learning in Oakland.
The Peregrine falcon was listed as federally endangered in early 1970.
The National Aviary even has a camera on the Gulf Tower to watch nests just like that one.
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