Peregrine eggs hatch in Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN — Stammy and Stellar, downtown Youngstown’s peregrine falcon couple, have been successful in their second nesting attempt at the Mahoning County Courthouse, with chicks having hatched there in recent days.

Magistrate Dennis Sarisky of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court said he confirmed today that at least three chicks had hatched on the fourth-floor window ledge outside the law library.

Kathy Zook of Mecca, a birdwatcher who frequently observes the raptors here, said she confirmed two falcon chicks there as of midday on today.

As of Friday, none of the four peregrine eggs at the courthouse had hatched, reported Laura Graber, wildlife research technician at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

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