I took a few days off of hawk watching to catch my breath after watching lots of new fledglings. Tonight, after my break, I got to see all three of the Washington Square fledglings together only a few feet apart from each other. It was great to see them all, but many of the identifiers I've been using to tell them apart have changed over the last week! So, I'm at a loss to tell you, who's who!
The Washington Square fledglings were easy to find this evening. I got to see them one at a time, however. I think I saw all three, but at the very least saw two.
One flew from a dorm roof all the way to One Fifth Avenue. It was a long flight and a good vertical gain. These hawks are a lot more confident than their first few days off the nest.
I can't wait for them to begin to play in the park!
Fifth Avenue has a second fledgling. Both fledglings had been around the Levin Playground in the afternoon, with one sibling still on the nest.
I was only able to find one fledgling this evening. It was being tag teamed by a number of Bluejays. I think it got hit about ten times before the jays gave up. What a first day in the real world!
