Just in time for Halloween, Central Park had a bright moon, a bat and a Great Horned Owl this evening.  I think it may be an old visitor, as it flew out to a favorite post fly out perch of the owl from two years ago.

When I found Pale Male this afternoon, he was sharing a perch with his mate Octavia.  She quickly left and he stayed in the same general area for a few more hours.  He looked to be interested in a late afternoon snack but only made one hunting attempt which came up empty.  He left the area and looks to have switched to a roosting spot he uses in the late fall and winter.  Other than this it was very much like it has been for the last month or so.

I can't believe it's October already.  Pale Male was in the Ramble this afternoon.  He looked to be hunting but didn't go after anything.

We finally are starting to get some fall temperatures and tree leaves are changing colors.  Pale Male has become harder to find, but he went to Cedar Hill late in the afternoon, after chasing away a migrating raptor.  He hunted two times, but came up empty on both passes.