More Eastern Screech-Owls photos…

Tonight is the last day, I can owl or hawk watch during the week.  After this weekend, we’ll be back on Eastern Standard Time, and it will be dark when I leave work.

A shift of cavities found Central Park’s Eastern-Screech Owl in a familiar location from previous years.  She’s lost two mates over the last few years and is now single. 

I miss the duets after fly out we used to here. Now we only hear a few calls, and then silence.

One of the joys of late Fall in New York City is the ability to relocate owls that during the warmer months easily hide in tree tops during the day.

What may be the last remaining Eastern Screech-Owl in Central Park, was found again now that the weather is colder.

Eastern Screech-Owls have been reintroduced to Central Park over the last twelve years.  I’ve enjoyed monitoring them over the last five years.

This winter some friends and I kept track of what we believe is the last surviving pair from the reintroductions. Unfortunately, just after the pair started nesting, they lost their cavity to two squirrels and the male owl disappeared and is presumed dead.

The female continues to stay in the area.  Each night she calls to advertise her availability to other owls, but no one answers.

After a few days not seeing the female Eastern Screech-Owl due to the snow, she’s back in her current cavity.  She came out fairly late.  I was able to take some good pictures however due to a street lamp.

She went to a western tree after fly out and then went north across The Pool before going up the eastern side of the Great Hill.