While I ended up only photographing one of the fledglings, there was lots of action around the Compost Heap, nursery, Conservatory Garden and the hospital. One fledgling was on TCC, another in the garden, one flying over the Compost Heap, and one in a tree. I can’t say for sure I saw all three, but I suspect I did.
I hadn’t had time to go look for the TCC Fledglings until today. I didn’t know what to expect when I went up to see them. Last year, the single fledgling was hard to find after two weeks, so I had limited expectations.
When I arrived I heard American Robins making alarm calls in the SW section of the Conservatory Garden. I found one of the fledglings, who flew to another tree and then up the hill towards the Compost Heap, before I could get any decent pictures.
I climbed the hill up to the Compost Heap and found all three fledglings in the Black Locust tree the Snowy Owl loved so much. One fledgling flew out twice only to return to almost the same branch. Two of them cried for food, but I didn’t see the parents. I suspect they were hunting around the North Meadow.
All three fledglings looked to be in good health.
The Terence Cardinal Cooke Red-tailed Hawks are doing great. Early this afternoon I saw a feeding and got to watch the eyasses “jump flap” and explore the ledge. Last year, before the single eyass fledged, it flew from tower to tower and “branched” using the top for of TCC. I hope this gets repeated this year, but with three eyasses.
The Terence Cardinal Cooke (TCC) Red-tailed Hawk eyasses are now exploring the ledge and their mother is even feeding them off the nest now. It’s a delight to see them wonder around, something unique to this nest location.
The nest continues to do well. The eyasses have started to “jump-flap”, exercising their wing muscles. They’re also going a few inches off the nest, and should be exploring more soon! This should be fun.
The Terence Cardinal Cooke Red-tailed Hawks continue to do well. Both parents were helping to feed the three eyasses this afternoon. The role the male plays varies from nest to nest. On some nests the father does very little and on others the father can be very active. With three eyasses it is good to see both helping take care of them.
