The afternoon’s rain stopped just before fly out. However, Flaco made it difficult to follow him on Thursday night. There was a mist in the air and he changed up his habits from the last few days. He seemed to stay near his roost site before going south much longer than normal. We lost track of him during this period for over an hour. I wondered if he needed to dry out before making any long flights.

He did reappear perching briefly on a bridge and then a tree. But we then lost him again.

But evenings like this are to be expected owl watching. Tracking an owl in Central Park isn’t easy!