I got to see one of the fledglings for over two hours around the Obelisk (sometimes referred to Cleopatra’s Needle), west of the Met.  This was fun since there were lots of good looks at the bird.

However, the mystery of the day was a large adult Red-tailed Hawk, who wasn’t Pale Male or Ocativa, who showed up nearby.  This coupled with the rescue of a young hawk around the tennis courts at 96th Street last week had hawk watchers wondering. 

Could the young hawk could have been from an unknown nest of the pair that tired to nest along CPW these last two years?  And could the adult hawk we saw be the parent of this youngster,  investigating the cries from Pale Male and Ocatavia’s children, in case they were the parent’s missing fledgling?

I don’t think we’ll ever know but it makes a great story!

Update: It looks like the youngster that was picked up at the tennis courts is most likely one of the Cathedral fledglings, which makes sense given their exposure to Frounce.  So, this extra adult’s appearance may have not explanation.