Final Fledge

The last eyass on the nest at Tompkins Square Park finally left the nest Wednesday morning.  When I arrived at the park in the early evening, I found the second fledgling and then the adult male. 

Then it began to rain!  I got to see the father try and hunt in the rain and watch the second fledgling change fly to a new tree.  Then there was a break in the rain.

Three of us went looking for the new fledgling and the call of robins guided us to the middle of the block of 8th Street between Avenue A and B.  We found the third fledgling on the edge of a roof overlooking a community garden.  It looked very peaceful even as the rain started to come down hard.

At that point, knowing the youngster was safe, I went home to get into dry clothes!

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