I had the good fortune to see these five California Condors arrive outside my hotel room during the World Cup Final. Five Condors is 7% of the wild AZ/UT population! Guess what took priority! The tag numbers were 23, 30, J1, J4, L3.
| Tag# | SB# | Age in 2014 | Sex | Bred At: | Release/ Fledge Year |
| 23 | 123 | 19 | M | LAZ | 1997 |
| 30 | 530 | 5 | M | LAZ | 2011 |
| J1 | 521 | 5 | F | WCBP | 2011 |
| J4 | 541 | 5 | F | WCBP | 2011 |
| L3 | 593 | 3 | F | Portland | 2012 |
The Tompkins Square Park Adult Male brought three rodents to the fledglings this evening. It wasn’t clear if he feed two (with one getting seconds) or all three. There were lots of flights and it was very hard to keep track of who was who.
The video and pictures below contain many of two of the rodents being eaten. Skip this post if it might bother you.
I got to see all of the Fifth Avenue fledglings on Sunday. One was west of the Met, and two were around the Cedar Hill area.
The two near Cedar Hill had a little tussle over some food with both of them ending up on a lawn.
All of the hawks looked well feed and the one who had been closing its right eye frequently yesterday was back to normal. All of them also seem to have mastered flying and soaring. They aren’t hunters yet, but they’re no longer newbies either.
After visiting the Sheep Meadow fledglings, it was off to see the Fifth Avenue fledglings. They were around Cedar Hill and nearby locations. Pale Male and Octavia flew overhead, but I ran into Pale Male much further north near the South Gate House of the Reservoir and the Met roof.
I saw all of the fledglings. One fledgling was closing its right eye a great deal. It was hard to tell if this was normal/minor or if something more serious was going on. I’m sure the hawk watchers at Fifth Avenue will be keeping track of this fledgling, just in case.
I finally got a chance to visit Central Park today.
My first stop was a look at the Peregrine Falcon nest, which yielded nothing. It was unclear if the birds had fledged or were sleeping. I suspect they’ve fledged, but will need to make another trip back to be sure.
Then it was off to Sheep Meadow to look for the fledglings. I always suspected they would hang out among the fenced off American Elms along the Mall, and that’s exactly where I found them. Both were in the same tree one on a lower branch and one on a higher branch. They were very relaxed and looked healthy and well fed.
After the edge of Hurricane Arthur passed through New York, I went down to Tompkins Square Park to see who I could find. I ended up seeing all of the fledgings and the two adults much to my delight.
