Today, I discovered that it’s not just a single Peregrine Falcon that has been hanging out on the Eldorado towers, but a pair. One was on the north towe and the other on the south tower, before one moved to a ledge lower down on the building.
(Pale Male has been spending time just below the Reservoir. I wonder if he’s keeping an eye on these new neighbors?)
On the building just north of Pale Male’s nest on Fifth Avenue was this Red-tailed Hawk this afternoon. I assume it is Lola’s replacement.
Late on Friday, I saw two hawks in the Locust Grove just west of the Great Lawn, an adult peering down on a juvenile on the ground. The juvenile had a squirrel and waited until the adult left to begin eating it.
Later, just before sunset, an adult hawk came down from a Fifth Avenue perch, to harass a juvenile eating a bird on Pilgrim Hill. They both paid no attention to the numerous sledders on the hill.
The adult actually took some of the prey away from the juvenile. I lost track of the juvenile but was able to track the adult as it went from tree to tree before settling on a tree just south of 72nd Street, due south from the Pilgrim statue.
The adult hawk from Pilgrim Hill may be the new mate of Pale Male. Lola hasn’t been seen since mid-December and is unfortunately presumed dead.
On Saturday, my late afternoon visit to Central Park started with a Peregrine Falcon on top of the southern tower of The Eldorado on Central Park West.
It ended with my standard visit to the North Wood’s Eastern Screech-Owl. I got a glimpse at what might be a band on her, although it was hardly certain.
River Otters are totally off topic for this blog, but whenever I photograph them, I want to share the images of them. Pictures taken at the Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve in Fort Myers.
The second bird I saw in SW Florida, also at Harns Marsh was a female Snail Kite. She gave me goosebumps. She was a great flier and snail hunter.
