Urban Hawks

Tonight, the young ones were more aggressive about coming to the edge of the cavity.  There are definitely at least two nestlings. 

Adult whinny and hoot-hoot vocalizations were heard.  A raccoon seemed to trigger the hoot-hoots.

Feeding of what may be moths, continued as their were frequent flights between the trees near the West Drive’s street lights, an interim stop on top of a broken sapling ten feet in front of the nest and the cavity.  One pictures of a nestling shows the food, but it is too blurry to see if it is definitely a moth.

The male was reported to have been out of the cavity all day, and the female left just as I arrived.  They both would have been fun to photograph, but I concentrated on the cavity and its current jewels.

Tonight was a wonderful evening.  The behavior of the parents was similar to past nights.  What was wonderful this evening was that after the female few out, a nestling came to the edge of the cavity in the daylight, so we finally got to see one of them clearly.

It was an interesting night.  The male was already out sitting on a branch near the nest cavity when I arrived.  The female came out early and rested on a branch ten feet from the cavity in very bright light.

There was movement about the site by both owls and both whinny and hoot-hoot sounds were made.

The owls continued the active trips back to the nest.  It’s unclear if this is feeding or behavior to encourage fledging.  The dull nights are over!

I can’t tell how many kids there are.  I’ve included lots of pictures, just in case someone thinks they can tell some of the nestlings apart.