Highbridge Park
The new Highbridge Park nest is doing well. On Saturday, when I arrived the female was sitting on the nest. After about an hour the male arrived, and gave the female a twenty minute break.
Saturday, 4-12-08 Part 1
It was a warm evening. Before fly out, the female posed for pictures while it was still light. The male must be sleeping elsewhere, but we can’t find his roost.
Inwood Hill Park
The female was sitting on her eggs up at Inwood Hill Park on Saturday. They should hatch in the next week or two.
Thursday, 4-10-08
What did we see tonight?
- The male might be sleeping somewhere else again, but we haven’t figured this out yet.
- The female came out and spent a great deal of time outside the cavity.
- She has been using a new call, that seems to be an alarm cry. It was used before and after the male owl attacked a raccoon.
- We may have had a nestling sighting.
- The nest has lots of insects.
Wednesday, 4-9-08
I’ve been away for almost a week. I’ve come back to what may be the first signs of a nestling. But I can’t be sure. Both adult owls were out, but I only have photographs of one leaving the cavity. Are the fuzzy blobs, nestlings or an adult paying a visit to the nest? I can’t be sure.
One of the owls made lots of calls this evening, but they didn’t seem to be directed at the owls mate. Could they be calls for the nestlings to start exploring the outside world?
Thursday, 4-2-08
Two owls popping up in the daylight, then only one flew out. Twenty minutes later, we may have had the female fly out. Hard to tell. There was some buzzing of raccoons tonight.
