Carol P. – A Tail of Two Fledges – June 18, 2008
When I heard that Zephyr had fledged this morning, I headed out to search for him on the tower. I quickly found him on the 20th floor, eastside of the Kodak Tower. After about an hour, Zephyr took off and flew around to the southside of the tower. Kaver soon joined him, escorting him back towards the building, where he landed on a slanted metal roof. After sliding 1/2 way down, Zephyr spread his wings and was soon airborne again. This time he made a pinpoint landing on the 20th floor, southside. That was just his 2nd flight? Wow! He’s going to be a wonderful flyer.
I grabbed some lunch at noon and missed Susan B’s fledge flight at 12:30. By the time I returned to Watch, she was safe on the 19th floor, southside. Good for her!
When I left at 6:30 p.m., Zephyr was back in the playpen with Diamonte, Quest and Seneca remained in the nest box and Susan B was located on the southeast corner of the 19th floor, where she had found a tidbit of food earlier.
All was well, hopefully it remained so after I left! I’ll be downtown early tomorrow morning.
Carol P.
June 19th, 2008 at 5:52 AM
camera one is facing downward on a small falcon sitting on a light fixture….any ideas on who it is? is it injured or just “figuring things out?” Thanks for your dedication! Linda
June 19th, 2008 at 11:51 AM
I’m new to this and am enjoying reading about the falcons and seeing the beautiful photos. But tell me, what is the “playpen”?
June 19th, 2008 at 12:16 PM
Hi Linda-I’m not sure who is on the light right now. There’s nothing wrong. The playpen lights are just one of their favorite perches while contemplating their next move.
June 19th, 2008 at 1:03 PM
@ellen- The Playpen is a catwalk that lies directly beneath the nest box. It goes all the way around the cupola at the top of the Kodak tower, and it’s surrounded by iron railing. You can get more familiar with the places the falcons hang out by taking our Virtual Tour of the Falcons’ Neighborhood.