Fledge Watch 6/26, 6/27 9 to noon
Watcher Suzanne
Arrived about 8:25 am all four were on Times Square Building
9:15 Beauty flew off to Mercury, then to Wilder
9:36 Jemison “flew” from the nest box area to the south corner of TSB.
9:45 Beauty brought food in to Callidora at the nest box. Jemison remained on the south corner and did not return to the box for food. Jemison walked/hopped around the building ledge as far as it goes (the ledge does not go completely around the building and back to the nest box area).
When we left at 2:15 pm Beauty was on TSB, Archer on Mercury, Callidora in the nest box, and Jemison was still on the southside of TSB.
We returned on Sunday, June 27 and arrived about 8:30 am.
Beauty was on the communications tower and Archer was on the fire escape on Wilder, Jemison and Callidora were in the nest box area.
10:30 Jemison “flew” from the nest box area to the south corner.
10:46 Jemison “flew” back to the nest box area from the south corner.
11:45 Beauty brought food to Jemison and Callidora.
12:10 Several Turkey Vultures flew around downtown, both Beauty and Archer returned to TSB, then one went after the Turkey Vultures and returned to TSB. A few minutes later Archer chased more Turkey Vultures, and flew toward the Communications Tower. Then Beauty came off TSB and vigorously chased the Turkey Vultures, pounding on one of them over the river.
We left at 12:30 pm.
