Fledge Watch (Unofficial): Lucy Alonzo, June 20, 9:40 – 11:40AM
I came down this morning expecting to find other fledge watchers, but saw no one until I had to leave at 11:40 (to volunteer at the soup kitchen), so here is my very unofficial report. It was fairly cool and windy, marvelous soaring conditions for experienced flyers. Mariah and Kaver made many short flights, a few loops then back to the tower – they might have been saying, “Look girls, this is how to begin – a short distance, then back home, but please – No Stacks!” I could see one eyas, presumably Linn, on the perch, and in the playpen some wings, often two sets at a time but never all three simultaneously. The calm behavior of the parents indicated all was well. From shortly after 10 until 10:30, everything was very quiet. One parent was on a ledge above the rockets, the other on the last “K” of the Kodak sign. Linn was on the perch and another eyas on the center light in the playpen. Then the short periodic “demo” flights began again. At about 11:00, Kaver chased something very large, a turkey vulture I think. At around 11:30, Linn moved to the ledge at the left side of the nestbox. There were several short hops and bouts of wing flapping visible in the playpen, but no flights.
