Pale Male hunted near one of his favorite roosts tonight.  While he was eating, Octavia flew in to join him.  They ended up roosting only a few feet apart at the top of London Plane Tree.

I couldn’t find the Fifth Avenue fledglings today, but did get to spend a good deal of time watching Pale Male on the bridle path just south of the Central Park Reservoir.  Octavia flew in and out briefly, but otherwise Pale Male just relaxed in the hot weather.

The two fledglings on Fifth Avenue had a mellow afternoon keeping cool and hunting behind the Kerbs Boathouse on Tuesday.  Some seasons we have reluctant fliers or hunters and this season it great to have two healthy fledglings doing so well.

At least one of the Fifth Avenue fledglings is hunting for itself now.  A mouse and a rat were caught on Saturday afternoon.  It’s very nice to see at least one of them be so independent, so early in the summer.  Most of the action took place around the Kerbs Boathouse, although both hawk fledglings had been on high perches on Fifth Avenue buildings during the afternoon.

This year the fledglings are spending time north and south of 72nd Street, something I don’t remember being common in years past.  Maybe it’s easier to venture south without the Sheep Meadow pair.  The fledglings are doing a great job of flying high as well as exploring down low.

Fledglings can easily get into trouble in the city, so it’s a relief when they do well on their first day.  Today, both Fifth Avenue fledglings seemed to be doing well.  Both of them were flying high, controlling their landings and staying out of trouble.  Let’s hope these two stay out of trouble for the rest of the season!