Pale Male was at the entrance to the park at 79th and Fifth Avenue this evening.  He memorized me and I forgot to go up and look for the Varied Thrush until it was too dark!

Pale Male was on the Belvedere Castle flagpole when I arrived at Turtle Pond this evening.  He seemed quite comfortable on his perch, before he flew over to a tree on the north side of the pond.  He stayed for a few minutes, and then making a few stops along the way, went north to his perch for the night.

I hadn’t been spending much time in Central Park, so I stopped by the Great Lawn on Sunday evening.  As usual for this time of year, Pale Male was in one of his favorite trees.  He roosted nearby in a spot I wasn’t used to seeing him use, near the Great Lawn.

Lola returning to her nest on Fifth Avenue after a meal and some exercise. 

Lola has started sitting on her nest on Fifth Avenue off Central Park.  What should be good news is tempered by the knowledge that Pale Male and Lola’s have not had a successful nest since 2004. 

We should have other nests active soon in Manhattan, including Inwood Hill Park, Highbridge Park, Riverside Park (with a new nest 20 feet to the northwest of last year’s), Morningside Park (the St. John the Divine nest looks active again, Washington Square Park and depending on their mood, 888 Seventh Avenue. 

Let’s hope one or two more nests are discovered as well.  There are also rumors of possible nests in east Harlem, the CUNY campus, and Fort Tryon.

The pictures below are of the Fifth Avenue nest on Sunday.