Charlotte (the mother) and the fledgling of the Central Park South/888 Seventh Avenue pair reunited around 3:30 on
Wednesday afternoon.  It was noisy affair with lots of calling by both
of them.  They were seen flying off together.

Later, the parents caught a squirrel for the youngster around 4:45.

There are still some concerns that everything will go back to
normal, and the fledgling needs to become people shy after all of the
handling, but everything so far has been positive.

The 888 Seventh Avenue fledgling has been returned to the park. It was placed in a quiet fenced-in area.  It is two blocks into the park and about five blocks from the nest.  The parents haven’t found the fledgling yet and still seem to be searching in the blocks around the nest.  Hopefully, the young fledgling will get hungry soon and start to beg for food so the parents can find it.

(For those who aren’t New Yorkers, the nest site is in a horrible location. It’s far from the park, has a narrow ledge and is very high.  When fledglings are returned to their parents, one would usually put the fledgling as close as possible to the nest.  In this case however, 57th and Seventh Avenue is too dangerous an area, and returning the bird to the actual nest would require a window washing rig.  It could also result in second poor fledge attempt.  So, we have this less than ideal situation. Nature can be a harsh mistress.)

I arrived at the nest a little after sunrise to find the fledgling in the tree it has roosted in last night.

The park’s department has assigned an Urban Park Ranger to keep an eye on the fledgling for a few days.  The ranger is Rob Mastrianni.  He was responsible for the rescue of the Inwood Hill Park female, who had two wonderful eyasses this spring.  He’s a great choice for the job.

Now, just hope and pray that nature will get these parents and their fledgling back on course.

The fledgling from the 888 Seventh Avenue nest is in the caring hands of Bobby Horvath.  Details of the fledglings troubles in the plaza of the Ziegfeld Theater, can be found on the websites of the various New York City newspapers.  A fledgling’s first few days on the ground can be full of troubles.

Bobby Horvath is a licensed rehabber and will do what is best for the fledgling.  He runs a rescue center on Long Island, Wildlife in Need of Rehab and Rescue, Inc.

His phone number has been placed on the www.palemale.com website along with some very negative and untrue statements about Mr. Horvath.  Please don’t harrass Mr. Horvath.  He’s got the best interests of the fledgling at heart.

News from Brett Odom

"Sometime between last night and this morning the eyas at 888 7th Avenue fledged.  I
have not been able to locate him as of yet from my office.  If any of you hear of
anything (good or bad) can you please either email me or post it on your blogs.
I’ve been reading them religiously this year.

Regards,
Brett Odom"

James O’Brien passed along excellent advice to Brett in response to his question.

"Thats great news…he’s probably hanging out on top of a building!   The best way
to locate him is to look for the parents.  They will be bringing him/her
food, so when you see them with prey, they’ll be calling and circling trying
to lure the fledgling out.
"

On Saturday, I got to see to see the adult female and the eyas at 888 Seventh Avenue.  It will be an interesting fledge and journey to the Central Park.