Central Park’s, now resident Great Horned Owl has found a spot on a hill that is locked for the season, which is a great place to roost. She sometimes switches perches on the hill but always seems to find a spot with afternoon sun.

The video is a bit long, so feel free to skim through it. She did something we’ve seen her do before, with is to “floss” with a thin branch. She’s not flossing of course, but it’s fun to watch her grab the a branch with her beak. She also coughed up a pellet.

Once she changes positions there are lots of opportunities to see her left leg (on the right in the video). You can see the odd angle of the leg, which looks to be a past injury to the “ankle” joint. She’s had this odd angle since she arrived over 11 months ago, and copes with it just fine.

Everyone watching the fly out was quiet for the last few minutes before fly out, in case she hooted and grunted, but tonight she was quiet.

At fly out she hopped around her roost tree before flying to a nearby tree, and then to a second tree.

The hill is nearby where Pale Male goes to roost and she made two passes near his roost tree before flying to the top of a pine tree and then west. I guess it’s a good idea to check on the neighbors.

I went west to look for her without success, but three Eastern Cottontail Rabbits on a lawn in the Ramble were my consolation prize.