I stopped by the NYAC family on my way home from Riverside Church and today was much like yesterday. The fledglings using trees and street lamps in the park west and north of Central Park South and Seventh Avenue.

One extraordinary things happened however. One of the parents seeing a squirrel attack one the fledglings, quickly caught it and carried it 100 feet away. The parent lost its grip on the squirrel when it landed and the squirrel fell 25 feet. The squirrel was able to climb up a tree, but kept close eye on the hawk until it flew off.