The Scott’s Oriole continues in Union Square. The juvenile Red-tailed Hawk which is spending the winter in Union Square was having a great time going after pigeons and squirrels. It didn’t catch anything while I was there, but it seemed to be having fun time keeping everyone on their toes.
There wasn’t a fly out this evening. Neither owl flew out, and like last night we wondered why. We searched the area and found nothing.
Then about an hour after the usual fly out, two raccoons made their terrible cry and the female owl popped up to investigate. I missed capturing the first pop up as I had already put away my equipment, but I captured images during two more periods of raccoon crying.
A bird normally found in the Southwest has appeared in Union Square! It appears to be a 1st year male. If the I.D. is correct, it will be the first recorded sighting in New York State. Needless to say, its discovery has created quite a stir among the greater New York birding community.
No one flew out this evening. Have they moved? Is something wrong, or is it just the cold?
Tonight, we only got to see the male owl. He flew out, landed on a nearby branch, preened and then went north. We looked for the female, but she did not come out of her cavity.
The male was out standing guard when I arrived on Wednesday evening.
