The adult female. She seems to be taking it easy these days. She let
the male do the feeding this evening. After laying eggs, sitting on
the eggs and then keeping her very young chicks warm, I think she
deserves her mini vacation.
It was a relaxed evening with Jean, Marie, Ellen, Barrie, and Jimmy, along with some others watching the fly out.
All three were in the tree but we could only see two. One of the owls seems to have found a fairly hidden spot which we haven’t found yet.
We got to see some head rubbing, before losing the owls. The trees have leafed out even more and it’s becoming harder and harder to keep up with them.
The wait is over! At least one eyas is now big enough to show up over the edge of the nest.
I’ve been corresponding with Brett Odom, who has a view of the 888 7th Avenue nest. He confirmed on Monday that there was only one chick in the nest.
Brett asked me about the fledglings and if they would have any problems getting down from such a high floor. I figured out the height of both 888 Seventh Avenue and the former nest on Parc Trump. They’re a floor apart! So, if the chicks could do it two years ago, I think we’ll be fine this year.
Jean joined me this evening. Unfortunately, so did another “Owl Tour”. The group was fairly loud and spread out, so the owls went to high branches this evening rather than the low trees and bushes near the Willow.
All three went quickly across the drive and we lost all but the Fledgling, who sang softly before heading into the area of the Loch.
The three owls were close together this evening. The fly out was fairly normal, except that Herringbone went immediately towards the nest cavity, and was chased by an American Robin. The owl was mobbed for a bit, and then ask it got darker, the robins all became quiet.
Herringbone, who I think is the male went into the cavity. Soon a screaming bird, which sounded like a European Starling, left the hole! Owls 1 – Starlings 0! The male then left the cavity. By this time, the female arrived and took a turn inside the cavity. Both were in nearby trees but then we lost them.
Chris and Fig were with me tonight.
