I had come by the eyrie on Monday, but missed seeing the first fledgling. Others had seen it on 530 West End Avenue.

On Tuesday, the first fledgling had been flying around in the afternoon, and I finally saw it on the top of 530 West End Avenue. The adult male brought it some food. The fledgling was limping a bit seeming to have trouble putting weight on its left leg. Hopefully, it’s just a strain and the problem will resolve on its own.

It appeared that two birds were off the eyrie at one point. Last year, we had the same problem where the fledglings kept going back to the tower, so it was hard to say who and how many had fledged. We had the same problem on Tuesday afternoon. Like last year, I can’t tell who is who. While they were growing up, I could see the age differences, but now the two oldest look very much alike.