On Tuesday around 7:30 pm, the first of the two eyasses fledged. So, I went to the nest on Wednesday to see what was up.

A group of us searched for the fledgling, but came up empty at first. There was still a bird on the nest and the mother was nearby. The male delivered food to the nest, and the fledgling returned to the nest tree. It was a few feet below the nest.

The yet to fledge bird ate, and then the mother ate some of the leftovers, before taking them to a nearby tree.

The yet to fledge bird did lots of branching at this point, and Stella Hamilton found the fledgling in a tree at the north end of the Locust Grove. While we were watching the fledgling, the eyass on the nest tree, flew to the next tree. It was enough of a trip, that folks though it counted as a fledge.

The next two months should be fun watching these two youngsters. It will be interesting to see where the parents take them. The Great Lawn, the Pinetum, or Summit Rock?