I’ve been having a hard time finding the father, so it was great to see him for a few hours on the Essex House sign and then Hampshire House. He is so much lighter than the mother.

The mother perched two floors above the nest for at least an hour tonight. She was helping to keep the Blue Jays that attack the nest area, distracted and attacking her. The Blue Jays aren’t doing any harm, they’re just annoying. But I can understand, why they are so annoying. The father raided a jay nest last night and took a nestling.