Sunday at the Cathedral

By D. Bruce YoltonSt. John/Columbia Red-tailed Hawks

Sunday was a relaxed day at the Cathedral.  It was cloudy and cool.

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The mother perched on a new spot atop the bronze statue of St. Gabriel.
The eyasses now regularly use this left hand position on the nest.
They’re getting so big, I may need to revise my June 15th fledge date.  It may be coming a week earlier.
The parents are leaving food on the nest, and the eyasses are eating without assistance when they’re hungry.
A full crop after eating.
Their feathers have really filled in.
The adult female comes in and does a quick check. . .
. . . before flying off. . .
. . . to St. Luke’s across the street.
The eyass on the left has such a mature look now.
As I was leaving around 5:30, the female adult flew off in the direction of Central Park.  The male was above her circling above the park 300-500 feet higher.
The female then landed on 301 W 110th and had another brief encounter with a Mockingbird. . .
. . .before leaving and returning to the Cathedral.