The Washington Square Park Hawk babies are now mobile enough to step into the middle of the window ledge and flap a bit before returning to the nest.
Bobby:
Marine helicopters flew over the park. A fellow Hawk-watcher informed me that it’s Fleet Week in the city, hence the military presence:
Sadie:
The white east-side pigeon was doing well:
Bobby was getting harassed by a Mockingbird for a few minutes:
Sadie left the nest and flew right to Silver:
Bobby and Sadie:
Bobby flew to the nest 3 minutes later:
He left after another 8 minutes:
Bobby and Sadie back in the nest, Sadie on the left with a twig:
One of the kids got some exercise for a few minutes while mom watched over it intently:
The little Hawk settled back into the nest to rest with its sibling.