A friend saw the Washington Square fledgling last night and this morning but I was not so lucky today. I knew generally where it was hanging out but it was tucked out of sight during my whole visit. However I did see Bobby and Sadie doing well.
Bobby:
Sadie:
Bobby:
Bobby and Sadie circled high above the park together for a couple of minutes. Bobby up higher:
Another pass:
They both then flew several blocks south of the park. I looked for them but couldn’t figure out where they went.
Bobby reappeared in the park 40 minutes later, landing on One Fifth Avenue:
He settled down to rest:
It didn’t take long for a Mockingbird to show up and dive-bomb him:
Another Mockingbird showed up and seemed to get into a tussle with the other Mockingbird:
Back to the bullying business:
Its partner watched from above:
Bobby had enough. He took off, Mockingbirds in hot pursuit:
I lost where he flew to so I wrapped it up for the day after looking for the fledgling one last time.