I first caught up with Bobby having a sun bath on One Fifth Avenue today:
He sat in the sunshine for half an hour then circled above the park and nest:
He landed on one of the flag poles diagonal from the nest:
He disappeared for close to 40 minutes then returned to One Fifth:
He rested for only 5 minutes before flying closer to the nest:
The next bit of action was pretty exciting. He dove off his perch, charged at one of the windows, circled back over the square, then charged a window again:
His target was someone in an office recording a protest taking place in the square:
Bobby never made contact with that person’s window but he was clearly acting in a protective manner. He continued on and flew right to the nest (the man can be seen in the lower left):
Sadie switched egg-warming duties with Bobby and flew north and out of sight for her break:
I did see a Hawk flying near a chimney perch I’ve seen her on at 3rd Avenue and 10th Street (a flew blocks northeast of the park) but I couldn’t be sure it was her. There is a flock of pigeons that live near there and this Hawk was circling low over the buildings and the panicked pigeons. Whoever that Hawk was, pigeon was on the menu!