The word from John Sheehr, birder, photographer, and viewer of the fledge, is the time for take off was 10:20pm. Youngest flew into the London Planes adjacent to the nest where she was mobbed by Catbirds. Divine Mom soon showed with half a squirrel.
12:40 Youngest on the scaffolding west of the nest.
Off nest and no comb.
Investigating the east end of the scaffold stage.
Down.
Hmmmm.
What is THAT?
1:02pm Into the shade.
1:57pm Mom off Gabriel.
2:01pm Youngest looks.
2:03pm Youngest watches.
2:04pm Mom flies into nest from NW. (?)
2:o5pm Mom comes out of nest with small rodent, flies into London Plane east of nest where Eldest was heard begging earlier.
2:10pm Mom comes out of trees and SE.
2:15pm Dad lands on pinnacle near nest with Spread Pigeon portion.
2:21pm Youngest suddenly focuses up.
2:21pm Youngest finds food.
2:22pm Mature Red-tail, possibly Dad, circles, circles, circles over parking lot area, then over trees to north.
2:25 Mature RT appears from behind Cathedral then south.
2:28pm Youngest starts lunch.
Is Youngest licking her "lips"?
That's what it looks like to me.
More.
2:32pm Too big a bite.
The "dot", seen on other local Red-tailed Hawks during molt.
2:30pm Mature Red-tail comes from Cathedral area and flies south.
2:47pm Crop full, breezing her wings to cool off.
3:23pm Youngest watches the trees where Eldest was heard begging.
3:35pm Youngest about to eject a pellet.
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