Update Miscellany

Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodius, flies for the evening roost.

EMERALD GROVE ROAD NEST UPDATE--
The Grove family is doing well. I hear begging periodically on the far side of the trees so I know Jewel is okay, and I've seen both Emerald and Grove briefly. They're in good form and doing their job.

THE STORR'S LAKE RED-TAILS, Issy sits the pole while J.B. flies overhead.

Things go on as usual after their Crow Caper with neither hawk seemingly the worse for wear. Though one does wonder if J.B. might have a bit of a sore spot after being ridden and pecked on the top of the head.

KESTREL NEST LOCATION QUESTION-- DOES ANYONE KNOW?
From Brett Odom a chief watcher of Charlotte and Pale Male Jr.--
By the way, I forgot to mention in my last email that while I have not seen Charlotte nor Junior for the past several weeks from my office window. I have seen two American kestrels flying up and down 7th Avenue and perched on the rooftop of 888 7th Avenue. I wonder where they have a nest.

Brett B. Odom

ANOTHER RED-TAIL NEST--
A severely injured mature Red-tailed hawk was picked up by the NYPD from 391 E. 149 st where they report there is a nest on the 5th floor.

GROUNDED FORDHAM RED-TAIL UPDATE
Regarding the Red-tail that was picked up at Fordham, we still don’t have an ID as to whether it was a juvenile or an adult but sources say it was found sick, clearly unable to fly, hunt, or eat solid food, and is being cared for by qualified people. We’re cautiously hopeful.

This is Jolly Bunny. Jolly Bunny is an extremely young rabbit who can't be more than about four inches long. Forgive the blur as Jolly Bunny rather startled me by leaping into the air, running in a tiny circle, flopping onto her back, waving her front paws in the air like a kitten who wants to play, then wiggling in the dirt, and finally flopping down...

...completely relaxed and staring off at the horizon.

Photo by Mitch Nusbaum
From Mitch: Atop the Hospice new building Isolde and below Survivor. Highbridge still looking good too. Pic on North side of W 113St.

FOR MORE ON SURVIVOR OF THE CATHEDRAL NEST CHECK OUT--
http://bloomingdalevillage.blogspot.com/

SCARY FLEDGE DAY AT THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE FROM ROBIN OF ILLINOIS—
http://sunnydixie.blogspot.com/

Donegal Browne

COMING UP NEXT-- CAVERT OF TULSA ON KAY, JAY, AND THEIR FLEDGLING PLUS JEFF KOLLBRUNNER WITH PHOTOS OF SOME FASCINATING RAVEN BEHAVIOR