Field Notes--Pale Male Jr. and Charlotte

Field Notes-- 6-9-05

Sunset 8:27PM (NYT),
Temp. 90F,
Sunny,
Humidity 59%,
Wind S 5 to 10MPH,
Prey Tally-Pigeon,Rat.

All times PM unless otherwise noted.
6:46 Charlotte on nest edge, panting and preening.
6:53 Junior to nest from NW and 59th.
6:57 Charlotte in concave, both look down into nest
and stare.
6:58 Junior standing on N edge of nest, scans
territory.
7:01 Junior off the nest and slow glide over watchers
on Little Hill (Showboat move learned from his father
no doubt.)
7:03 Charlotte, serious preening, "fleaing". She pants
with tongue. Pigeon left by Junior on N edge of nest.
7:27 Charlotte in concave, movenment in legs and head
of tearing off bits of prey, eats some, may be feeding
some to eyasses.
7:35 Leaning into concave, slight up and down feeding
motions at Station 1.
7:37 Charlotte up and takes out trash in beak.
7:41 Junior comes from 58th circles in front of nest,
then lands nest.
7:45 Charlotte returns to nest after break, Jr off,
circles in front of nest several times, alert.
7:47 Charlotte off nest to W.
Kestrel on railing of 3rd building to W. Kestrel up,
Charlotte after.
7:50 Both hawks back to nest.
7:52 Both hawks up off nest.
7:52 Junior back on nest, very alert.
8:00 Nest exchange, Jr. off, Charlotte on.
8:02 Charlotte leans over tears prey, feeds Station 2,
dipping into concave.
8:12 Charlotte stands and turns with used rat in beak.
8:16 More feeding.
8:19 Charlotte takes "garbage" in beak, and off nest.
Nest unattended.
8:21 Charlotte and Junior both to nest from W.
8:22 Peregrine sighted in E. I follow and lose sight
of it at Park Wall and 8th.
8:27 Hawk and peregrine battle, dive, hawk spins,
chase, low and just E of Essex.
8:30 Jr on nest, Charlotte was in battle.
8:40 Air is cooling, Charlotte settles into nest for
the night, disappears. Did not sight Jr to roost.
8:42 Charlotte head appears, alert, then down.
9:02 Exit.
Submitted-Donna Browne