Babies in the park?

Second fledgling
July 22, 2005
photo by Lincoln Karim


Yesterday I posted some field notes from a very fine observer, Ben Cacace, that included the line [which I highlighted]

It was good to hear that the juveniles made it into
the park before dark.

Ben included the words "to hear" to indicate that this was not a direct observation of his own. After asking a number of others, this remains an unconfirmed rumor. Not that it makes much difference. But it was a bit out of the usual pattern to have the fledglings in the park so early. Usually these building-born fledglings remain on various perches on buildings for about a week before heading for the leafy world of the park .

Postscript for Nervous Nellies:
EVERYTHING IS FINE. BABIES BEING FED. CAPABLE PARENTS IN CHARGE