Central Park South: Peregrine Falcons
Shortly after I arrived Donna showed up to check in on the falcons. No Peregrine was in view at the time & neither the male nor the female showed up during the 2 hours we were there.
I arrived around 6:30pm at the Gapstow Bridge site. Unfortunately, we can only assume that the female was on nest & the male traded places with the female before we arrived.
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Highlights: no falcons were seen while we were there.
• When I arrived no falcons were spotted on any of the usual perches or any of the unusual perches.• Six Canada Goose goslings approached us on the lawn west of Gapstow Bridge. Both adults were attending the brood. The difference between the adult's white ‘chin straps’ is noticeable.
• The observing session started out sunny & proceeded towards ‘occasional drizzle’. The winds were out of the east yet again.
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