Bird Cams Around the World

OMG love all the pics. I LOVE the way they looks at this stage! This pic is precious!
You all do such a great job keeping track of their daily activities. Li'l Dad can't be beat for finishing raising them in NG's absence, God bless her wherever she is.

Brenda

He's gone!!!

I hope Jane and Sue will report tonight. I don't want much do I? LOL!

OK, Faith, don't want to let you down. Sue and I just wanted to keep tabs on those two boys, especially since they have discovered they can go around the column. We didn't see one actually go around, but was sitting smack dab in the middle of the thing for quite a while. I think that was Red. Blue came over there also, and the size difference is obvious. They both settled down, or so we thought until Lil Dad brought in that late meal. Before that Lil Dad was sitting on the far corner of the U Building's roof. It looked like he was going to land where NG would sit, but then didn't. It was almost like he was looking for her. That was very touching to me. He was on the point when we left, so we don't know where he goes for the night.

Just got in and caught up on all the action. I actually did see Red go all the way around the column while Jane was away for a break. He was back most of the way around by the time she returned so she missed it. There was a leftover on the far side - I guess Lil Dad stashed it there earlier - and Red picked at it for a few minutes, wandered to the far edge to do a poop shoot, then returned to the narrowest part of the ledge to do some flappercizing. It looked like he wanted to pancake there but couldn't get comfortable, so he was fidgeting around a lot when Blue decided to investigate. He did some kind of maneuver to get past his brother without knocking him off the ledge and he took his turn picking at the leftovers. Lil Dad was staying very close to the ledge, but we did see him perching on the steeple and on the far corner of the U at various times. We also saw him rocket off the ledge and go straight into a stoop out past the steeple. He seemed to be empty-footed when he turned up on the U, but a few minutes later he brought prey to the 11th floor stash corner, plucked it and had a bit before taking it to the ledge for the boys' late night snack.

There are so many places near the ledge that made me think of New Girl and both of us got misty-eyed more than once. I know she is gone, but I still keep expecting to hear her distinctive voice announcing her arrival, or to look up and see her perching in one of her spots. She may have flown from our sight, but she remains a presence there. I think she must be still watching over her boys in spirit. How could a mother not? Incidentally, Alison L has posted a lovely tribute to New Girl on the CMNH forum. You can find it here:



I didn't expect them to fledge this evening and they didn't. I was more concerned with an accidental fledge as they are spending so much more time right on the edge vigorously flapping. Fortunately, they remained safe and sound and we headed for home as it got dark with all three boys at home together. Fledge Watch begins for real tomorrow night at 4:30. I think these two are ready to go, but it remains to be seen if they will actually take the leap tomorrow or wait another day or two.