A new year

All lunch on Monday, I sat and watched the hawks. So did lots of others in the parking lot because they were SO loud!

From Wikipedia:

The Red-tailed Hawk reaches sexual maturity at two years of age. It is monogamous, mating with the same individual for many years. In general, the Red-tailed Hawk will only take a new mate when its original mate dies. The same nesting territory may be defended by the pair for years. During courtship, the male and female fly in wide circles while uttering shrill cries. The male performs aerial displays, diving steeply, and then climbing again. After repeating this display several times, he sometimes grasps her talons briefly with his own.

-Kristi

They're back!

Well, it's not like they ever left, but today walking back from lunch one of the hawks seemed to be nest-building again. I noticed the one platform which previously had the remnants of a nest was clear, the other is where the hawk applied some new nesting material. It was a gray day but I'll take more pictures next week. Excitement again!

-Lisa

Been Awhile

I haven't posted for awhile, since we haven't seen much of the hawks. They come and go. This morning, with the help of our (new) branch camera, I took a photo of the hawks perched atop the tower. Better clarity on this camera. I'll keep an eye out for the owl, too, which was spotted a month ago.


-Lisa