Monday afternoon found a juvenile red-tailed in the treetops of Riverside Park, near the upper wall at 109th St. He looked very sedate, calmly digesting a meal in the afternoon sun.
Possibly it was the same young bird I'd gotten quick glimpses of in the area, either along Riverside or over on Broadway, during the past month.
Ten minutes after I first spotted him, the youngster shifted to a tree about 50 feet south.
The action here was looking dull, so I wandered north a few blocks to see if any other red-tails might be about. No luck. Returning to 109th St., I arrived just in time to see the young bird take to the air.
Possibly he was making an attack at a squirrel in a nearby tree, but if so, no dice. He turned around and disappeared down the hill into the trees around the skate park.
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