Hawkwatching at the cathedral Tuesday after 5:00 looked to be quiet, although James reported that there had been some activity in the nest alcove a half hour before I arrived. But around 5:50, Norman suddenly appeared, apparently checked on the nest, flew across the street to a rooftop ledge at St. Luke's, and then moved onto a finial on the roof of 44 Morningside Drive. He was carrying a good-sized rat, and he spent the next 15 minutes gobbling down all of it down.
After scanning the ledge below to make sure he hadn't dropped anything edible and then a few beak wipes, Norman took off back toward the cathedral at 6:10. He may have a roosting spot somewhere around the Close.
Ed note: Another hawkwatcher who was in the area reported that while James and I watched Norman consume the rat, Isolde snuck into the nest and fussed around a bit.
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