Hawkwatchers reported on Saturday that three babies had been spotted in the red-tail nest at the cathedral. Late Monday, only one was visible, or one at a time.
A few minutes before 7:00, one of the nestlings popped up and started moving about. It was standing high enough and semi-flapping its wings for balance just vigorously enough that one suspects that first hatch in the nest probably occurred a day or two earlier than earlier evidence suggested. Instead of the "for sure" 15 days, it might even be the "maybe" 19-20 days previously hinted at.
It was also curious as to its surroundings.
About 7:05, one of the missing adults finally put in an appearance, as Isolde flew in from the north and perched on a finial perhaps 25-30 feet away from the nest.
There was a bit more activity in the nest for maybe another 10 minutes.
But Isolde stayed on the finial. Looking around, preening, and giving some near-by jays dirty looks.
No sign of Norman and no feeding during the next 20 minutes. Perhaps he showed up during the last few minutes before sunset.
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