Several evenings this past week we've observed the pair of nesting hawks perched together about sunset, away from the cliff nest,as if taking a break from nest duties. This evening I happened to look back at the nest and saw two fuzzy heads emerge. Both chicks moved around in the nest, awkwardly flapping stubby wings. I would guess they are about two weeks old.
The nest is built on a seemingly precariously sloped cliff ledge, with not much observable safe exercise area. But these adults have successfully raised young to fly from the nest the past two years, so they know more about these things than I do.
Deanna MacPhail west side Tucson Home Page: https://list.arizona.edu/sympa/info/aznmbirds To unsubscribe use the Unsubscribe button on that page. To view archive: click "Archive" on that page.
