Healthy fledglings…

Thursday, June 5, 2025

It’s a very exciting time right now as we have two healthy fledglings on the south side of Morro Rock.   I arrived at 10:00 AM today glassing the area for our new arrivals.  Then I heard that unmistakable call off to my right.  Quickly setting up my scope I soon found one of juveniles on a rocky slope about 50 yards away.  Scanning the surrounding area, I saw the second fledgling about 20 feet to the left.

After about 30 minutes, the adult female came flying in with prey, and the chase was on!  The youngsters put on a great show trying to catch up to the female attempting to take the bird from her.  In all the ruckus, she dropped the prey into a rocky ravine and had to retrieve it.  Finally getting settled down, she plucked the bird and patiently fed both chicks until they were satisfied.  The fledglings stayed at that site for the next two hours until they both took flight.                                   

We welcome you to come down to Morro Rock to share this experience with us.  We are at the rock between 10:00AM and 2:00PM (approximately) and will gladly share our scopes with you.

That’s about it for now.  Until next time……Jerry

P.S. Jerry happily wrote up his exciting observations while Bob was traveling in Oregon.