Update for Tuesday, May 7, 2024
In stark contrast to the last couple of nights, Ares brought multiple meals to the box between midnight and 5:00 AM. The meals kept coming during the course of the day. At one point in the early morning hours, Ares brought a nighthawk to the nest. Later in the day he brought other recognizable species into the box including a blue Jay. It was quite warm in the box in the afternoon and both parents took long turns at shading the chicks and sometimes the egg. For those readers that have been following the story of the Utica Falcons for a few years, Astrid formerly did not like to stay in the box during hot afternoons and would defer that uncomfortable task to Ares. However, in recent years she has been taking on more of the hot afternoon shading duties. At one point Astrid went over to the ledge of the hotel and had a sunbath – spreading out her feathers and lying flat on the ledge.
