A good day, lovely weather, not too hot and quite busy. I set out the birds in the morning, then started flight and foot patrols for birds around the pool areas. Then later in the afternoon, I hear alarm cries from the hawks while I was speaking with some hotel guests. The hawks were watching a kite being flown in the part that was shaped like a bird. It had an imprint of a parrot on it but the shape was the issue. The peregrine falcon was making her intruder/alarm call and she needed to be put away to calm down, despite my re-assurances. Then the kite got stuck in a tree. I walked over with one of my telescoping poles and got it out of the tree for the residents. The hawks I think the falcons then realized it was fake. But the wild peregrine came in to check out what was in her territory, she stooped (dove) the kite without connecting, apparently realized it was not real and moved on to St. Louis to land.
Evening patrols started at 6:30. With one to two Harris hawks at a time. The walkway by the parking garage is an excellent place to start. The hawks get high in the trees, and can scan both the bridge and the first and second circles. Also, they are visible by the roosting grackles. Which I am happy to say are less and less. I scanned for droppings from overnight roosting, and they are far fewer in numbers.
Evening patrols started at 6:30. With one to two Harris hawks at a time. The walkway by the parking garage is an excellent place to start. The hawks get high in the trees, and can scan both the bridge and the first and second circles. Also, they are visible by the roosting grackles. Which I am happy to say are less and less. I scanned for droppings from overnight roosting, and they are far fewer in numbers.
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