NOTE: This observation is a continuation of a previous post. The earlier article can be found here: Red-tailed Hawk – Baylor Nest Update 6
Last week I promised some heightened activity at this site for this report. Unfortunately, the hawks did not read my post, and things were relatively quiet again this week. Things seem to be progressing well though, and I have no reason to believe the nest and eggs are not in a healthy condition. Things will pick up at this location soon, but it will be on the hawk’s schedule!
NOTE: This observation is a continued here: Red-tailed Hawk – Baylor Nest Update 8
![The female Red-tailed Hawk sitting on her nest. She has been incubating these eggs for approximately 29 days.](http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/red-tailedhawk-baylornestupdate7-001.jpg)
![A closer look.](http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/red-tailedhawk-baylornestupdate7-002.jpg)
![The female hawk looked back and forth as if in anticipation.](http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/red-tailedhawk-baylornestupdate7-003.jpg)
![The nest tree.](http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/red-tailedhawk-baylornestupdate7-004.jpg)
![Eventually, the male showed up, but he did not approach the nest.](http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/red-tailedhawk-baylornestupdate7-005.jpg)
![Instead, he flew westward over a small sub division and toward a cell phone tower.](http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/red-tailedhawk-baylornestupdate7-006.jpg)
![The male Red-tailed Hawk approaches the cell phone tower.](http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/red-tailedhawk-baylornestupdate7-007.jpg)
![When he landed, he scattered a group of small birds that had been there first.](http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/red-tailedhawk-baylornestupdate7-008.jpg)
![The tower is very far from the nest.](http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/red-tailedhawk-baylornestupdate7-009.jpg)
![One last look at the male Red-tailed Hawk sitting atop the tower.](http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/red-tailedhawk-baylornestupdate7-010.jpg)
Observation Details
County | – | Denton |
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City | – | Carrollton | |
Date | – | Mar 29, 2013 | |
Time of Day | – | Morning | |
Temperature | – | Cool (50-69°F/10-21°C) | |
Weather | – | Partly Cloudy | |
Habitat | – | Agricultural-Farm | |
Type of Behavior | – | Nesting, Roaming | |
Gender | – | Mixed | |
Maturity | – | Adult | |
Observer | – | Chris Jackson |