In past years, in the summer months after the young hawks had fledged, it was not unusual to see the youngsters return to the nest at dusk, and take off at dawn. This has not been the case since developers took out nearly 4 acres of mature trees (ideal squirrel habitat) & completely regraded the hillside across the street from the nest over the past year.
Even stranger than the hawk persisting in hanging around the nest, it seems to be working on the nest, way out of season. Friday, around sunset, a neighbor & I were chatting on the street, when we witnessed the large Red Tailed Hawk fly out of a large Eucalyptus tree atop Corralitas with a 3' forked branch in its talons, heading toward the nest. We usually don't see nest rebuilding behavior until December through February.
But then, we don't exactly have normal Red Tailed Hawks.
