![Fledgling atop the Christodora](https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8551/28950345072_4acc8b2935_b.jpg)
On Friday evening, I lucked out and had a close encounter with a fledgling in the northeast quadrant of the park.
![Tompkins Square fledgling](https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7477/29157185596_13b64e311d_b.jpg)
![Tompkins Square fledgling](https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8472/29112861901_166090ddcb_b.jpg)
![Tompkins Square fledgling](https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8508/29112865731_451c29d56d_b.jpg)
After staring me down from the honey locust tree near the 9th Street entrance, the hawk made a slow-motion dive to the shrubs below where squirrels ran around on the ground.
![Tompkins Square fledgling](https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8153/28903152950_ebac74597d_b.jpg)
It came up empty-taloned and flew along Avenue B.
![Tompkins Square fledgling](https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8325/29112910771_a487f05d29_b.jpg)
![Tompkins Square fledgling](https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8353/29084660082_0c1400e1b3_b.jpg)
![Tompkins Square fledgling](https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8446/29157272236_d8440f2c0a_b.jpg)
The hawk perched on a branch right over the park entrance, but didn't seem to be that interested in hunting.
![Tompkins Square fledgling](https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8426/28903213300_ae8f443c1b_b.jpg)
Hawk activity in the park has really dropped off since the fledglings have learned to take care of themselves. Christo makes an appearance once in a while, but it's the summer slump when hawk-watching is kind of boring. I see Dora perched on the dome of Most Holy Redeemer church on E 3rd Street a lot, and I see both her and Christo on their Village View chimney at 1st Avenue & 4th Street, but that's about as exciting as it gets. Maybe fall migration will bring us some interesting travelers.
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