Along the dead-end stretch of Randolph, from Shepard Rd to the High Bridge, we spotted 4 raptor species this afternoon. There was first a flyover by a Red-tailed Hawk, above the old power station island. When we checked the Osprey nesting platform on the island, an Osprey was perched there--along with a couple of nesting branches that hadn't been there a few days ago. As we drove past the Xcel Energy plant, we could see a bird perched in the new Peregine Falcon nest box on the SE corner of the roof; it was later spotted sitting atop the nearest power stanchion SE of that corner. By then, a Bald Eagle had taken up post on another power stanchion, on the SW portion of the island. While the Randolph Raptor Roster is nowhere near complete, it's off to a nice start.
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