On Valentine’s Day this year, The B Square reported the nesting activity of a pair of red-tailed hawks on Indiana University’s campus—in the big Sycamore tree above Bryan Hall.
A month later, it looked like the birds had switched things up and were setting up their household on the grounds of Monroe County’s historic courthouse.
But by the morning of Mother’s Day this year, it was evident that the hawks had chosen the same spot as last year to raise their hatchlings—on IU’s campus.
On Sunday morning, both adults were in and out of the nest above Bryan Hall. No hatchlings were visible, but one of the adults spent at least an hour tending to the inside of the nest, while sitting on the rim, tail feathers sticking up.
Even though the hawks have now settled on a place of residence, they cannot register to vote in the state of Indiana.
They’ll have to wait a little more than a week. The voter registration window was closed on April 8 in the runup to the May 7 primary election, and does not open again until May 21. The general election takes place on Nov. 5.
oh, so that’s what the ISP sniper was aiming@!