I wanted to see a Green Heron that had been reported in The Loch, so I travelled light today. Just binoculars and a spotting scope. The scope turned out to be handy, as the Green Heron was high in a tree when I arrived, not near the water.

I visited the Wild West Playground nest on my way out of the park and spent about twenty minutes looking at the nest and took a few digiscoped pictures and videos.

The parents of the Wild West Playground were very relaxed this evening and felt comfortable leaving the nest for long periods of time. They also chasing away another Red-tailed Hawk, which is missing some tail feathers.

There was a feeding after sunset. The eyasses are easy to see during a feeding, but are hidden while they rest and sleep. But the best vantage point is far enough away that you really need a spotting scope to see them well.

Rather than limited looks at the eyasses on the nest at 93rd Street, today they were old enough to see that there were three. It was great to see them all and see both parents eager to feed them. Some males don’t do much feeding but this one at this nest loves doing so.

On Saturday, two eyasses were visible. I saw two feedings, and saw that the male was helping with the feedings. There is a possibility the nest has three eyasses, but for now two are confirmed.

I saw another feeding of the eyass(es) on Thursday, but still can figure out how many there are. They are getting bigger and stronger, so I hope to have an answer soon. If you’re visiting I would suggest standing at the following locations. For now a spotting scope is very helpful.

I finally got a glimpse of one of the eyasses (nestling hawk) at the Wild West Playground today. It’s best seen on the video, starting at 1:50. It was still hard to see, so you can understand why we use other clues such as a feeding, the parents sitting higher, the male bringing food to the nest and a large number of flies to declare a nest has hatched.