My hunch that the 350 Central Park West nest had hatched looks to have been premature.  My visit today had two visits from the male but no sign of a hatch.

It was unclear if the nest had hatched yet.  The female seemed higher on the nest, but I didn’t witness any feedings.  But she did leave the nest unattended for a few minutes.  So, I couldn’t tell the status of the nest.  I suspect it will become clear in early May.

The nest on 350 Central Park West looked like it was doing well on a brief visit on Saturday.  I can’t wait until early May to watch our Manhattan nests hatch.

I hadn’t had a chance to get up to 350 Central Park West for a few weeks and the nest looks great.  The nest looks solid and in good shape.  I caught up with the male near the Tennis Courts, and after watching the female on the nest, saw an exchange of the two hawks.  The male took over egg warming duties and the female eat a pigeon left for her in a nearby tree.  Then after she flew around for about five minutes, returned to the nest, and the male left.

The nest continues to grow!  I arrived late in the afternoon, and saw the pair interact and copulate on a building on 97th. 

There has been speculation that these hawks might be the pair we see frequently around Mt. Sinai Hospital across the park.  They clearly are not the hawks that have been trying for a few years to build a nest around the San Remo.

The 350 Central Park West hawks must have been busy over the last 24 hours, because the nest look to have a lot more twigs.  This afternoon one of the hawks continued to work on the nest, while the other made a few fly overs.  Keep your fingers crossed for this pair!