I got to see all of the Fifth Avenue fledglings on Sunday.  One was west of the Met, and two were around the Cedar Hill area. 

The two near Cedar Hill had a little tussle over some food with both of them ending up on a lawn. 

All of the hawks looked well feed and the one who had been closing its right eye frequently yesterday was back to normal.  All of them also seem to have mastered flying and soaring.  They aren’t hunters yet, but they’re no longer newbies either.

After visiting the Sheep Meadow fledglings, it was off to see the Fifth Avenue fledglings.  They were around Cedar Hill and nearby locations.  Pale Male and Octavia flew overhead, but I ran into Pale Male much further north near the South Gate House of the Reservoir and the Met roof.

I saw all of the fledglings.  One fledgling was closing its right eye a great deal.  It was hard to tell if this was normal/minor or if something more serious was going on.  I’m sure the hawk watchers at Fifth Avenue will be keeping track of this fledgling, just in case.

The last 5th Avenue fledgling finally got its act together and left the nest Tuesday morning.  It appears to spent the day in a few trees near where it first landed.  I continue to be amazed by differences in personalities in Red-tailed Hawk fledgings.  They range from fearless and confident to shy and uncertain.

They remaining eyass on the Fifth Avenue still hasn’t fledged yet.  Its siblings fledged last Wednesday.  The longest I’ve seen between sibling fledges is seven days.  We’ll see what happens!

I spend a great deal of time on Friday, Saturday and Sunday hoping to see the last fledgling leave the nest.  Given that its older siblings left last Wednesday, I was expecting it to go.  But it certainly seem to be in no rush to go!

It’s two siblings are doing great in the park and are being well fed by Pale Male and Octavia.

I learned today that two, not just one hawk had fledged at Fifth Avenue on Wednesday.  One of the two birds was flying all over the place, as though it had fledged weeks ago.  The other was a bit more reserved hanging out in trees north of the Model Boat Pond building.