I went back to Governors Island on Sunday, and saw what things were like with “The Yard”, a playground was open. The kids were noisy, but ignored the hawks and the hawks ignored them. But as the kids get bigger, everyone should keep away from the nest to avoid getting pooped on!

There was a report of a child throwing things at the hawks and yelling for it to go away a few days ago. It might be best to close the play tower near the nest early June, when the hawks will have left the nest. The Yard is huge and closing off a small section wouldn’t be difficult.

The mother is banded, and I’ll send off her band number to the USGS in a few days.

The Governors Island nest, which is above The Yard, a playground on the island, has two eyasses and seems to have hatched 7-10 days ago. I saw two visits from the male and two feedings late in the afternoon.

This year the Governors Island Red-tailed Hawks have nested on a fire escape above play:groundNYC’s The Yard, a children’s playground. The female was on the nest and the male kept watch from the flagpole of St. Cornelius Chapel.

The Governors Island Red-tailed Hawk nest is proceeding along with two eyasses maturing nicely. They were starting to do some jump-flapping but mostly sat quietly while I was visiting mid-day. Both parents came in to watch them from the Coast Guard tower near the nest.

I finally had a chance to go out to Governor’s Island and see the new and very active Red-tailed Hawk nest. It has two eyasses and is easily seen as it is fairly low. It’s much easier to watch than the Coast Guard tower location that had been used in past years.