Northwest Central Park Hawks Archives

Fifth Avenue Nest And Other News

March 2026 brought lots of wonderful surprises. After a few years without many successful nests, the late winter and early spring has brought lots of good news. Tahj Holiday has been one of the major scouts this year and deserves lots of credit for keeping track of many new nests.

Central Park has four brooding pairs currently, “the original” at 927 Fifth Avenue, one on the New York Athletic Club, and two tree nests along Central Park West at 87th and 93rd Street. One nest is active at 90th and West End Avenue, and another is being established in the high 70s along Riverside Drive. Plus we have old standbys like the nests on Governors Island and in Tompkins Square Park.

The most surprising nest of all is Pale Male’s old nest. After years of inactivity, Octavia. Pale Male’s last mate has attracted a young male, and is now sitting on eggs. Octavia’s fertility is in question, so expectations are low for this nest but we’ll see what happens in a month or so.

May 24, 2025Northwest Central Park Hawks

93rd Street Nest Has Fledged

The remaining eyass at 93rd Street has fledged in what may be one of the earliest dates for the park. Reports are the parents were very attentive, bringing food and keeping a watchful eye on the youngster.

May 22, 2025May 22, 2025Northwest Central Park Hawks

Remaining Eyass At 93rd Street

I found a window in the rainy weather to visit the 93rd Street nest. The remaining eyass was being fed when I arrived and did some branching. It is unclear what happened to its sibling. Hopefully, this remaining eyass will stay healthy.

May 21, 2025March 21, 2026Northwest Central Park Hawks

93rd Street Mystery

I visited the nest on Monday and could only find one eyass of the nest. At first, I thought it one was just hiding in the bowl of the nest but when the mother came in to do a feeding, I could still only see one. So, something may have happened since I last visited last week.

We had some rather raw and cold weather, so we could have lost one of the eyasses. But it is possible that one has begun to branch or might have fledged prematurely. I suspect we’ll figure out what happened in a few days.

Update: It has been confirmed that one of the eyasses has died and was found by Central Park Conservancy staff. The remains were given to the Urban Park Rangers who are arranging for testing to determine the cause of death.

Further Update: I learned in February of 2026, that the results of testing by the NYS DEC where that the eyass died of Frounce, an often fatal, contagious parasite-induced yeast infection in birds of prey transmitted by Rock Pigeons.

May 15, 2025May 15, 2025Northwest Central Park Hawks

93rd Street Update

I didn’t have the right equipment with me today to take lots of pictures, but I did take one during a feeding. Both eyasses look good. They may end up being the earliest fledglings in the city.

May 7, 2025Northwest Central Park Hawks

Growing Up At 93rd Street

The two eyasses at the 93rd Street nest are no longer little white chicks anymore. They’re starting to get their juvenile feathers and have gotten much bigger. On Tuesday, I was able to watch a feeding in the fog and for a few seconds the whole family was on the nest.