I was able to confirm that the nest at 310 West 72 Street was active today.  So that gives us ten known active nests in Manhattan for 2109.

Below are video and images from the 310 West 72nd Street nest.

Good news since the last update. 

• It has been confirmed by someone with a view from across the street of the Crown Building at 730 Fifth Avenue and 57th Street, has a nest.
• The 96th and Lexington female and her new mate have returned to 1802 Third Avenue on the 5th Floor of the fire escape.
• Inwood Hill Park has eggs.
• 350 Central Park West has eggs.
• Randalls Island has eggs.

We still need reports for some of the nests, and certainly are missing nest in upper Manhattan.  So emails are welcome.

Three nests in Manhattan have been confirmed to have brooding hawks so far this year, Washington Square Park, Tompkins Square Park and Fifth Avenue.   This leaves a number of previous nest sites to check over the next few weeks: Inwood Hill Park, Randalls Island, St. John the Divine, 350 Central Park West, and 310 West 72nd Street.  (I’ve heard good reports about activity at each nest except for Randalls Island and 310 West 72 Street but these are never closely watched.)

This leaves a large amount of northern Manhattan without known nests, including northern Riverside Park, High Bridge Park and Fort Tryon Park.  Also, although the male died at 96th and Lexington and the nest was removed after the building was tagged with graffiti in the fall, may area residents have reported seeing hawks in the area.  The CCNY nest on Shepard Hall lost the male just before nesting season last year, so it is possible that hawks will return to this nest too.

I doubt Manhattan only has eight nests this year.  Let’s hope we find the new ones soon!

So this is my preliminary guess at nests for this season and older sites that will need checking:

The last of the Tompkins Square Park eyasses fledged a few days ago.  This was the last Manhattan hawk to fledge, so this will be the last update for 2018.

One of the two eyasses on the Tompkins Square Park nest fledged today around 2 p.m.

Good News and Bad News:

1. No fledgling has been sighted at Inwood Hill Park yet.  So, it is unclear if the nest was sucessfull this year.
2. At 96th and Lexington, one fledgling got trapped in the school construction site and was taken to rehab.  It may have Frounce.  Its siblings may also be infected.
3. All of the Washington Square Park hawks have fledged safely.
4. The outcome of the 310 West 72nd Street fledge is unclear.  I’ve heard unconfirmed reports that one died after fledging but also a confirmed report that one went to the Wild Bird Fund before being transferred to The Raptor Trust.
5. I heard second hand that there may have been a nest on a fire escape along 122nd Street this year.  I would appreciate any information on this nest.