Yesterday, the Wild Bird Fund released the female hawk that had been picked up around 72nd Street earlier in the week. She wasn’t seen around the nest on Saturday, so it was unclear if the bird that was released was actually the NYAC female or not.

But today, she was on buildings west of the nest and then came to the nest in the early evening. The nest is attracting a crowd of birders these days, and everyone was saw her come to the nest was happy and relieved.

The adult female still seems to have a few residual effects from her concussion. She was closing her left eye frequently for long periods and sometime would let her left wing drop lower than her right wing. Let’s hope the female continues to recover.

A fellow photographer said the male had been making food deliveries all morning, and I saw one be delivered mid-afternoon. So, fingers crossed that these eyasses do well as a single parent family.

The situation at the NYAC remained unchanged on Friday. We’ll see how things progress in the next week.

The situation at the NYAC was good on Thursday. The father brought food to the nest and all three eyasses ate. I’m cautiously optimistic that without their mother there is a good chance these young hawks will survive.

I’m catching up on processing videos from visits to the New York Athletic Club. It has been an interesting few days. An adult female was found with a concussion in Central Park and it now appears it was the mother of the three eyasses on the NYAC nest. She is in the care of a wildlife rehabber and her prognosis is positive.

The father continues to bring food to the nest, and the three eyasses are old enough to eat the food on their own. So, while far from ideal, things could work out for the young ones.

The situation is being monitored by the Urban Park Rangers and wildlife rehabilitators. These situation occur often in the city and I have full faith that everything possible will be done to achieve the best outcome.

You’ll see in posts from Thursday and Friday that the situation continues to be stable.

The New York Athletic Club nest continues to be delightful to watch. They are active in the early evening and oddly there is hardly anyone watching them on one of the busiest streets in New York City. Tonight, as happens most evenings, a Blue Jay harassed them briefly.