Only one eyass remained on the nest today. From the parents behavior, the other one may have been on the roof of the building. The parents made some very tight circles over the roof, typical of parents checking on a fledgling. It will be interesting to see how this develops.
Saturday’s visit, yielded two Red-tailed Hawks looking just about ready to leave the nest.
I tried my luck again at the 310 West 72nd Street nest and wasn’t disappointed. After about twenty minutes of nothing, as the afternoon temperature started to drop, the mother arrived at the nest and the two eyasses woke up. She helped them eat and left. The eyasses then were active for about twenty minutes.
I made another visit to 310 West 72nd Street. The eyasses look great. I thought there were three, but it might be only two on the nest. While recording, a local showed me pictures of a fledgling from last year who showed up on her terrace last year. She was stunned to hear it was a youngster.
These young hawks should be leaving the nest soon. There tails are a bit short, but they should grow in within a few days. It will be great to have some young hawks in Riverside Park this year.
Some good news.
Just when it seemed that 2020 would be a poor year, yet another report of a new hawk nest has been reported. The newly discovered nest is at 1516 Amsterdam Avenue at 135th Street. Fantastic news.
