In the fog, I was able to watch the 350 Central Park nest and confirm the pair is brooding. The nest seems better built than the last two years, and offers more protection. I had to watch from between 96th and 97th Streets on Central Park West to see her. Being so far way means camera shake and atmospheric distortion, but I was able to see the female brooding.
I caught up with the 927 Fifth Avenue nest as Octavia had returned and Pale Male was leaving the nest.
The background music is from an Accordion player, illegally using an amplifier to totally dominate the Model Boat Pond area. Sadly, the COVID-19 outbreak is being used by many, mostly affluent park users to flaunt the park regulations. There are hundreds of off leash dogs, bikes illegally on paths, dogs in the lakes and ponds, people jumping fences damaging the landscapes and motorized scooters in the park now. While I expected some break down of the social order due to COVID-19, I wasn’t expecting it to start with the most affluent New Yorkers.
On Thursday, I got to see another twig delivery to the Majestic Apartments. The nest building should have been done weeks ago, so it will interesting to see how things turn out this year.
Just catching up with posts. This was from Sunday. Octavia can be seen on the 927 Fifth Avenue nest from Pilgrim Hill if you stand in exactly the right place.
Sadly, the female of the Washington Square Park nest disappeared sometime in the late morning on Thursday and hasn’t been seen since. The nest has been abandoned.
My thoughts go out to all of those folks who watched the live camera feed. I know for many folks isolated in their apartments it had been a blessing.
The female is presumed dead. There is a very small chance she is injured or trapped somewhere, but it is unlikely. NYU staff have checked nearby roofs.
This will most likely be the last chart for awhile. The COVID-19 crisis is making it difficult to continue reporting.
Since the last update:
For all of us staying at home, Laura Goggin, made a nice summary of web cameras on her blog. It should help many of us with cabin fever.
