927 Fifth Avenue Brooding
Octavia has been sitting on the nest for at least the last few days. She’s very hard to see when she’s on the nest. I got some brief glimpses of her this afternoon.
The Majestic Apartments
Peter Post emailed me that there has been Red-tailed Hawk nest building activity on the The Majestic Apartments this week, at 72nd and Central Park West. This is most likely the San Remo pair. They are nesting on the eastern face of the north tower, two floor of windows down from the top, just left of center.
While on my social distancing complaint, mental health walk today, I was able to photograph them briefly.
In addition to this news, I received a note from Jessica Ancker up in Inwood that that pair is brooding.
2020 Manhattan Red-tailed Hawk Nest Update 3
Good news for those of us practicing social distancing. The NYU/Washington Square Park Red-tailed Hawk pair have started brooding, and have one egg with more expected. They are live on the NYU Hawk Cam. While watching a hawk sit on eggs isn’t too exciting, things should become much more fun in late April once the eggs hatch.
A Few Days Of 350 Central Park West Images
I’ve been a bit behind in posting picture from 350 Central Park West. They’ve been very active. Copulating on multiple building and generally hanging out near the nest. I so hope they do well this year.
2020 Manhattan Red-tailed Hawk Nest Update 2
Sad news from Morningside Park. The male from the St. John nest was found lethargic and died shortly after being taken into rehab. More about the death can be found on the WINORR facebook page.
The other news is about two possible nests and a new location for nest building on the San Remo. It was also nice to see Lincoln Karim’s picture of Pale Male and Octavia copulating this weekend. Let’s hope there eggs hatch this year.
With the COVID-19 outbreak in NYC, reports may be more sporadic this year. Practicing social distancing will be more important than hawk watching over the next few months.
Long-tailed Duck
Mary Beth Kopper found a Long-tailed Duck on the Central Park Reservoir on Saturday. A bird common in New York harbor, is very rarely seen in Central Park. The female slept most of the time it was on the reservoir before becoming active later in the day.
