Urban Hawks

May 8, 2019December 15, 2020Red-tailed Hawk Nest Updates

2019 Manhattan Red-tailed Hawk Nest Update 7

News of hatches is coming in, as well as initial eyass counts.

Inwood Hill has hatched.
100th and Third Avenue has hatched. One eyass was seen but there are most likely more.
350 Central Park West has three eyasses.
St. John appears to have hatched.

I’ll check up on the Fort Washington, Randalls Island and 72nd Street nests during the two week.

The 927 Fifth Avenue nest is running very late this year. There is a possibility that there might not be eyasses this year for Pale Male and Octavia.

Sadly, the hawk watchers of Washington Square Park have not seen the male nicknamed “Bobby” since Monday morning. The mother has been hunting on her own and bringing food to the nest.

May 8, 2019December 18, 2020Upper East Side Hawks

100th and Third Avenue Has Hatched

The 100th Street and 3rd Avenue nest has hatched. I saw a feeding Tuesday afternoon. The eyasses are too small to count just yet.

May 8, 2019December 17, 2020Northwest Central Park Hawks

Three Eyasses at 350 CPW

In the early stages of watching a nest, the eyasses are too small to see, so you have to wait until they get a bit bigger to count them. Today, I was excited to see that the nest had three eyasses. During the feeding, for the most part it looked like two eyasses, but at one point all three heads were visible. Congratulations to the new parents.

May 5, 2019December 18, 2020St. John/Columbia Red-tailed Hawks

St. John the Divine

The St. John the Divine nest has most likely hatched given the behavior of the adults this evening. The female was frequently up off the nest, was higher off the nest then she had been when I’ve seen her brooding earlier this season, and there was lots of fresh greenery on the nest. However, I’d like to see a feeding to be 100% sure. We’ll know more in a few days.

May 4, 2019December 17, 2020Northwest Central Park Hawks

350 CPW Baby Pictures

During a feeding this afternoon, I got to see the first glimpse of an eyass (baby hawk) on the 350 Central Park West nest. It was only for about a second, but it was great to see. Red-tailed Hawks usually have clutches of two or three, so I suspect more heads will be seen in the days to come.

May 4, 2019December 17, 2020Northwest Central Park Hawks

350 CPW Calm

I spent less than an hour watching the 350 Central Park West nest on Friday.

It was a great birding day for the park, so hawks took a backseat. I saw 53 species. It helped that ended the day birding with Nadir Souirgi’s New York City Audubon Birding Tour of the North Woods, which leaves from 103rd and Central Park West, at 5:30 p.m. Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays during migration. It’s free and Nadir is an excellent birder and walk leader. Details are on the New York City Audubon, www.nycaudubon.org website.

While I was at the nest not much happened. The female stood up with her lower chest near the eyasses for most of the time. This is another sign that all of the eggs have hatched and brooding is over.