I made another trip to St. John the Divine to see if my guess that the nest had hatched was correct. I didn’t see a feeding, but the female was up off the nest for about eight minutes. So, while I still think the nest has hatched, I still don’t have clear evidence.
Bobby, the adult male, hasn’t been seen at the nest since Monday, raising concern that he may be injured or dead. I visited the nest this afternoon to find the female feeding the eyasses, and then saw her make a loop around the park and then down LaGuardia Place.
It will be interesting to see how well the female does being a single mom.
News of hatches is coming in, as well as initial eyass counts.
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.
The 100th Street and 3rd Avenue nest has hatched. I saw a feeding Tuesday afternoon. The eyasses are too small to count just yet.
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.
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.
