2018 Manhattan Nest Update 20
The last of the Tompkins Square Park eyasses fledged a few days ago. This was the last Manhattan hawk to fledge, so this will be the last update for 2018.
Fledgling at Tompkins Square Park
On Saturday and Sunday, I observed the Tompkins Square Park nestling, and the fledgling, who returned to the nest for an evening. I missed all of the actions on my trips. The excitement had been on Friday.
Today, I also went to the nest which was empty. One youngster was found below the nest, and both parents kept a close eye on both the nest tree and a nearby tree. It was unclear if the bird that hadn’t fledged was just branching below the nest or both had fledged.
We’ll figure it all out in a few days…
2018 Manhattan Nest Update 19
One of the two eyasses on the Tompkins Square Park nest fledged today around 2 p.m.
Day Before First Fledge
I stopped by the Tompkins Square Park nest to see how the eyasses were doing. It’s a good thing I did, because one fledged on Friday afternoon around 2 pm. It should be a fun summer in the park with these two!
Fun Around The Met
The Fifth Avenue fledglings are at that wonderful, playful stage, where they’re learning to hunt. This means “playing” on the ground and practicing diving runs. The activity has centered on the south side of the Met, west of the Group of Bears statue.
Confident Fledglings on Fifth Avenue
There comes a point at each nest site, each year, when you realize the fledglings will be fine. They still have lots of youngster in them, but you see that they can fly without problems, are learning to hunt, and are preparing to be on their own some day. For me, today was that day on Fifth Avenue.
