Urban Hawks

June 3, 2018December 19, 2020Red-tailed Hawk Nest Updates

2018 Manhattan Nest Update 13

We can add two more eyasses for Manhattan now that we can see the youngsters at Tompkins Square Park. This brings us to a confirmed number of 18 eyasses for the season. As always, I’m sure we’ve missed a nest or two. We must be missing a nest or two this year in Harlem and The Heights.

We’ll soon be seeing lots of eyasses leave their nests over the next three weeks. I suspect we’ll see some fledges late this week. Hawk watchers who’ve been stuck on a bench for two and a half months are going to get lots of exercise soon!

June 3, 2018December 18, 2020Red-tailed Hawk Nest Updates

2018 Manhattan Nest Update 13

June 2, 2018December 22, 2020Tompkins Square Red-tailed Hawks

At Least Two Eyasses in Tompkins Square Park

We finally got to see an eyass after watching feedings for a week in Tompkins Square Park. I was able to see two at once, so we’ve got at least two, possibly three eyasses this year.

Both Christo and Amelia were involved in the feedings today, and Christo as taken to staying close to the nest when he’s not on it. It’s so nice that after all the drama earlier this year, things are back to normal.

June 2, 2018December 22, 2020Upper East Side Hawks

Watched Over

The three eyasses at 96th Street looked great and the should be fledging in a week or two. It will be interesting to see where they fledge to. Usually New York City nests have real parks nearby. This nest has more of an asphalt school playground then a real park nearby.

June 2, 2018December 22, 2020Riverside Park Red-tailed Hawks

Grant’s Tomb

I took a trip up to Grant’s Tomb to see the eyasses before they fledged. The three looked great. No sign of the parents, but that’s not surprising this late. I’m sure they were nearby.

May 31, 2018December 22, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks

Foggy Afternoon At Fifth Avenue

It was a foggy afternoon at the Model Boat Pond. When I arrived the eyasses were sleeping with Octavia, their mother, two buildings down on Fifth Avenue. Soon, Pale Male arrived with food and brought it to the nest. One eyass ate the new prey and the other ate leftovers.

One tried to eat too big a piece. The first time I saw this I worried that the eyass would choke, but it seems to be a common behavior as they learn to tear food and eat on their own. I’ve now seen it dozens of time, and nothing ever goes wrong!

At the end of the afternoon, there was some “jump-flapping”. But the eyasses were very mellow, which makes sense given the weather.