Urban Hawks

May 19, 2018December 15, 2020Red-tailed Hawk Nest Updates

2018 Manhattan Nest Update 10

Updates:

The 72nd Street Nest on the West side has two eyasses.
A hawk was picked up at 97th and Lexington, and was most likely the father of the 96th and Lexington pair. The mother is continuing to look after the three eyasses.
An adult hawk was recovered near the nest on Central Park West. While the female continues to incubate the eggs, it is unlikely the eggs will be hatch.

May 17, 2018December 18, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks

After lots of rain, I was finally able to go hawk watching today. I spent time at Pale Male and Octavia’s nest on Fifth Avenue. Octavia was with the two eyasses, and Pale Male was on the Carlyle. The bird attacking Pale Male is a Northern Mockingbird.

May 15, 2018December 22, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks

Model Boat Pond

I visited the Model Boat Pond at dusk to listen for bats, and was able to detect two species, Big Brown Bat and Silver-haired Bat. But before it got dark, I saw Octavia return to the nest and got brief glimpses of the two eyasses.

May 13, 2018December 18, 2020Upper East Side Hawks

96th Street and Lexington Avenue Has Three Eyasses

Much to my surprise, I saw a third eyass in the nest today at 96th Street. The youngest one must have been hidden the last time I visited!

Update: I received a report that an injured hawk was picked up at 97th and Lexington in the last few days. If anyone has details, please email me.

May 13, 2018December 15, 2020Red-tailed Hawk Nest Updates

2018 Manhattan Nest Update 9

Since the last update:

A third eyass has been seen at 96th Street.
The 72nd and West End nest has hatched.
Inwood Hill Park’s nest has hatched and one eyass has been seen (although there may be more).
Activity at St. John the Divine nest suggests that the nest may have failed.

May 12, 2018December 22, 2020Northwest Central Park Hawks

350 Update

It looks like the St. John nest may have failed this year and I’ve been worried about the new 350 Central Park West nest as well. Luckily, I realized that the late hatching of the 350 Central Park West nest may be OK. I first saw the female sitting on the nest on April 6th. The eggs hatch between 28-35 days after being laid. That would put the hatch at May 11th for the first egg. However, female hawks can sit a few days before they start laying eggs and the eggs don’t all get laid at once. So, we need to add about a week more after the May 11th date, as the outside hatch date.

So keep your figures crossed for the 350 Central Park West nest. It’s not uncommon for a new nest to fail, so we should be prepared for a failure, but hope for the best.