At 8:08 p.m. this evening we had the first fledge. The eyass made its way to the highest branch of the tree on the west side of the tree, and made a good flight west. It explored one tree for about fifteen minutes before flying to another tree. They were good flights with good landings.
Yesterday at Tompkins Square Park had the eyasses branching near the nest which was like jumping with some flapping. Today an eyass flew from one side of the tree to the other and back. It was more than just basic branching. It was advanced. Someone is going to be off this nest soon!
The Tompkins Square Park eyasses are full of energy jumping from branch to branch around the nest. It’s a sure sign that they’ll be fledgling soon. I can’t wait to see how they fledge and do they gravitate to the tall trees of the park or the buildings around the park the first few days off the nest?
Fledglings can easily get into trouble in the city, so it’s a relief when they do well on their first day. Today, both Fifth Avenue fledglings seemed to be doing well. Both of them were flying high, controlling their landings and staying out of trouble. Let’s hope these two stay out of trouble for the rest of the season!
I arrived in the late afternoon to find Pale Male eating on the nest and no eyasses to be seen. After he took the food off the nest it was clear that the eyasses had fledged. We found one on a building on Fifth Avenue, and one near the Kerbs Boathouse (although it might have been the same bird) just as a thunderstorm let loose.
The key news this week is a number of fledges:
As always any news or corrections are welcome.
