2016 Manhattan Nests – Update 7
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Changes are basically in the number of eyasses confirmed at each nest. This count will grow as the eyasses become easier to see.
Getting Bigger
The two eyasses at Fifth Avenue are getting bigger. They’ve now easy to see at feedings. This weekend should be a great time to come visit the nest.
Washington Square Park
It’s looking more and more like only one egg out of three hatched at Washington Square Park. I was at the nest this afternoon and through the twigs could see only one eyass eating (around the 2:30 mark on the video).
One of the lesser known issues with rodenticides is their effect on fertility in raptors. We might be witnessing this here. While the Parks Department has stopped using poisons in Washington Square Park, they are commonly used by NYU properties around the area.
Friday and Saturday at Fifth Avenue
After bird watching in Central Park on Friday and Saturday, I made visits to the Fifth Avenue nest. The two eyasses have gotten large enough that they are seen frequently from the “hawk bench.”
Swainson’s Warbler
A Swainson’s Warbler was in Central Park today, near Strawberry Field. It’s a bird that usually stays further south, so it created a great deal of excitement.
Fifth Avenue
While it’s still possible we’ll discover that there is a third eyass in the Fifth Avenue nest, for now it looks like we have two. Pale Male was on the nest when I arrived and left to return for a brief visit an hour later. The youngsters are being very well looked after.
