Rather than limited looks at the eyasses on the nest at 93rd Street, today they were old enough to see that there were three. It was great to see them all and see both parents eager to feed them. Some males don’t do much feeding but this one at this nest loves doing so.
I went back to Governors Island on Sunday, and saw what things were like with “The Yard”, a playground was open. The kids were noisy, but ignored the hawks and the hawks ignored them. But as the kids get bigger, everyone should keep away from the nest to avoid getting pooped on!
There was a report of a child throwing things at the hawks and yelling for it to go away a few days ago. It might be best to close the play tower near the nest early June, when the hawks will have left the nest. The Yard is huge and closing off a small section wouldn’t be difficult.
The mother is banded, and I’ll send off her band number to the USGS in a few days.
On Saturday, two eyasses were visible. I saw two feedings, and saw that the male was helping with the feedings. There is a possibility the nest has three eyasses, but for now two are confirmed.
The Governors Island nest, which is above The Yard, a playground on the island, has two eyasses and seems to have hatched 7-10 days ago. I saw two visits from the male and two feedings late in the afternoon.
I saw another feeding of the eyass(es) on Thursday, but still can figure out how many there are. They are getting bigger and stronger, so I hope to have an answer soon. If you’re visiting I would suggest standing at the following locations. For now a spotting scope is very helpful.
I finally got a glimpse of one of the eyasses (nestling hawk) at the Wild West Playground today. It’s best seen on the video, starting at 1:50. It was still hard to see, so you can understand why we use other clues such as a feeding, the parents sitting higher, the male bringing food to the nest and a large number of flies to declare a nest has hatched.
