At Sheep Meadow, I was hoping for some easy views of the eyasses, but had no such luck. I must have just missed a feeding and had sleepy, digesting eyasses in the nest. I did have a few glimpses however.
While I was there the mother few off for a few minutes and was followed by a noisy Bluejay. The male came in and got the Bluejay to follow him, so as to leave the female and the eyasses in peace. Nice work Dad.
Washington Square Park was full of NYU Graduates today. But high above all the commotion was a mother and her two eyasses having a meal. Pigeon, I think…
The trio at Avenue A and Third Street are doing well, however their window could use some cleaning after they leave! It’s going to be a little tight on that nest once jump/flapping starts.
We might have a repeat of last year, where one of the hawks fledges much later than its siblings!
More gray than white now, you can see the eyasses’ wing feathers start to grow in. They’ve begun venturing out on the ledge to the right of the nest too. It’s a great time to watch them, although it helps to have a spotting scope rather than just binoculars at this stage. While I visited in the early afternoon, not much happened and the female took an extended trip off the nest. I think I must have just missed a feeding.
A brief visit to the nest caught the female feeding, but it was unclear who and how many. I suspect the nest has just hatched and will need a visit in a week or two.
Nests can be difficult to watch. Eyasses can be sleeping or too young to see, but today at the model boat pond the bench had lots of afternoon action. Active youngsters, still fluffy but large enough to see doing all kinds of things on the nest. If you haven’t seen them yet, and are nearby, grab you binoculars and go!
The mother brought in some leaves today. Perfect for helping with a messy nest.
The opening shots of Pale Male and Octavia have them preched on the Carlyle Hotel’s roof at 76th and Madison.
