Graduation Day
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…
Doing Fine On Avenue A
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!
Washington Square Park Maturing
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.
West End Avenue
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.
FIfth Avenue Fun
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.
Trio at Sheep Meadow
If I counted properly, we have three eyasses in the Sheep Meadow nest this year. They were tough to see. Their mother left unattended for a good period and then returned to a perch above them kept an eye on them for over an hour before returning to the nest. She was also keeping an eye on the workers building a huge stage and sound systems for the AIDS Walk on Sunday.
