Octavia must have some hungry youngsters on her hands. Every time I visit the nest, I get to see her feeding her three eyasses.
(There was a hatchling being fed on Sunday, April 26th. So, please be aware that the dates and ages of the eyasses being listed on the Palemale.com site for 2015 are incorrect.)
I had visited the Sheep Meadow nest on Friday. Except for the female being higher in the nest than normal, there was no sign of a hatch. But today, after a visit by the male who seemed to be mesmerized by the contents of the nest, the female did a brief feeding. It will be a few days before we can take “baby pictures”, but it’s great to see these hawks do well in their second year.
This year, the male has a strange tail feather. While red in color it has stripes like a juvenile feather. Something I’ve never seen before on a Red-tailed Hawk.
Although most of the 5th Avenue bench thought we had three eyasses, today was the first time I could see for sure. The video is a nice long feeding of all three youngsters. Enjoy the little ones. They’ll be grown up before you know it!
(The second video is the same as the first, except is cropped differently. It will make it easier to see the eyasses on smartphones and other small screens.)
The Avenue A & 3rd Street nest hatched about a week ago. There are three eyasses. Tonight I arrived just as their mother return to the nest and fed them. The father was on top of a cross on a nearby church.
The Fifth Avenue eyasses are now visible during feedings. Pale Male was on the nest when I arrived, who was quickly replaced by Octavia, who fed the eyasses.
At this point, I can only see two little heads at any one time. However, based on feeding patterns, there is a good chance we have three eyasses in the nest. We should be able to figure it out how many for sure by this weekend.
At least two eyasses were clearly visible in the Washington Square Park nest this evening. It was great to watch them and their parents. I’m looking forward to watching them a lot more!
