Although it took some patience, I got some clear views of Pale Male and Octavia’s eyasses today. Got to see two eyasses clearly. (At this stage the last hatched can be hard to see, so I won’t be able to know if it’s only two eyasses or if we have three youngsters for a few more days.)
Although I could have missed them, I didn’t see any feedings at the Sheep Meadow nest. So, I think this nest still has a few days to go. I got to see a lot of the mother. She looked great sitting on the nest.
It’s amazing how fast eyasses grow. This year at Washington Square Park, without a web camera, that’s a good thing. Two eyasses were visible feeding today with small heads peaking out during feedings.
I got to see at least one of the new Fifth Avenue eyasses (newly hatched hawks) today. From the feeding behavior of Octavia, there looked to be at least one other eyass in the nest. We’ll see in a few days if it’s two or three in total.
A number of established nests have hatched over the last week. These include Pale Male’s nest on Fifth Avenue, Washington Square Park, Swindler’s Cove and St. John the Divine.
The Washington Square Park nest hatched while I was away on vacation. The eyesses are still too small to photograph well, but I did capture what looks like a youngster on video between some twigs. We should get better views within a week or two.
