Brief Rainy Visit To Washington Square
The fledge watch continues at Washington Square. Hopefully, we’ll see at least one eyass off the nest by Saturday.
Memorial Day in Washington Square Park
I spent about six hours in Washington Square Park on Monday. The eyasses are close to fledging and it was a lot of fun to watch them and answer questions from passerbys.
Both parents visited the nest. While many folks look to the age and maturity of the fledglings to figure out the fledge date, we shouldn’t forget the parents involvment in the process. By placing food on nearby buildings and reducing feedings on the nest, the parents can help by encouraging the eyasses to fly for the first time.
Now is the time to come to the park and watch the action in person!
Exercise Continues
The Washington Square Park hawks could fledge any day now. They look a little young still, with tails a bit too short and a little bit of head down, but we’re close.
The eyasses were using the window ledge as a runway this evening and were very active. I can’t wait to see what the NYU buildings and then the park are like with three youngsters around!
(On the webcam you can see one of the hawks jump up at the window. I believe the eyass thinks it can land on the top of a picture frame on the other side of the window pane. You can see the top of the frame on the second photograph.)
CCNY Shepard Hall
A quick ride on the A Train to 145th Street and a short walk through a wonderful area of restored Brownstones brings you to Shepard Hall on the uptown C.C.N.Y. campus. This year there are two eyasses on the nest.
This Gothic building yields another wonderful nest location in Manhattan. For more detailed information and photographs of this nest, see The Origin of the Species blog.
Fifth Avenue Rain Break
After a stormy afternoon, there was a break in the rain that allowed a quick trip to Fifth Avenue. All three eyasses looked healthy and looked closer to fledgling. They were eating scraps of food on their own, and one even tried to still the family meal from it’s siblings when Pale Male delivered dinner.
Jump, Jump, Flap
While they have about a week or two more on the nest, the eyasses are starting to become more and more active. They’re exercising their wings and enjoying the long window ledge.
