Urban Hawks

The eyasses continue their exploring of the branches around the nest. They’re getting awfully close to fledging!

The eyasses have begun branching and have found an easy branch to hop onto.  Eyasses usually fledge after 42-46 days.  I think they hatched around July 10th, so this would put the window anywhere from Saturday, August 21st through Wednesday, August 25th.

I got to the nest on Sunday when it was lightly raining.  Needless to say there wasn’t much action.

Saturday was a wonderful day at Riverside Park.  Sunshine with low temperatures.  It was a perfect summer day.  The eyasses were active, being well fed, and the parents stayed close to the nest.

Fledging may be as soon as next weekend.

I had come early on Friday afternoon hoping for some action, but I found two well feed eyasses intent on doing nothing but lounging around!

I had come early on Friday afternoon hoping for some action, but I found two well feed eyasses intent on doing nothing but lounging around!

I finally got a chance to see the Riverside Nest for about an hour on Thursday and was amazed how much the eyasses had developed in only a few days.