The Inwood Red-tailed Hawk eyasses continue to grow up. Both looked healthy. The adult male left the nest as we arrived and he flew by a few times.
It was a relaxed afternoon, until a feeding when both chicks perked up and became active. The pictures below are of the female and her two offspring.
I’ve been photographing three Eastern Screech-Owls for about five weeks. As I did last year, I’ve waited to release these photographs until after the owls had left their nest cavity and are now sleeping in high tree branches.
Despite my fears this winter that there were no Eastern Screech-Owls left in the Central Park, on Monday, not only did I see the three owls I’ve been studying but also a new adult bringing my count for the day to four.
A wonderful 60 degree evening with a crystal clear sky. Chris, her dog Fig, Maureen and I were the regulars for the evening.
At St. John the Divine we know there are babies because of the feeding behavior of the parents, but because of the deep bowl and height of the nest they aren’t visible. I keep waiting for one of the eyasses to be strong enough to pop its head up. But it just hasn’t happened yet. On Thurdsay, we got to see the parents do feedings, saw both of them off the nest, and saw the male with a mouse. Everything but an eyas!
A nice evening, with Marie, Jim, Chris and myself watching the owls.
I’ve received confirmation that a chick has hatched at 888 Seventh Avenue, so that makes the second building nest to hatch in Manhattan. So the Old School/New School score is tied 2-2.
The report came in from Brett Odom, who reports “This morning Jr. brought a pigeon to the nest and dropped it off. When Charlotte got up to prepare it I got a really good look at most of the empty nest. It looks to me that there is only one chick and no other eggs, but I could be wrong as part of the nest is obscured by a metal strip that connects the two pieces of decorative glass that the nest is behind. The eyas is currently no bigger than a softball, but is very active when not being sit upon.”
It looks like the Pale Male and Lola, 5th Avenue nest is yet again unsuccessful this year. Although this is sad news, it shouldn’t keep you from watching baby Red-tails. They’re all over Manhattan and greater New York. So, make a visit to the other nests. Red-tails nests are all over New York City for your enjoyment!
And if the locations are too remote for you to get to, remember that the NYC Audubon sponsored Queens Red-tailed Hawk camera operates 24/7. It can be accessed from either Jeffrey Kollbrunner’s website or from the NYC Audubon website.