I’ve been getting messages on Facebook from an employee of the St. Regis Hotel about a hawk attempting to nest on the building. It seemed like an early attempt by a young pair, and all signs were that they weren’t going to nest. An egg abandoned on a terrace, a poorly built nest, etc. So, when I was told, a hawks was sitting on the poorly built nest, I was skeptical.

So, much to my surprise on my way home on Friday, I saw a hawk apparently brooding on the nest that had been constructed in an oval window in the top, left corner of the façade that faces Fifth Avenue.

Update: I received word that later on Friday, it looks like the nest failed, with an egg being found on a terrace a few floors down. Establishing a new nest can be difficult. I’ll know more in a few days.