93rd Street Update
I didn’t have the right equipment with me today to take lots of pictures, but I did take one during a feeding. Both eyasses look good. They may end up being the earliest fledglings in the city.
Growing Up At 93rd Street
The two eyasses at the 93rd Street nest are no longer little white chicks anymore. They’re starting to get their juvenile feathers and have gotten much bigger. On Tuesday, I was able to watch a feeding in the fog and for a few seconds the whole family was on the nest.
American Museum of Natural History Red-tailed Hawk Nest
Tahj Holiday let me know let me know that the San Remo pair had built a nest on the American Museum of Natural History in late March, but I didn’t think much of it. The San Remo pair has had a history of failed nests, except for one year. But the female has been brooding and a second hand report says there are three of something, but it was unclear if it was eggs or hatched chicks. From the mother’s behavior it looks like she’s still sitting on eggs.
The nest is on a ledge below the “top” floor. (The roof level contains offices, but I’m not counting that level.) If you start on the Southeast side of the building at 77th, follow the round turret to where it meets the straight part of building and you’ll see the nest.
Feeding at 93rd Street Nest
A fellow birder let me know that they had seen feeding behavior at the 93rd Street (Wild West Playground) Red-tailed Hawk on Friday. I went on Saturday in the rain and wasn’t able to see a feeding but was able to on Sunday. It’s great to have another set of young hawks in the park! We should be able to see the eyasses (chicks) in a week or so.
For those who don’t know much about how to view this nest, which is difficult to view without a scope, see my old post from last year.
More Central Park Coyote Images
I’ve been continuing to see at least one Eastern Coyote in the park over the last few days. What’s hard to say is how many coyotes we have in the park. They’re seen around the park from The Mount (aka Compost Heap) in the north, to Hallett Nature Sanctuary in the south, and often two are seen together. The question is how many do we have and when will they start to breed in the park. Rumors abound about them, including one where four pups were reported but I haven’t yet seen any good evidence yet.
Randalls Island Red-tailed Hawk Nest
The Randalls Island Red-tailed Hawk nest on the Manhattan Psychiatric Center, found last year by Ben Cacace is active again this year. (See last year’s post for location details.)
The female was on the nest on Thursday. While I was there she got up, had a brief stretch before rolling her eggs, and settling back down on the nest.
