I learned from Jean Shum that one of the two fledglings from Tompkins Square Park was rescued and taken to the Wild Bird Fund. It was diagnosed with a spinal injury and died a day or two later. This is the second death this year at Tompkins Square Park, as one eyass died on the nest earlier in the nesting season.

The surviving fledgling was incredibly active while I was in the park on Monday. It was causing the park’s pigeon population to move around a great deal! It ended up being feed by one of the parents and ate in a tree in the southern side of the park.

Hawks often get injured because they have been weakened by diseases, lead or rodenticide poisons. So, while we’ll need to keep an eye on the remaining fledgling, it was a relief to see it so active.