Fifth Avenue Afternoon

Just like my last visit, Octavia was providing shade for the eyasses most of the time.  However there was a brief feeding and we did get to see Pale Male deal with a pesky Northern Mockingbird on the Carlyle Hotel.  The eyasses wings are now a solid color, while just a few days ago they were a mix of new feathers and downy fuzz.

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FIfth Avenue Fun

Nests can be difficult to watch.  Eyasses can be sleeping or too young to see, but today at the model boat pond the bench had lots of afternoon action.  Active youngsters, still fluffy but large enough to see doing all kinds of things on the nest.  If you haven’t seen them yet, and are nearby, grab you binoculars and go!

The mother brought in some leaves today.  Perfect for helping with a messy nest.

The opening shots of Pale Male and Octavia have them preched on the Carlyle Hotel’s roof at 76th and Madison.

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Good News and Bad

The new nest at the Beresford Apartments and the relocated nest at St. John the Divine both seem to have failed this year. We’ll see if either pair tries to have a second clutch.

On the other hand, hawks have been seen with nesting material on The San Remo and a fire escape at 100th and Third Avenue.  So, we could be in for some late surprises this year.

The Fifth Avenue nest now has three very visible eyasses.  One’s a bit of a bully and they can now move around the nest with ease.

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