I couldn’t figure what video I should edit out tonight, so here’s a short film of this evening at Fifth Avenue.  

Although it rained most of the afternoon, there was a nice break after 5:30.  There was a feeding and later Lima had an annoying Northern Mockingbird try to get her off her perch.  Everyone continues to look healthy.

Unfortunately, this isn’t the case further uptown.  The nest at CCNY has had the adult female die of Frounce, and an youngster who fell out the nest a few weeks ago died of a combination of internal injuries from the fall and Frounce.  The second nestling, was found having prematurely fledged, under-weight and with Frounce, luckily in the early stage.

The Horvaths will be nursing the youngster back to health and if all goes well find wild family to return it to.  One of the recent discoveries by rehabbers is that a young fledgling placed into another territory will instantly be adopted by the new parents.

The eyasses at Fifth Avenue have gotten very big.  So, much so that for a moment I thought adults were on the nest, when it was only the mother and an eyass! Tonight’s highlight was when the mother was eating, one of the eyasses moved right up to the mother and stole a bite!

My schedule only allowed me to watch the calm period before a feeding at 5th Avenue this evening.  Luckily, there was a small bit of action to make the visit worthwhile.

I arrived at the nest late on Saturday, to find a hawk bench full of wonderfully excited hawk watchers.  The nest has eyasses again, and all of the old memories seemed to be coming back.  These fond memories and some new ones from this year are making wonderful stories for tourists and locals.

Stella Hamilton has a new scope, something she promised to herself she would buy if Pale Male had kids again.  Rik Davis, also had his two scopes.  Between them and a huge group of “regulars”, the hawk bench became a friendly place where scores of viewers experienced the simple joy of seeing an eyass for the first time and were captivated.

This is the magic of Pale Male.

The Fifth Avenue nest is at a perfect stage.  The eyasses are still fluffy, but are big enough to see.  They’re active but still gets lots of attention from their parents.  If you haven’t made a trip, try to get to the Model Boat Pond this weekend!