Croton Point Park
I also visited Croton Point Park on Saturday. On the landfill cap, there were a pair of Northern Harriers and at least two American Kestrels.
Category: Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey
Rockefeller Preserve
I visited the Rockefeller Preserve on Saturday and got to see a fun American Kestrel vs. Red-tailed Hawk show. It was all about territory protection. The Kestrel was protecting its family’s territory. The family seemed to be two adults and two juveniles.
Riverside Church Peregrine Falcons
The Riverside Church Peregrine Falcons don’t seem to have fledged yet. Word is that there are four young Falcon’s this year. I was able to see at least two of the youngsters and both parents on a visit to the church Saturday evening.
Nest Updates
A lot happened in Manhattan this past week:
Broadway Bridge Peregrines: Bonnie Talluto confirms the two eyasses are now fledglings.
Inwood Hill Park: Diane Schenker reports the nest has hatched. She can see at least one eyass, but can’t get a good count yet.
Highbridge Park: Mitchell Nusbaum reports the nest has fledged.
St. John the Divine: The surviving nestling fledged on Friday.
Riverside Park: The pair is sitting on their second clutch.
55 Water Street Peregrines: They’ve all fledged.
Broadway Bridge
I visited the scrape on Saturday afternoon. The eyasses have matured a great deal since I last saw them. They look like they should be ready to fledge by next weekend.
I’ve included some photographs of the bridge and the Harlem River. I realized in my excitement over finding this year’s scrape, I forgot to document the area. Below the bridge are the Metro North Hudson River Line tracks and the Harlem River. The bridge has two levels, an upper deck for the 1 subway train, and a lower deck for car traffic.
More Broadway Bridge
I’ve become fascinated with the Broadway Bridge scrape. It’s the first time I’ve been able to watch young Peregrine Falcons in person. It’s a lot different than watching the 55 Water Street video feed.
Tonight there was a feeding by one of the parents, although it looks like the eyasses can pick at food by themselves. I’m looking forward to watching this pair grow up and fledge.
