Good news for those of us practicing social distancing.  The NYU/Washington Square Park Red-tailed Hawk pair have started brooding, and have one egg with more expected.  They are live on the NYU Hawk Cam.  While watching a hawk sit on eggs isn’t too exciting, things should become much more fun in late April once the eggs hatch.

Sad news from Morningside Park.  The male from the St. John nest was found lethargic and died shortly after being taken into rehab.  More about the death can be found on the WINORR facebook page.

The other news is about two possible nests and a new location for nest building on the San Remo.   It was also nice to see Lincoln Karim’s picture of Pale Male and Octavia copulating this weekend.  Let’s hope there eggs hatch this year.

With the COVID-19 outbreak in NYC, reports may be more sporadic this year. Practicing social distancing will be more important than hawk watching over the next few months.

I’m starting to receive Red-tailed Hawk nest reports from around Manhattan.  Fort Washington and Tompkins Square Park have brooding hawks and there are reports of a nest being built on Governor’s Island.  A pair of hawks has been seen copulating at 34th and 2nd Avenue, but the nest has not yet been located.  Drop me an email or comment on Facebook if you have updated news on any Manhattan nest.

The nest in Fort Washington has fledged.  I believe there were three fledglings, but I’m not 100% sure.  The only nest that I  don’t have a report for is the 72nd Street nest. 

It looks like 2019 was an especially poor year for Red-tailed Hawks in Manhattan.  Let’s hope 2020 does better.

This year is turning out to be a dangerous year for Red-tailed Hawks in Manhattan.

• Both eyasses fledged at St. John.  One got into trouble and looks to have some head trauma.  It is in rehab at WINORR.
• The mother of the 350 Central Park West nest was found on the ground in the park.  It was rescued but died in treatment.
• The building at 100th and Third and the eyasses removed from the fire escape.  They went to the Raptor Trust via the Wild Bird Fund.

Both Inwood Hill Park and Randalls Island nests have fledged.  The nests that haven’t yet fledged should do so this week, if they haven’t already done so.  I’ve been spending time down at Washington Square Park between rain showers.  Any updates would be appreciated.

A female hawk that was ill and could not fly was picked up in Central Park last week around 100th Street.  It is most likely the female from the 350 Central Park nest.  She is now at  WINORR.