The eyasses fledged last week while I was away on vacation. On a quick visit to the area I found two of the fledglings perched calmly in trees near the nest waiting out the strong wind gust in the late afternoon.

The 102nd Street and Riverside nest has a deep western edge that makes it easy for the eyasses to hide. Today, I kept seeing two, but only got glimpses of the third. They’re looking great but still a bit young to fledge. One of the parents was frequenting some scaffolding on a tall Riverside Drive building around 105th.

I spent about 30 minutes at the 102nd Street and Riverside Drive nest. All of the eyasses look healthy and they had just been fed when I arrived. They look great. They seem to be the youngest of the hawks I’ve been following this year.

I was finally about to see the eyasses at 102nd and Riverside Drive. There are three! It was nice to see them and both parents. There was a feeding and then the eyasses went to sleep. As is common with new nests, this one is a few weeks behind the other nests in the city.

Unless you live in a building on Riverside Drive on a high floor the nest is very difficult to see right now. The nest is in a tree on the west side of the drive almost directly above a streetlight. The light is in the middle of the block between 101st and 102nd. To view the nest you need to go to the lawn on the east side of the drive, between the service road and the drive, and find a window through the trees to see the nest. There is a dirt path, and if you walk just a few steps south of the path you can find the windows. One is almost directly opposite the light and one is about fifteen feet north.

All signs are the 102nd Street and Riverside Avenue Red-tailed Hawk nest has hatched. The female was sitting high, looking in and there were lots of flies. I didn’t see a feeding but the nest looks like it has hatched. Keep an eye out for little ones!

I spent a few hours at the 102nd and Riverside Drive nest on Sunday. I saw both of the adults but no sign that the nest had hatched. Newly built nests have a tendency to be later than most, so we’ll just have to wait and see what happens.