The St. John the Divine nest has most likely hatched given the behavior of the adults this evening. The female was frequently up off the nest, was higher off the nest then she had been when I’ve seen her brooding earlier this season, and there was lots of fresh greenery on the nest. However, I’d like to see a feeding to be 100% sure. We’ll know more in a few days.
I’ve been looking at nests near Central Park and haven’t seen any sign of hatches. I’ve looked at 927 Fifth Avenue, 350 Central Park West, St. John the Divine, and 100th Street and Third Avenue. (Since early feedings are about two hours apart and the parents still sit on top of the new hatched eyasses, there is a possibility any of these nests has hatched without me knowing.)
I look forward to taking another look this weekend at these nests. Below are two pictures of the 350 Central Park West nest and two pictures of the 100th Street and Third Avenue nest.
St. John the Divine nest is active again this year. I saw the two parents exchange nesting duties.
I was doing a sweep of northern Manhattan and St. John was the only positive of note on my tour. I came up empty at CCNY and J. Hood Wright Park, both of which have had their old nests removed. There have to be nest between St. John and Inwood Hill Park. Where are they?
I hadn’t been at the nest for over a month and realized I better visit before the eyasses got ready to fledge. There are three youngsters, although it took some careful observing to make out all three at once. It’s good to see this nest get back to normal after all of the construction in the area over the last few years.
The new nest location at St. John seems to result in a later hatching then other nests in the city. Today, I was able to see an eyass having a meal. We’ll know in a few weeks if it has any siblings.
All three kids have fledged from the Cathedral. Two are doing well, but the third was found by the Police unable to stand on June 1st at 109th and Manhattan Avenue. It is now with the rehabbers Cathy and Bobby Horvath.
