I went to a play down in the “Alphabet” tonight, but on my way, I stopped by Washington Square Park and Tompkins Square Park. I didn’t see a Red-tailed Hawk at Washington Square Park, but saw both of the Tompkins Square Park hawks.

The female is brooding, and according to locals has been for about four days. Christo came zooming by at one point, but I couldn’t stay long enough to see an exchange. The nest is where it was last year.

I learned from Jean Shum that one of the two fledglings from Tompkins Square Park was rescued and taken to the Wild Bird Fund. It was diagnosed with a spinal injury and died a day or two later. This is the second death this year at Tompkins Square Park, as one eyass died on the nest earlier in the nesting season.

The surviving fledgling was incredibly active while I was in the park on Monday. It was causing the park’s pigeon population to move around a great deal! It ended up being feed by one of the parents and ate in a tree in the southern side of the park.

Hawks often get injured because they have been weakened by diseases, lead or rodenticide poisons. So, while we’ll need to keep an eye on the remaining fledgling, it was a relief to see it so active.

Both Fledglings were in the same tree when I arrived late on Monday. They didn’t do a whole lots. Just some branching and some preening. I can’t wait for them to be more active!

Whenever I publish an update to the chart about the status of Manhattan nests, it seems that it becomes invalid within hours. This happened Saturday, when I found out that the Tompkins Square Park eyasses had fledged. When I arrived I found one hawk on the nest. Walking around, and after a break in the Punk Rock concert, Blue Jays helped me find the other fledgling. After a break for dinner, I returned to the park, and found the hawk that had been on the nest in a branch near the nest. It then flew to a nearby tree. It should be a fun summer in Tompkins Square Park!

It looks like there are only two remaining eyasses on the Tompkins Square Park nest. They’ve grown up fast and seem to be eating by themselves. The park had someone playing loud music, so the video is without sound.

I caught up with the Tompkins Square Park family and enjoyed watching the two eyasses on the nest. The parents are spending more time off of the nest as the young ones are getting bigger. There was also a visit by a House Wren to the nest!