While hawks are incubating eggs, visits to a nest can be dull or exciting.  At Washington Square Park, it was exciting tonight with a nice rodent kill and some visits to the nest.  News from NYU is that there are three eggs this year.

I got to see the female getting a break, and her return.  Everything looks on target for a mid-April hatch. Two eggs have been confirmed by NYU staff.

At least one egg has been confirmed by NYU staff and the Washington Square female has begun sitting on the nest.  Tonight, I caught a late exchange.  So, one by one, the New York City nests are settling down to business.

The male adult of Washington Square Park likes to roost by a kitchen vent pipe when the weather gets colder.  Tonight was the first time I’ve seen him use it since last spring.  And yes, another picture of a hawk on a cross.

The young hawk that’s been hanging out in Washington Square Park couldn’t be found today.  But I did get to see one of the adults catch a small rodent and eat the snack.

The youngster in Washington Square Park seems to have settled in and the adults on the territory are getting used to it being around.  At least for now!

This afternoon the youngster caught a squirrel near the bathrooms.  The adults both hunted nearby.  Bobby had a pigeon on top of Dr. Sexton’s apartment roof, and we saw the female go after something but couldn’t find her afterwards.