On a hot day, the eyasses seemed to be more interested in sleeping than anything else. I didn’t get good video or stills, nor did I solve the riddle of how many eggs hatched (most likely only two of the three eggs). But I did get a sunburn. Hopefully, I’ll have better luck later in the week.
At least two eyasses were clearly visible in the Washington Square Park nest this evening. It was great to watch them and their parents. I’m looking forward to watching them a lot more!
I went down to Washington Square Park hoping to see an eyass head or two pop up out of the nest, but it wasn’t to be. They’re still very young, and I didn’t catch a feeding. (At the beginning of a feeding, a well rested young eyass might just reach high enough to see.)
Instead, I got to see Bobby bring a nice long strip of paper to the nest. It looked like it might have been wallboard tape. At one point, the female ends up with it on her head like it’s a hat and another time it looks like a Möbius strip.
News came this afternoon from the President’s Office that two of the three eggs had hatched. (They don’t all hatch at the same time, so there isn’t anything to worry about.) Other hawk watchers got to watch a feeding in the afternoon, and I got to capture a visit by the father and a feeding this evening.
More happy news after the hatching on Fifth Avenue. Spring finally is in full swing after a harsh winter in New York. I can’t wait to see some fluffy heads next week!
More than any other nest I’ve seen, the male of the Washington Square Park nest loves to bring paper to his nest. Today it was a a magazine or newspaper page.
It was interesting that the female didn’t leave nest but stayed as the paper was put into the nest.
Our third female is sitting on the nest in Washington Square. She was visible only a few times in the late afternoon and early evening. Her mate visited at dusk, but she didn’t leave the nest. Other birds in the park included at least eight Palm Warblers and a Hermit Thrush.
