Young eyasses are as cute as ducklings, so it was with a great sense of joy that I was able to finally see them for an extended period of time this evening.  The video is a little long, but blow it up to full screen, set the resolution to HD, grab a cup of coffee and enjoy the show!

It’s amazing how fast eyasses grow. This year at Washington Square Park, without a web camera, that’s a good thing.  Two eyasses were visible feeding today with small heads peaking out during feedings.

The Washington Square Park nest hatched while I was away on vacation.  The eyesses are still too small to photograph well, but I did capture what looks like a youngster on video between some twigs.  We should get better views within a week or two.

In Washington Square Park, Rosie and Bobby should have young ones within the next week or so.  They both looked good tonight with both them taking turns keeping the eggs warm on the nest.

When hawks are sitting on eggs, not much happens.  If you’re lucky you’ll be watching when the female wants to take a brief break from her egg sitting duties.  But only if you’re lucky. 

Tonight, I had no such luck at Washington Square Park! Bobby was on One Fifth Avenue briefly, and Rosie was on the nest.  Her head is slightly visible to the left of black window frame and her tail feathers peak out on the right.  She didn’t even get up to stretch while I was at the park!

Based on the behavior of Rosie and Bobby tonight, we may have an egg in the Washington Square nest.  Rosie was sitting on the nest when I arrived, took a slight break, returned to the nest and quickly left with some food.

Then Bobby copulated with her, as she was still eating and he relieved her on the nest, as she continued her meal.  Then they switched places and he eat the leftovers.