Bobby, the adult male, hasn’t been seen at the nest since Monday, raising concern that he may be injured or dead.  I visited the nest this afternoon to find the female feeding the eyasses, and then saw her make a loop around the park and then down LaGuardia Place. 

It will be interesting to see how well the female does being a single mom.

I arrived just at the right time to see the Washington Square pair fly off together and then copulate before the female returned to the nest to continue incubating her eggs.  There are currently two eggs in the nest, with the possibility of one more in the next day or two.

I visited the Washington Square Park nest in January and February, but my timing was bad each time and I only saw a few glimpses of the hawks.  I had much better luck today with the female on One Fifth Avenue, with a fly-by by the male who had a rat.  He shared it on the Student Center building and they both made a few visits to the nest.  Then they both went east and I lost track of them over the Law School.  Both they and the nest look great and I expect we’ll see eggs in a few weeks.

The Washington Square Hawks also claim Union Square as part of their territory and today one of them was on the Con Ed tower at 14th and Third Avenue.  It was nice to catch up with one of them.  The pair has been seen refurbishing their nest in the mornings and there are reports they have already begun copulating.  Fantastic!

At least one of the fledglings has started to practice hunting in Washington Square Park.  It made a few attempts at a squirrel while I was there this afternoon.  Another was on the tower of Judson Church.  This is a great stage to watch them.  Unlike after they fledge were they seen to want to venture to the highest buildings, they’re much closer to the ground and easier to watch.

All three fledglings were hanging out around the Catholic Center roof on the south side of the park this afternoon.  There were occasional trips to the Judson Church, Furman Hall, and the Kimmel Student Center.  It was good to see all three doing so well.