I went back to Governors Island on Sunday, and saw what things were like with “The Yard”, a playground was open. The kids were noisy, but ignored the hawks and the hawks ignored them. But as the kids get bigger, everyone should keep away from the nest to avoid getting pooped on!

There was a report of a child throwing things at the hawks and yelling for it to go away a few days ago. It might be best to close the play tower near the nest early June, when the hawks will have left the nest. The Yard is huge and closing off a small section wouldn’t be difficult.

The mother is banded, and I’ll send off her band number to the USGS in a few days.