NYAC on Saturday
A fellow photographer said the male had been making food deliveries all morning, and I saw one be delivered mid-afternoon. So, fingers crossed that these eyasses do well as a single parent family.
Three at Riverside
I was finally about to see the eyasses at 102nd and Riverside Drive. There are three! It was nice to see them and both parents. There was a feeding and then the eyasses went to sleep. As is common with new nests, this one is a few weeks behind the other nests in the city.
Unless you live in a building on Riverside Drive on a high floor the nest is very difficult to see right now. The nest is in a tree on the west side of the drive almost directly above a streetlight. The light is in the middle of the block between 101st and 102nd. To view the nest you need to go to the lawn on the east side of the drive, between the service road and the drive, and find a window through the trees to see the nest. There is a dirt path, and if you walk just a few steps south of the path you can find the windows. One is almost directly opposite the light and one is about fifteen feet north.
NYAC on Friday
The situation at the NYAC remained unchanged on Friday. We’ll see how things progress in the next week.
NYAC on Thursday
The situation at the NYAC was good on Thursday. The father brought food to the nest and all three eyasses ate. I’m cautiously optimistic that without their mother there is a good chance these young hawks will survive.
NYAC on Wednesday
I’m catching up on processing videos from visits to the New York Athletic Club. It has been an interesting few days. An adult female was found with a concussion in Central Park and it now appears it was the mother of the three eyasses on the NYAC nest. She is in the care of a wildlife rehabber and her prognosis is positive.
The father continues to bring food to the nest, and the three eyasses are old enough to eat the food on their own. So, while far from ideal, things could work out for the young ones.
The situation is being monitored by the Urban Park Rangers and wildlife rehabilitators. These situation occur often in the city and I have full faith that everything possible will be done to achieve the best outcome.
You’ll see in posts from Thursday and Friday that the situation continues to be stable.
Another Evening at the NYAC
The New York Athletic Club nest continues to be delightful to watch. They are active in the early evening and oddly there is hardly anyone watching them on one of the busiest streets in New York City. Tonight, as happens most evenings, a Blue Jay harassed them briefly.
