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.
Common Raven Nest
Monday was a day for catching up on nests, and this included visiting St. John the Divine’s Common Raven nest. Despite the name “common”, they are rare breeders in Manhattan. The are using an abandoned Red-tailed Hawk nest. There are two nestlings.
Randals Island Red-tailed Hawk Nest
Ben Cacace let me know of a Red-tailed Hawk Nest on Randals Island a few weeks ago, but I finally had a chance to see it on Monday. It is one floor down from the top of the southern most tower of the Manhattan Phyciatric Center, 105 Rivers Edge Road, on the western wing’s western facade.
The nest is deep in an exhaust pipe of some sort and is difficult to see into. It appears there are two eyasses. I got some poor video of a parent and the young ones quickly shot when I arrived. Once I got fully set up, the young ones went to sleep out of view so I was unable to record more video.
More New York Athletic Club
I had a great time in both the early afternoon and the early evening watching the New York Athletic Club nest. It reminds me of the Trump Park, 777 Seventh Avenue and Ritz-Carlton nests and the times I spent watching them.
The eyasses look to be the oldest of the nests I’ve been observing. All three eyasses look healthy, and they all did lots of “jump flapping” to exercise their wings.
