When a Red-tailed Hawk nest hatches, long before the eyasses are visible to observers a few behavior changes take place.

• The mother will eat on the nest rather than flying off to a nearby location to eat
• Both parents will spend time waking around the edge of the nest looking down into the nest
• The mother will tear up small pieces of food and appear to be feeding young

I received reports that all three changes appeared to take place today on Fifth Avenue.  It's too early to know for sure if the nest has hatched but all signs are positive.

I'm still on vacation but will be back on Sunday to make a first hand report.