Queens Nest Updates

Here are some updates from this past week:

Astoria Park: I haven't gone to Astoria Park for some time, mainly because the nest is in a place that is very difficult to get quality photos of. I usually wait till the time the eyasses are near fledging to get pictures. But word from hawk watcher Jules Corkery is that there are two eyasses this year.

Flushing Meadow Park: I visited FMP this past Friday and was able to confirm two eyasses for this year. Both Bobby and Cathy look well and I was able to witness two feedings, both appearing to be baby birds, possibly poached from other nests. The eyasses appear to be between 4 and 5 weeks of age.

 Cathy bringing a baby bird to the nest

 This years brood

 Cathy bringing another baby bird

IDCNY Nest- This new nest, on the IDCNY building located in Long Island City, Queens, is still a mystery to me. Food is brought back to the nest and it appears feedings may be taking place, but I still have no evidence of eyasses. This nest is located 8 stories up and the street below it descends steadily south, making it difficult to see into the back of the nest.

 Female on the right, male on the left

 The nest is over a vent in the center of the picture

 The nest is two stories down beneath the Y

 The Female

 Female on the left, Male on the right

 Female bringing a half eaten Squirrel to the nest

The pair together on the IDCNY scaffold

NYHQ Nest (New York Hospital of Queens)- I got an email from Jeff Kolbrunner on Friday stating there is a confirmed Red-tailed Hawk nest on the Former Booth Memorial Hospital which overlooks the Kissena Park Corridor. As far as anyone knows this is the first time Hawks have nested here, so I decided to check it out. I was able to confirm the nest is there on a hospital sign located over the Oncology center on 56th avenue in Flushing, Queens. A maintenance worker who was making repairs to the air conditioning unit on the roof claims he looked down into the nest and saw one eyas. I was able to confirm this later with a photograph.

 Female

 Eyas in the middle below its mother's head

The male has very light eyes and he does not yet have the uniform brick-red tail

St. John's University Nest- The same pair has returned to use the same nest as last year, the stadium lights above Belson Stadium. Two confirmed eyasses for this year. 

 Two eyasses confirmed for this year

Female under attack from a Mockingbird

Woodside Nest- The Woodside pair are in their second year now using a different set of stadium lights than last year, but still in the same park (St. Micheal's Park). I plan to visit this nest soon to confirm, but I've seen other photographers pictures which show 2 eyasses for 2012.