Although I have yet to witness a feeding, the behavior of the female red-tailed hawk at the nest along Riverside Drive is utterly convincing that there's been a hatch and that she has at least two baby hawks to tend to. Monday afternoon around 3:30 it looked like the nest was empty, but then momma flew off a nearby branch hidden by leaves and across the street, perched a moment, then took again into lower Riverside Park. She returned after five minutes and perched on the side of the nest.
She remained in that spot the next 10-15 minutes that I was there. Although she leaned into the nest a few times and maybe moved something around, it was casual. But what she did do that was suggestive was that she kept looking from one side of the nest to another, and maybe also in between, thus suggesting she was watching two or possibly three babies snoozing in the nice but slightly muggy weather.
Hopefully the vantage point I found will remain clear and so maybe a baby hawk will become visible within a few days. As foliage gets thicker and branches shift about, sightline are opening and closing.
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