3/30, St. John the Divine

Passing along 113th St. after the rain started late Sunday afternoon, I was surprised to find one of the cathedral red-tail hawks perched out in the wet. The male (Norman? Mr. X?) was atop the construction netting on the Minturn Pavilion at St. Luke's hospital.

In the cathedral nest itself, Isolde is apparently brooding eggs. Although I have yet to catch the duo in a switch-off, Isolde was visible in the nest last Monday, hunkered down with just the tip of her tail in view. Hatch time seems likely to be in the April 20-25 timeframe.

3/23, St. John the Divine

In all probability, the red-tailed hawk Isolde is now brooding eggs in her nest at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. But unless you catch her in a switch-off with the male, the only way you're going to know she's up there is if you spot the tip of her tail feathers poking up above the edge of the nest.

Late Sunday, there was no such sign. But the male was hanging about the area. First atop the high chimney at St. Luke's Hospital for a few minutes, and then perched on the turret above St. Peter, about 30 feet from the nest.

It looked like his duties for the day were done and he was just chilling out until bed time.

3/23, The El Dorado

Following word that maybe, just maybe, red-tailed hawks might be trying to nest along Central Park West again, I tried to check out the area Sunday afternoon. A hawk did appear way way up atop the El Dorado, where it stayed for about 15 minutes.

But stare as I might at the photos, darn if can decide whether it was an adult or a juvenile.