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September 9, 2007December 23, 2020Southern Central Park Red-tailed Hawks

She’s Back

The 888 juvenile was back in Central Park on Sunday. She was first discovered in Columbus Circle and then went on a hunting trip catching two mice and keeping three photographers on their toes as she flew around the park. She’s no longer staying in one place, but enjoys moving around.

I missed seeing her in Columbus Circle, but caught up to her as she flew to the southwest corner of the park.

Her band number allows me to be sure it’s the 888 juvenile.

She’s off again, moving to a tree by the Pond and then back west to a tree near Cop Cot.

She then catches a small mouse by the wall on Central Park South, just across the street from the Essex House.

She makes quick work of this snack sized mouse.

Then it’s off to an area just north of the South Drive around Seventh Avenue.

Then a small war begins. This squirrel whose den is at the end of the tree, decides to protect its branch.

The squirrel is amazingly aggressive. The squirrel tries to bite the juvenile, so she flies off quickly but then returns to the tree branch.

After a stand off, the squirrel come out again.

This stand off ended in an amazing way. The juvenile dropped from the tree to catch a mouse. How it kept track of the squirrel and the mouse at the same time, I’ll never know.

It caught the mouse, even while being distracted by the squirrel.

After finishing her meal, she was off again.

By this time, I felt like I had been run around the park too much and gave up on tracking her. It’s nice to have her back.

August 30, 2007December 23, 2020Southern Central Park Red-tailed Hawks

888 Adults High Up On CNN Sign and 15 CPW

The 888 Seventh Avenue pair were on the CNN sign and 15 Central Park West late this evening. (I didn’t stick around to see where they roosted for the night.) No sign of any juvenile birds today.

August 27, 2007December 23, 2020Southern Central Park Red-tailed Hawks

888 Seventh Avenue Adults

The 888 fledgling hasn’t been seen for a few days, but its parents have been around their normal hunts. On Monday night they were on top of 15 Central Park West looking into expensive apartments and then roosting for the night.

The adult female who moves from her perch to the workman’s elevator rigging, and then to…

her roost for the night. She’s on the left and the male on the right.

August 18, 2007December 23, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks, Southern Central Park Red-tailed Hawks

Saturday Hawks

Saturday Hawk watching started at the Beresford.

Lola was to the left of her normal perch on the window. I then made it to the southwestern tip of the park.

The female adult of the 888 Seventh Avenue pair was on the north tower of the Time-Warner building.

The female comes down to join him and ends up catching a small mouse.

The 888 Seventh Avenue adult female. No high roosts tonight. They slept in trees near Columbus Circle.

August 17, 2007December 23, 2020Southern Central Park Red-tailed Hawks

Between Thunderstorms

Thanks to a call from Lincoln Karim, I got to photograph the 888 fledgling who is now very, very difficult to find. It has been raining, so her coloring is more intense than usual.

August 14, 2007December 23, 2020Southern Central Park Red-tailed Hawks

Global Domination Continues

After the discovery of the Red-tailed Hawk nest on the Unisphere in Queens, I thought global domination by Red-tails was over for the season. But the adult male of the 888 Seventh Avenue nest proved me wrong. He perched on the replica of the Unisphere outside the Trump International Hotel and Tower on Tuesday evening, just outside the park at 60th and Central Park West.