Urban Hawks

May 26, 2021May 26, 2021Red-tailed Hawk Nest Updates

2021 Manhattan Red-tailed Hawk Nest Update 9

The news isn’t all that good:

The St. John the Divine nest appears to have failed.
The W0302 nests has failed and the sick adult female was captured and taken to rehab.
There was not sign of the 310 West 72nd Street eyass after about May 15th. How the eyass died is unknown.
The Washington Square nest is way overdue. However, those who remember Pip hatching much later than expected know that until the nest is abandoned, there is a chance something might happen.
One eyass has perished at Tompkins Square Park, leaving two eyasses on the nest.

I haven’t been able to get up to Inwood Hill Park, Fort Tryon or Randalls Island this year. If anyone knows the status of the nests, feel free to write me.

May 25, 2021June 11, 2021Tompkins Square Red-tailed Hawks

Now Only Two At Tompkins Square Park

It looks like there are only two remaining eyasses on the Tompkins Square Park nest. They’ve grown up fast and seem to be eating by themselves. The park had someone playing loud music, so the video is without sound.

May 22, 2021May 22, 2021TCC/MCNY Red-tailed Hawks

Turning The Corner(s) At TCC

I’ve been hearing how much the eyass at Terence Cardinal Cooke has been enjoying exploring the ledge the nest is on, but I wasn’t prepared for what I saw on Friday afternoon. I arrived just as the sun was shifting to put direct sunlight on the nest. So, the eyass went around two corners to get into the shade that is provided by the eastern façade of the building wing the nest is on.

So, if you go in the afternoon and don’t see the eyass, make sure to take a good look around. The eyass might be hiding on the 105th Street courtyard ledge.

May 22, 2021May 22, 2021Northwest Central Park Hawks

W0302 Update

Tahj Holiday noticed the female of the W0302 on a lower branch off her nest a few days ago. She was lethargic with drooping eyelids. He kept track of her and made sure the Urban Park Rangers knew about her condition. She did not improve and was rescued and sent to rehab on Saturday morning. Thanks to all those involved in her rescue.

These are pictures of her on Friday, perched over the stream that flows under Glen Span Arch.

May 21, 2021May 21, 2021Governors Island Red-tailed Hawks

Only One

It looks like the Governors Island Red-tailed Hawk nest only has one eyass this year. Here are a few shots from a visit on Wednesday.

May 21, 2021May 21, 2021Owls

Barred Owl, Harassed, Eating, Drinking

The Barred Owl in Central Park continues to be harassed by Blue Jays and American Robins during the day, and especially at dusk. On Thursday night, the attacks were relentless and the owl moved around from tree to tree in an attempt to avoid them.

In the middle of all of this, the Barred Owl caught a bird and ate it. It only took a few minutes. While it was eating, it was still being attacked by Blue Jays.

When it was done eating it stopped at a small pond, before going to a stream to get a drink. By now it was dark enough that the harassment had stopped. It stayed at the water, either perching nearby or being in the stream bed for a good twenty minutes. Then it was off to look for Brown Rats, off the railing of a bridge before it was flushed by passers by. I then lost track of the owl, only to hear it as I was leaving the park about 100 yards north of where I lost it.