Urban Hawks

August 6, 2017December 27, 2020Other Red-tailed Hawks

Central Park

Last Friday, I tried to find the fledglings from the Fifth Avenue nest but came up short. I did run into a young adult Red-tailed Hawk in the Ramble. It was very light colored like Pale Male but had very light eye color.

July 31, 2017December 22, 2020Tompkins Square Red-tailed Hawks

Sleepy Fledglings

At Tompkins Square Park, Monday evening, I got to see both fledglings and both parents. It was late in the day and both fledglings were very sleepy. I was lucky enough to watch one of them fall asleep and roost for the night. Late July and early August hawk watching can be disappointing, so it was great to see everyone.

July 24, 2017December 22, 2020Tompkins Square Red-tailed Hawks

Tompkins Square Park

It’s been too hot to do much birding over the last week or so, but the weather was cooler on Sunday. I went down to Tompkins Square Park which was fairly quiet. After about an hour this year’s fledgling appeared on a TV antenna on a 7th Street roof. Other than that sighting, I didn’t get to see anything else.

July 16, 2017December 22, 2020Tompkins Square Red-tailed Hawks

Tompkins Square Park Fledglings

Both fledglings were easy to watch this afternoon in Tompkins Square Park this afternoon. Not much happened but it was nice to watch them both relax on a hot day.

July 10, 2017December 22, 2020Washington Sq. Red-tailed Hawks

Washington Square Park

I made a brief visit to Washington Square Park this evening and found the fledgling on a building in the southwest corner of the park and the adult male on 1 Fifth Avenue. Not much was happening so I went home. Soon thereafter, I got some texts from a friend that the action started as soon as I left with the fledgling coming down into the trees in the western side of the park and getting a visit from its father. Oh, well!

July 9, 2017December 22, 2020Tompkins Square Red-tailed Hawks

Tompkins Square Park

The afternoon started slowly with the fledgling (the one who hatched in the park, which locals are calling Manhattan to differentiate from the adoptee from Brooklyn) flying off a 7th Street roof and then perching in a tree for almost an hour. I lost track of the fledgling and went down to 4th Street to watch the parents on the Most Holy Redeemer Church.

When I returned the park, the fledgling was in a tree and soon came down to the ground to eat a rat. The kill must have been at least day old as it was covered with maggots. After it was eaten, the hawk flew to a fence and eventually to a 7th Street rooftop.