Urban Hawks

October 30, 2016December 22, 2020Tompkins Square Red-tailed Hawks

One Less Rodent In Tompkins Square Park

I’ve been away at a conference for a week in Las Vegas. I returned to the city last night and went down to Tompkins Square Park this afternoon.

Christo, the male of the pair that resides in the park, fly into a tree next to me within minutes of my arrival at the park. He then went hunting and caught a rodent. He then ended up into a tree where he roosted for the night. As I was leaving, I saw an Eastern Red Bat.

What a nice homecoming back to New York City.

October 11, 2016December 22, 2020Tompkins Square Red-tailed Hawks

Tompkins Square Park

The temperatures are dropping and Red-tailed Hawk pairs are returning to their old hunts. Both hawks were in Tompkins Square Park this evening. Nice to see them enjoying the park.

September 25, 2016December 22, 2020Other Birds

More Ruby-throated Hummingbirds

I spent the afternoon watching more Ruby-throated Hummingbirds at the Oven in Central Park, just as I had yesterday. They’re so much fun to watch!

September 24, 2016December 22, 2020Other Birds

Central Park’s Oven

In the Ramble of Central Park is an area of the Lake called the Oven. It has a patch of Jewelweed that attracts Ruby-throated Hummingbirds and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks during the fall migration. It also attracted a Tennessee Warbler today as well.

September 22, 2016December 16, 2020Bats

Fewer Bats

Now that we’re in late September that number of bats seems to be declining at the Model Boat Pond. Tonight I got 8 recordings of Big Brown Bats, 29 recordings of Eastern Red Bats and 29 recordings of Silver-haired Bats. Of course a single bat will have multiple recordings. These number are a lot fewer than a few weeks ago, although the Silver-haired Bat number are the highest I’ve seen for this species.

September 11, 2016December 22, 2020Other Birds

Male Hooded Warbler

Fall Migration is in full swing with lots of different species in Central Park. My favorite of the day was this male Hooded Warbler.