Urban Hawks

The young hawk that’s been hanging out in Washington Square Park couldn’t be found today.  But I did get to see one of the adults catch a small rodent and eat the snack.

The youngster in Washington Square Park seems to have settled in and the adults on the territory are getting used to it being around.  At least for now!

This afternoon the youngster caught a squirrel near the bathrooms.  The adults both hunted nearby.  Bobby had a pigeon on top of Dr. Sexton’s apartment roof, and we saw the female go after something but couldn’t find her afterwards.

The young hawk in Washington Square Park seems to be settling in around the large-dog dog run.  It was there this evening.  I found it thanks to a young child in a playground who yelled to his mother, “Look an owl”.  Reports are that the adult pair seem to be tolerating it more.

It went to roost in a tree just inside the park at Sullivan and Washington Square South.

The juvenile that’s been spending time in Washington Square Park spent a large part of the morning on a lawn, prompting some concerns.  All was good however, as the bird was seen eating a rat in the afternoon.

I saw it for about a minute this evening by the larger-sized dog, dog run (the park has two, one for large dogs and one for small dogs), but I lost track of it as I was setting up my equipment.

Then after sunset, both adults were soaring around One University Place and suddenly a hawk speeds down to a tree.  We see another hawk move slightly in the same tree.  We ran to the tree and find the youngster, who gets attacked again by Bobby, who was only a few feet above. I don’t think any contact got made between the two.  It was more of a warning shot, then anything else.

We then found the adult female perched on the Silver Building.  Fun evening.