Urban Hawks

June 26, 2015December 23, 2020Tompkins Square Red-tailed Hawks

Avenue A

I went down to Avenue A to see how everyone was doing after the excitement on Wednesday, where one of the hawks got relocated to Tompkins Square Park.

I was able to find four of the hawks, but not the one who went to TSP. It had been last seen in the morning. (There were lots of robins attacking something at the top of a tree, near where the bird had been released so it might just have been too high to find.)

The four hawks were together on the Most Holy Redeemer Church.

Adult Male
Adult Female
Fledgling
Fledgling

June 24, 2015December 23, 2020Southern Central Park Red-tailed Hawks

Sheep Meadow, Same Tree

All three juveniles were in the nest tree this evening. If I hadn’t seen one yesterday in a tree to the south, I wouldn’t believe a fledge had occurred the day before! One stayed on the nest, but the other two were out on branches most of the time. They all were having a nice relaxed day. Unlike one of the fledglings downtown.

June 23, 2015December 23, 2020Southern Central Park Red-tailed Hawks

Sheep Meadow Fledge

The first fledgling is off the nest at Sheep Meadow in Central Park. A trip from the nest to a fence and back to a nearby tree. While I was there, there was an eyass on the nest, a bird branching (exploring the limbs on the nest tree), a parent watching everyone, and the fledgling. Somehow, the rain held off long enough for me to photograph all of them.

June 21, 2015December 23, 2020Washington Sq. Red-tailed Hawks

Bolder Youngster

Our reluctant fledgling at Washington Square Park is getting more active, jumping around the three windows and being much more confident. It had two rats for meals today. At this rate it should be finally off the ledge on Monday or Tuesday.

The active fledgling was above the reluctant one on the roof of Pless for much of the afternoon, but eluded being photographed. Both parents kept an eye on the two youngsters and late in the day the mother flew frequently over Pless, as though to say to the reluctant one, it is time to go.

(Word comes from Fifth Avenue, that all three have fledged.)

Monday update: The fledgling left the Pless building almost a week after it arrived, going to the Silver Building and back to Pless. By the evening it was nowhere in sight, most likely enjoying a rooftop perch nearby.

June 20, 2015December 23, 2020Tompkins Square Red-tailed Hawks

Avenue A Fledge Day

Two of three eyasses fledged today. One to a bar and the other to a church and then a school. How Alphabet!

June 20, 2015December 23, 2020Tompkins Square Red-tailed Hawks

A Day Early

I went looking to see if the Avenue A nest had fledged on Friday, to find all three eyasses still on the nest. I was a day to early. One fledged on Saturday morning! But they were fun to watch as there last day as an air conditioner trio.