Urban Hawks

May 3, 2024May 3, 2024Other Birds

Clay-colored Sparrow

The southern section of Strawberry fields had a Clay-colored Sparrow on Thursday during the day, just in time for the inaugural “Birds & Brews” series of walks by the Linnaean Society of New York. The series starts after work hours at 5:30 pm and ends up with a drink at an Amsterdam Avenue bar. What a wonderful way to start a new series of walks by having a very rare bird be the first bird seen! There are two more trips planned for this spring. See The Linnaean Society of New York’s website for more details.

April 29, 2024April 29, 2024350 CPW/1115 5th Ave/W0302/WWP Red-tailed Hawks

Wild West Playground Eyasses Get Squirrel For Dinner

The eyasses at the Wild West Playground at 93rd and Central Park West got fed a gray squirrel for dinner on Sunday. Both parents had the squirrel in their beaks, and at first I thought each was trying to take it. But watching the footage, it looks like they were working together to rip it open. The three eyasses are growing up fast and I’m looking forward to them fledging in late May.

April 29, 2024April 29, 2024Riverside Park Red-tailed Hawks

102nd and Riverside Drive

I spent a few hours at the 102nd and Riverside Drive nest on Sunday. I saw both of the adults but no sign that the nest had hatched. Newly built nests have a tendency to be later than most, so we’ll just have to wait and see what happens.

April 29, 2024Bats

Eastern Red Bat Fly Out

I stayed late in the park on Sunday, to watch the Eastern Red Bat fly out. It had returned to the exact same branch as on Saturday. It flew out around 7:55.

April 28, 2024April 28, 2024Governors Island Red-tailed Hawks

A Week Later at Governors Island

The Governors Island nest looked good when I visited on Saturday. The mother spent most of the time off the nest watching it from a flagpole on the nearby church, and the young ones spent most of their time napping. I didn’t spend much time at the nest, as I went to look for the Pileated Woodpecker that visited the island this weekend.

April 28, 2024April 28, 2024Bats

Eastern Red Bat

On Saturday an Eastern Red Bat was roosting low in a bush by the Central Park Loch overlook. It was sleeping. April is a great time to look for Eastern Red Bats roosting in Central Park. We’ve found them multiple years roosting low in bushes during the month. They also often seen hunting during the day during early April in the park.