My 2014 Manhattan Score Card
If you have news about any of these locations or a new nest sighting, feel free to pass the news along.
Tompkins Square Park Is Fun
I had some of the best hawk watching in ages on Saturday afternoon in Tompkins Square Park. The young couple is so full of energy it was great fun to be with them. High winds limited the ability to get clean video, but who cares. This is a fantastic couple who can’t sit still!
Exchanges Have Started At Washington Square Park
Based on the behavior of Rosie and Bobby tonight, we may have an egg in the Washington Square nest. Rosie was sitting on the nest when I arrived, took a slight break, returned to the nest and quickly left with some food.
Then Bobby copulated with her, as she was still eating and he relieved her on the nest, as she continued her meal. Then they switched places and he eat the leftovers.
Nest Sitting At Fifth Avenue
Octavia, Pale Male’s mate has been sitting on the Fifth Avenue nest since Sunday. A female Red-tailed Hawk can sit on the nest for a few days before laying an egg, so I can’t say for sure an egg has already been laid. But Ocatavia certainly looks to have started the process for the season.
Holding Pattern In Washington Square
Rosie continues to overnight on the nest, and the pair continues to copulate and work on the nest. However, we don’t have Rosie sitting during the day yet. This means we’re all set, but the eggs haven’t arrived just yet.
So, the Washington Square hawk watcher are all keeping an eye out for behavior changes. It looks like this year Pale Male and Octavia uptown may have beaten Rosie and Bobbie for the first eggs!
Tompkins Square Park
Tompkins Square Park after years of hosting juvenile hawks, finally looks to have its own pair of adults who have built a nice nest on top of an air conditioning unit at 9th Street and Avenue B. I had gone to visit last weekend but didn’t take any photographs as the hawks were inactive.
Today, I found two very active hawks. They copulated three times and flew around the park multiple times. The nest reminds me of the nest we had a number of years ago on Houston and Avenue D.
This pair is very, very easy to watch. This should be a fun year for the residents who live near the park.
I’ve begun using a Blackmagic Production Camera, which shoots in Ultra HD (four times the resolution of HD.) If you watch this video in full screen mode, you should have a great viewing viewing experience.
