Although the late afternoon was quiet, before dusk there was lots of activity at Tompkins Square Park. It had the usual, copulation, rat hunting and nest visits. But the surprise of the day was the night time roosting location of the male. He choose a tree on the west side of Avenue A. He choose the noisiest place to roost in the neighborhood. Amazing.
If you have news about any of these locations or a new nest sighting, feel free to pass the news along.
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!
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.
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.
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!
