It took awhile to find them but I ended up seeing two of the Fifth Avenue fledglings on Sunday just south of the building used as a cafe and model boat storage area for the Model Boat Pond.
One had just eaten a pigeon it had caught on its own. These innocent looking fledglings are not so innocent anymore!
I’m back from Montana and went to the park on Sunday evening. It was great to see the youngsters playing on the ground, chasing each other and going after squirrels and sticks. It was nice to realize there was nature in New York City and not just in a National Park.
I’m watching mammals and rocks this week in Glacier National Park. I’ll be back to hawk watching early next week.
I have been very busy at the office, so I haven’t had much time to get out and hawk watch over the last two weeks. On Saturday, I finally was able to get out and do a little bit of hawk watching in Washington Square Park.
On a hot afternoon, the park was crowded so the hawks I saw were staying up high. Two fledglings were on the Judson Church cross and Rosie was on 1 Fifth Avenue and the southern Silver building flagpole.
I took a few days off of hawk watching to catch my breath after watching lots of new fledglings. Tonight, after my break, I got to see all three of the Washington Square fledglings together only a few feet apart from each other. It was great to see them all, but many of the identifiers I’ve been using to tell them apart have changed over the last week! So, I’m at a loss to tell you, who’s who!
The Washington Square fledglings were easy to find this evening. I got to see them one at a time, however. I think I saw all three, but at the very least saw two.
One flew from a dorm roof all the way to One Fifth Avenue. It was a long flight and a good vertical gain. These hawks are a lot more confident than their first few days off the nest.
I can’t wait for them to begin to play in the park!
