Urban Hawks

November 11, 2012December 17, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey, Other Birds

Weekend In Central Park

I spent time watching American Crows, waterfowl and American Kestrels on Saturday and watched Pale Male on Sunday. The Harlem Meer had a nice selection of birds, including Buffleheads, Ruddy Ducks, Gadwalls, Mallards, Northern Shovelers, Wood Ducks, and a Mute Swan.

Sandy made a mess of the park, and there are still sections closed. The clean up may take longer than usual as resources are being sent to hard hit areas of NYC rather than Central Park. Sadly entitled Upper East and West siders are complaining about how they suffered because they can’t walk their dogs in the park or use the bypass road in the north of the park, which is now a staging area for the clean up. Get a life folks!

November 1, 2012December 26, 2020Other Red-tailed Hawks

Hawk in Madison Square

I was taking pictures of the Flatiron Building in New York City, when I saw a hawk fly in and land on what used to be the northern Toy Center building, which is undergoing renovation. It landed and returned south. It was dark, so I couldn’t get a good enough I.D. to figure out if it was one of the Washington Square hawks, the hawk that had been seen hanging around the park, or just a migrating hawk.

October 31, 2012December 26, 2020Washington Sq. Red-tailed Hawks

Rosie in Washington Square

The adult female of Washington Square was hunting in the park this afternoon. The park had lots of downed tree limbs and construction debris that came off of 2 Fifth Avenue. The park is still closed to the public, but park employees were working hard to clean up the mess. The area is still without power.

October 30, 2012December 17, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks

Pale Male After Hurricane Sandy

He’s just fine. The park remains closed, but here’s a view of Pale Male from Fifth Avenue.

October 28, 2012December 17, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks

Pale Male and new mate

I went out before the parks got closed for Hurricane Sandy late Sunday afternoon to look for Pale Male and his family. I had no luck finding his fledglings, who have been seen by others over the last few days. But I was able to get good looks at Pale Male and his new mate (on the left in the pictures of the pair).

October 20, 2012December 26, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks

Confusing Day On Fifth Avenue

It was a confusing hawk watching day. The hawks were on both Central Park West and Fifth Avenue. But which hawks, was the confusing part. Were they adults, were they juveniles, were they Pale Male’s offspring or migrants.

In the sky above Fifth Avenue, what I thought was Pale Male and his new mate, turned out to be Pale Male and a juvenile when I looked at the pictures at home. So, don’t ask me who is who, just enjoy the images of wonderful hawks in Manhattan!