First Egg Hatches at Washington Square
The first egg, which had a small pip whole around noon today, hached just after 11:00 pm this evening. Screen captures from the New York Times Hawk camera.
Pigeon for Easter Supper
Bobby caught a pigeon in a tree, and then proceeded to eat it in the NW corner of the park on Easter Sunday. Nice catch Bobby!
Fifth Avenue Exchange
I made a brief visit to Fifth Avenue this afternoon and got to see Pale Male give his mate a break from her brooding duties.
Two Rats
Tonight, I ended up leaving the office late and was worried I would miss any action in Washington Square. Luckily, the hawks were very active once I arrived.
Bobby appeared soon after I arrived and did a wide survey of the park before landing on the cross. He then went to the nest and relieved Rosie.
She did some exploring and then settled down to hunting. She caught a rat, eat it, and returned to the nest.
Bobby then hunted in the same place Rosie had hunted and choose the same tree to eat the rodent. Both locations can be seen from the nest. After Bobby finished eating, it was off to roost.
Settled In On Fifth Avenue
Unlike the Washington Square Park pair, which love to show off in the early evening, on Fifth Avenue, it was very quiet tonight.
The new female sat on the nest and only got up to roll the eggs twice. Pale Male didn’t visit the nest. I guess the old man goes to bed early!
All kidding aside, this variation in behavior from nest to nest, and hawk to hawk is what makes hawk watching so much fun. When you think you have Red-tailed Hawks figured out, you always find they is so much more to learn. And what you already learned might not be true.
Rosie Hunts
Rosie continue to hunt even though she’s brooding. Tonight she got a rat. The pictures are Rosie on nest, then Bobby, then Rosie, then Bobby.
