Late this afternoon, Rosie shared here leftovers with Bobby on the southeast corner of the Washington Square Arch. The rat must have been huge, since the leftovers were a meal in themselves.
After the meal was over there were some wonderful flights including a stop over by both of them on One Fifth. They were out of view, so it was unclear if they copulated. One or possibly two Peregrine Falcons appeared and the hawks split up to defend the park.
The only Washington Square hawk I saw to day was Rosie. She was watching Rock Pigeons get fed when I first saw her and then she made a number of wide sweeps a few blocks north and east of the park. It’s going to take finding someone in One Fifth or the East Brevoort with an eastern view to help us figure out where she’s going. For now it’s a mystery where she’s going when she goes Northeast out of the park.
The area around Rosie’s right eye is slightly different than her left. I don’t know the cause but you can see the area below her right eye is different than one would expect. It’s been like this since we first saw her in December.
I arrived in the late afternoon to find both hawks high above the park. The were on the radar dishes to the east, the balconies of 2 Fifth Avenue on the north, and the nest and cross on the south of the park.
The hawks both flew far to the east at the time they would normally roost. Rosie disappeared as she usually does, and Bobbie returned west to a familiar roost location.
The Washington Square hawks took their time arriving in the square this evening, waiting until just before sunset to appear. There was a visit to the nest with a rearrangement of a brown paper bag. Then Bobby roosted in a familiar place.
I haven’t been up to Riverside Park since last summer, so I decided to make a visit. The female has a new mate to replace the one poisoned last year. He’s banded and when possible, I’ll try and read the numbers.
The female was rebuilding the nest when I arrived. She brought at least three branches to the nest before going off to join her mate on the Normandy building.
This afternoon in Washington Square was fun. Both hawks were very easy to find and for the first time, I got to see the nearby Peregrine Falcon in detail. The Peregrine Falcon is a juvenile and may be roosting on 100 Bleecker Street, an I. M. Pei designed, International Style building used for NYU faculty housing.
Bobby roosted on MacDougal street building this evening. It’s a noisy perch, but does have a view of 100 Bleecker!
