Urban Hawks

October 1, 2006December 20, 2020Other Birds

Great Crested Flycatcher

While birding in the Wildflower Meadow, I saw a new bird for my Central Park list, a Great Crested Flycatcher. It had just caught a dragonfly.

October 1, 2006December 20, 2020St. John/Columbia Red-tailed Hawks

Red-tail Over The Wildflower Meadow

While bird watching in the Wildflower Meadow, in the north of Central Park, we saw a Red-tailed Hawk fly over. The coloring and wing patterns looked like the St. John’s adult female.

September 30, 2006December 20, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks

Pale Male and Lola on the Beresford

On Saturday afternoon, Pale Male and Lola spent a few minutes together on the Beresford.

Pale Male is up on the roof. Lola is landing on the oval window of the SE tower.

There is a small collection of twigs on this perch.

In the strong winds Pale Male tucks in his wings to gain control.

The amount of control these birds use to kite is amazing. He then moves off towards the north east.

September 30, 2006December 25, 2020Other Animals, Other Birds

I birded in the North Wood on Saturday and enjoyed the second wave of the fall migration, which as brought new ducks, woodpeckers, fly catchers and thrushes. I also stumbled into the Monarch Butterfly migration, where at least 500 Monarchs were taking a break in the Wildflower Meadow.

September 28, 2006December 20, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks

Pale Male on Thursday

Pale Male was tough to find on Thursday. I finally found him in a tree east of the basketball courts, northeast of the Great Lawn.

Over the past few weeks, both Pale Male and Lola have been spending time further north than usual. I wonder if they are establishing a territory boundary line between themselves and the hawk(s?) up at Mt. Sinai?

September 25, 2006December 20, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks

Pale Male and Lola on Monday

These pictures of Pale Male and Lola taken on Monday really are new! They sure look a lot like the previous days, which makes sense since it’s the same locations for both of them.