Urban Hawks

February 20, 2006December 16, 2020Other Birds

Sunday Birding

I started birding on Sunday afternoon at the north end of the park and worked my way down to the Ramble.

Northern Mockingbird on the southeastern shore of the Harlem Meer.

Three female Wood Ducks that have spent the winter on the Harlem Meer. Whenever I see them I think, are they three maidens, three spinsters or three widows?

A hornet’s nest above the Wildflower Meadow.

February 18, 2006December 16, 2020Other Red-tailed Hawks

Immature Red-tailed Hawk Hunting and Eating in the Ramble

On a very cold winter afternoon, I found this immature Red-tailed Hawk hunting in the Ramble at the area along the lake called the Oven. The hawk waited patiently for at least 30 minutes before swooping down to catch a rodent. It then flew with the prey to the Point for a few minutes before returning to a tree in the Oven to consume its catch, which took another 30 minutes. (The pictures in this post are fairly graphic. If you’re squeamish, feel free to skip this post.)

February 5, 2006December 16, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks

Bookends

Pale Male and Lola perched on opposite towers of the Beresford Sunday afternoon around 1:30 pm. Pale Male was on the SE tower and Lola on the NE tower.

February 4, 2006December 16, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks

Pale Male at the Azalea Pond

Saturday Morning around 8:30 am

January 31, 2006December 16, 2020Owls

Elvis Has Left The Building

The Great Horned Owl that arrived on December 18th appears to have left the park on Friday evening, January 27th. It was great fun while it lasted!

Pre-flight position, 1-20-06

January 30, 2006December 16, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey, Other Red-tailed Hawks

Just Kids – Sunday Hawks

Sunday, I found two immature hawks, a Cooper’s Hawk and a Red-tailed Hawk on Pilgrim Hill. The smaller Cooper’s Hawk was chasing the Red-tailed Hawk! They made their way southeast to the lawn above the Zoo around 70th Street. The Red-tailed Hawk hid in a low tree, and the Cooper’s Hawk gave up and flew off. The Red-tailed Hawk soon relaxed and walked around the lawn for a few minutes before flying off, after two young boys yelled, “Pale Male, Pale Male, I found him first, no, I did, I did.”