Pale Male
Pale Male was eating a Brown Rat just north of the Met on late Saturday afternoon. It was nice to see the old guy.
South of the Pinetum Red-tailed Hawk Nest
When I looked at the new nest a few days ago, I didn’t see the brooding female, just the male making a quick visit. But reviewing my footage, she was there. Today, I looked for more vantage points to see into the nest and was able to get some pictures. This is going to be a very hard nest to watch!
American Bittern
An infrequent visitor to Central Park was found this morning on The Pool, an American Bittern.
Ritz-Carlton Brooding
Often while watching a hawk nest, nothing happens. Tonight was one of those nights, where all I saw was the female sitting on eggs for over ninety minutes!
New Nest
Tahj Holiday has been watching the San Remo Red-tailed Hawk pair build a nest in a pine tree, southwest and across the path, from the swing sets in the Pinetum. The nest is about 10 feet from the top of one of the tallest pines.
Today, I saw a hawk briefly visit, sit down in the nest and leave after a few minutes. It was the first time I had seen a hawk in the nest. It will be interesting to see what happens over the next two weeks.
Ritz-Carlton Exchange
Tonight, I arrived just in time to see but not photograph the male bring a small rodent to the female. She went off to eat it quickly. While she was eating the male went to the nest twice. Then they both returned to the nest, before making a trip to the top of the Ritz-Carton together. The female then returned to the nest. This all took about ten minutes.
