I received some odd emails about Pip's movement from Washington Square to Union Square.  It has nothing to do Pip's reaction to hawk watchers or what park Pip likes the best.  It is just the normal turn of events.

After fledgling, all Red-tailed fledglings roam, settling down somewhere for a week, then exploring another location, and yet another.  This is important, since the area near the nest may not be the best area to grow up or to hunt in.  Fledglings will end up exploring all of their parent's territory, and in some cases end up going beyond it before they leave home.

Bobby and Violet had a view of Union Square from the flagpoles they loved to perch on so much in Washington Square.  Like the parents at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, which call Morningside Park and the Northern portion of Central Park their home, the Washington Square Park pair claim more than one park. 

It's great to observe that Red-tails can think "outside the box".  City park too small? Claim more than one. 

Proof once again of how adaptable Red-tailed Hawks can be when it comes to city life!