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February 28, 2010December 24, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks, Southern Central Park Red-tailed Hawks

Two Hawk Mothers

Lola and Charlotte are the nicknames given two female hawks around Central Park who have been mothers in the past. Both hawks were getting ready for the next nesting season on Sunday

Lola, the lighter of the two hawks, was busy soaring around the Fifth Avenue nest and working on tidying it up. She will most likely lay eggs mid-March.

Charlotte, who nests at 888 Seventh Avenue, was seen eating a pigeon and chasing of a juvenile hawk up at the Sheep Meadow. She generally lays eggs a few weeks after Lola.

Both females have had nesting issues these last few years. May they both have a successful year in 2010.

January 16, 2010December 19, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks

Pale Male eating on the Great Lawn in the late afternoon. I got there after the prey had been caught. Bird watchers in the crowd said he was eating leftovers from Lola. I’m not sure who caught the pigeon.

November 8, 2009December 18, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks

Fifth Avenue Hawks

Sunday had Lola on both sides of the park, and Pale Male eating a squirrel west of the Great Lawn.

November 7, 2009December 24, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey

Saturday Hawks

On Saturday, I had a Cooper’s Hawk in the Ramble. It was easy to find because of a group of Blue Jays, and the lack of any birds eating at the feeders!

And of course, the required photographs of Pale Male and Lola, as well.

November 1, 2009December 24, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks, Other Birds

Weekend Birds

I didn’t bird much this weekend but I did spend a few hours in Central Park on both Saturday and Sunday.

Pale Male, who usually is easy to find on fall afternoons west of the Met or around the Great Lawn has been hard to find this year. I wonder if the continued construction on the museum has him hunting in other places this year.

On Sunday, there were three Wood Ducks and and immature Double-Crested Cormorant on Turtle Pond. The Wood Ducks tried to take a nap, but got frightened by some cheers for NYC Marathon runners and left the pond.

October 18, 2009December 25, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks, Other Animals, Other Birds

Late Fall Has Arrived

Many birding guides for New York divide the fall migration into two parts, early and late fall. Late fall seems to be upon us, as the counties to the north and west of us had frosts and snow this weekend.

Warblers and early migrants are giving way to various sparrows, thrushes, woodpeckers, wrens and kinglets. Its a fun time to be in the park, enjoying the birds and watching the trees change color.

Fall is also a time to watch Pale Male and Lola on the Beresford Apartments. They’re regulars in the middle to late afternoons.