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March 31, 2007December 22, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks, Other Birds

Red-breasted Merganser, Eastern Phoebe and the 5th Avenue Nest

On Saturday, I ran around Central Park in the afternoon.

First stop was the Meer, where I got shots of a Red-breasted Merganser drake with his punk hair style. He’s the bird in the foreground with a Ruddy Duck behind him on the right. He’s a new bird for my Central Park Bird List.

While walking down to the Fifth Avenue nest, I saw this Eastern Phoebe, a sure sign of spring.

When I got to Fifth Avenue, at first nothing was visible. Lola was on the nest, snuggled into the nest and hidden. But soon Pale Male arrived and sat on the window the hawk watchers have nicknamed Linda 6.

Lola got up to rearrange herself, and move a few twigs.

Sunday Hat Trick

I took a visit to three of the Manhattan nests on Sunday and found them all with brooding mothers. (The fourth nest I know about in Manhattan is located at 888 Seventh Avenue, and its location, makes it difficult to determine if the mother is brooding yet.)

Inwood Hill Park

The Inwood Hill female sitting on her nest.

The female takes a brief break from sitting on the eggs.

I thought there would be a nest exchange, with the male giving the female a break, but not this time.

She settles in keeping an eye out for all of the noisy Blue Jays that are about.

The male returns, and this time we will have an exchange.

St. John the Divine

The female was on Gabriel’s horn shortly after I arrived.

After her tail is tucked in, you can’t see her on the nest.

The male after leaving the nest ends up on Gabriel’s horn.

Fifth Avenue

When I entered the park, Pale Male was on the SE tower of the Beresford.

I only got to see Lola’s tail for a few moments!

It was a great day seeing three pairs of Red-tailed Hawks thrive in Manhattan, each in their own way.

March 18, 2007December 22, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks, Other Birds

Sunday on Fifth Avenue

When I arrived on Sunday, Lola was settled down on the nest. Three Turkey vultures went by flying down 5th Avenue.

One very poor picture of one of the Turkey Vultures.

Pale Male was sitting on a railing of an apartment building around 77th Street.

He flew down and caught a pigeon, which he prepared for Lola.

Then he delivered it stopping in a tree before going to the nest.

Switching off so Lola can have her meal.

Lola pops up her head after settling down. At times, you can’t even see her.

March 17, 2007December 22, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey, Other Birds

Saturday at the Oven and the Fifth Avenue Nest

I started out in the area called the Oven by the Lake.

American Woodcock. There were five at the Oven while I was there.

Pale Male landing on scaffolding at the top of a building at 72nd Street.

Pale Male being chased by an American Kestrel, who hit him twice. The Kestrel seems to chase him when he’s around 78th Street. I spent two hours on Sunday trying to locate the Kestrel without success.

March 14, 2007December 22, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks

Early Wednesday Evening on 5th Avenue

I arrived a little after 6 p.m. to find that Pale Male had just come in to give Lola a break.

Lola had settled onto the top edge of a building two blocks north of the nest. The unknown hawk came and left so quickly that she did nothing.

Lola returned to the nest and Pale Male immediately left. It was like tag team wrestling.

I couldn’t tell what it had been. Pale Male went up to Cedar Hill and made his way back to one of his favorite trees to roost for the evening.

Lola, who you can’t really see, all settled in for the evening.

March 11, 2007December 21, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks

Fifth Avenue Brooding Begins

Lola’s brooding behavior has started. Since there’s no direct view of the nest, it’s hard to know if the eggs have been laid yet. But she’s sure acting like she has.