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February 5, 2017December 28, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey

Fifth Avenue Hawks and an Accipiter

Tonight, I saw Pale Male and Octavia who were keeping their eyes on an Accipiter. In the park, I was sure it was a Sharp-shinned Hawk, but looking at my photographs it might have been a Cooper’s Hawk.

January 17, 2017December 28, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey, Tompkins Square Red-tailed Hawks

Tompkins Square Park

With the days getting longer, the two adult hawks seem to be spending more time together. Intruders to the park today included a juvenile Red-tailed hawk, a Cooper’s Hawk and a rare visitor, a Merlin.

July 4, 2016December 28, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey, Extralimital

Darien Osprey Have A Brood Of Four

On my last visit to Darien, I counted three chicks, but now that they are larger, it’s clear there are four. The nest was very busy with lots of feedings.

There was also an interesting “sponge bath” of grass, that the mother brought up to the nest as well. Plus there was an intruder Osprey who made a half-hearted attempt to steal a fish from the nest.

June 11, 2016December 25, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey, Extralimital

Darien Osprey Nest

The Scot Cove, Darien Ospreys have returned to their nest this year for a second season. This year they have three young ones. (The first year they had two.) We guess they’re about two weeks old, but aren’t sure.

March 23, 2016December 28, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey

Peregrines at The Century

I went to Central Park South tonight to figure out where the Sheep Meadow Red-tailed Hawk pair have relocated only to see the male briefly at 64th and Fifth Avenue. I saw them copulate last week by Tavern on the Green, but that was the last time I saw the female. So, this is still a mystery. If anyone has figured it out, please let me know.

While looking for the Red-tails, I saw The Century Peregrine Falcons again on Central Park West. They were on both The Century and the Zeckendorf buildings.

March 20, 2016December 22, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey, Riverside Park Red-tailed Hawks, St. John/Columbia Red-tailed Hawks

Surprise, Surprise

Thanks to some great detective work by Melody Andres, we now know that both the Grant’s Tomb (1) nest at 123rd Street and Riverside Drive and the 116th Street and Riverside Drive nest (2) are both active with two different pairs of hawks. These are close by to a Peregrine Falcon scrape (3) at Riverside Church, and close to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine nest site (4).

I had always thought Manhattan Hawk and Peregrine nests were like a checkerboard, with each taking different squares, but these three nests are so close together that it defies all that I had believed about nest positioning in the city.

Grant’s Tomb