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December 12, 2015December 28, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey, Owls

Great Horned Owl And A Cooper’s Hawk

This afternoon started a little slow. The Great Horned Owl was in usual spot around 2:30, and I was thinking what am I going to do until fly out at dusk? Luckily, a mature Cooper’s Hawk arrived and the owl decided to fly over to it to show it “who was boss”. Then the Cooper’s Hawk started calling and decided to try and show the owl who was boss. They ended up shifting from perch to perch a few times. There was no contact and it just a lot of bluster but fun to watch.

The Cooper’s Hawk left but returned about an hour later to make it’s presence known. This time the owl just ignored it.

While preening, the owl broke off a branch and chewed on it. It might have been using it to clean it’s beak. It was hard to tell.

November 29, 2015December 17, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey, Other Red-tailed Hawks, Owls

Falcon, Hawk, Owl

Central Park was delightful this afternoon. After visiting the reservoir to see the Ring Necked Duck that’s been hanging around the southeast corner, I found a Peregrine Falcon perched on the south tower of The Eldorado.

Soon after, I found a Red-tailed Hawk in the Pinetum, who was joined by a second hawk. They circled over Seneca Village before moving out of sight.

My last bird of the day was the Great Horned Owl that has now been in the park for three weeks.

November 21, 2015December 23, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey, Other Birds

Central Park American Kestrel

At the top of a tall pine this afternoon by the 79th Street Transverse north of the maintenance building, was an American Kestel eating what looked to be a house sparrow. This small falcon is one of New York City’s most beautiful birds.

October 31, 2015December 23, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey

Cooper’s Hawk

The fall and winter months bring Cooper’s and Sharp-shinned Hawks to the park. On Halloween day, it was a Cooper’s Hawk that I saw in Central Park. An immature bird that was born this year.

August 23, 2015December 27, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey

American Kestrel

I went to Governors Island for the afternoon, and did the typical tourist stuff. But I did get some great view of an American Kestrel. The ferry to the island is only $2 and runs through the last weekend in September.

August 9, 2015December 25, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey, Extralimital

Darien Osprey, A Month Later

The Osprey nest in Darien, CT no longer has two little ones, but two large fledglings flying on and off the nest. They’re doing great and it was fun to watch then for an afternoon. Highlights included a number of “food fights” over fish the father brought, and watching the mother go wading and then bathing in the ocean.

The birds with rows of small dots on the wings and yellow on the back of their necks are the fledglings, and the mother has markings on her upper breast, which are much fainter on the male.