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Central Park Hawks

Today was a nice day in Central Park. I had the two Red-tailed hawks trying to establish a nest on CPW, (now working on a nest on 322 CPW.) Then a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk on the American Museum of Natural History followed by Sharp-shinned Hawk in the Evodia Field.

My next stop was Fifth Avenue, where Octavia is now brooding. Pale Male was tending to the nest (rearranging twigs as is his habit) and she returned to the nest.

A quick walk down to Central Park South uncovered one Red-tailed hawk there. Seven hawks, not too bad for a brief afternoon visit to the park.

January 13, 2013December 26, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey

Randalls Island Peregrine Falcons

A nice trip to Randalls Island on Sunday yeilded the two resident Peregrine Falcons atop the center building of The Manhattan Psychiatric Center. One was on a corner and the other on a set of communications towers. The bird on the tower was banded but it was too far away to capture any numbers.

The count for the day was fairly good. 35 species with a Common Goldeneye and a Belted Kingfisher as highlights. The day had three raptor species, American Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon and Red-tailed Hawk.

620	Brant
406	Canada Goose
30	Gadwall
3	American Black Duck
28	Mallard
12	Bufflehead
1	Common Goldeneye
14	Red-breasted Merganser
24	Ruddy Duck
1	Red-throated Loon
1	Double-crested Cormorant
2	Great Cormorant
1	Great Blue Heron
2	Red-tailed Hawk
1	American Coot
20	Ring-billed Gull
1	Herring Gull
4	Great Black-backed Gull
45	Rock Pigeon
3	Mourning Dove
2	Belted Kingfisher
3	American Kestrel
2	Peregrine Falcon
4	American Crow
4	Black-capped Chickadee
1	White-breasted Nuthatch
14	American Robin
2	Northern Mockingbird
57	European Starling
1	American Tree Sparrow
1	Song Sparrow
2	White-throated Sparrow
1	Dark-eyed Junco
6	Northern Cardinal
15	House Sparrow

January 6, 2013December 28, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey, Other Birds, Other Red-tailed Hawks

Another Randalls Island Day

I realized on Saturday that I haven’t spend a real day birding in a long while. I’ve been going after specific birds, but not doing a real walk counting birds for a long time.

So, I birded Randalls Island from end to end on Sunday to see what I could find. Boy, did I feel rusty. Looks like I’m going to be spending lots of time this winter doing long walks…

Photographs are of the Red-tailed Hawk pair and their nest just north of the stadium field, an American Kestrel, Brant, Black-capped Chickadee, and Red-breasted Mergansers.

December 26, 2012December 21, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey, Owls

The Day After Christmas

Before leaving on vacation, I made a brief visit to the park on December 26th. In my brief visit, I had a Barred Owl, a Coopers Hawk and Pale Male.

December 2, 2012December 26, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey, Other Birds

Cooper’s Hawk and then Pale Male

Despite all of time I’ve spent looking at owls, I have been keeping an eye out for Pale Male. Today, I started my birding near Pale Male’s nest. My first views were of a Cooper’s Hawk chasing some European Starlings.

Then Pale Male arrived. He broke off a tree branch and took it to the nest. He then perched a little south of the nest on a fence, then a water tank and then a railing. He kept looking south. I think his new mate may be spending her time below 72nd Street.

December 1, 2012December 28, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey, Owls

Gray Day

On a gray late Fall day, a visit to Central Park yielded a few Cooper’s Hawks, two Barred Owls and a few Red-tailed Hawks. Let’s hope the Barred Owls stay for the Christmas Bird count, Sunday, December 16th.