I believe all of the New York City Red-tailed Hawks babies have fledged, the last ones being the two in Prospect Park.  I’m going do some flying of my own and will be on vacation until July 9th.

On Wednesday, September 27th, 2006 from 6-9 p.m. the New York Audubon Society will be holding its annual Fall Roost Benefit at the Boathouse in Central Park.  I went last year, had a wonderful time and will be attending again this year.  If you live or work in New York City, you should consider attending.  Tickets start at $200.

I’m donating two items to the silent auction: a framed print of the image used for this blog’s masthead and a limited edition signed folio of my Trump Parc Red-tailed Hawk photographs.

The framed, signed print is number four of a ten copy edition.  The print measures 17″ by 8 1/2″ and the frame is 24″ by 16″.  The subjects of the photograph are the two forty-two day old, Trump Parc eyasses and their view of Central Park and the Upper West Side.

A copy of my signed, limited edition (50 copies), 11″ by 8″, 64 page, folio of Trump Parc Red-tailed Hawk photographs will also be an item at the auction.  This folio documents the parents and their two eyasses over a hundred day period.  To my knowledge it is the only printed photo documentary of the Central Park South nest. Section include:

• detailed photographs of the hawks nesting location and the surrounding Central Park South perches
• the two eyasses on their nest with the spectacular New York skyline behind them
• the days just after fledging as the two young fledglings discovered the buildings on Central Park South and 58th Street
• their early days in Central Park
• and how the fledglings matured and began to explore larger regions of the park and hunt on their own

The folio can be previewed as a PDF at my website.

If you attend the auction, please consider bidding on these two items.  I’ve donated the two items, so 100% of your winning bid will go directly to support NYC Audubon’s on-going conservation and education programs in the five boroughs.

For full details of about the event and how to purchase tickets, go to the New York City Audubon website.