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Museum of the City of New York

There is a pair of hawks again at the Museum of the City of New York at 103rd and Fifth Avenue again. The previous female died just before nesting began last year. So it was nice to see the male bring a rodent to the female, which she ate on top of the Arsenal North, just to the north of the nest building.

There is also a new nest at 93rd and Central Park West, just inside the park. So, we have at least two active pairs in the park.

After Valentine’s day, we start to see hawks copulating and nest building. Send me an email if you have news of other hawk pairs in Central Park or Manhattan.

May 22, 2021May 22, 2021Northwest Central Park Hawks

W0302 Update

Tahj Holiday noticed the female of the W0302 on a lower branch off her nest a few days ago. She was lethargic with drooping eyelids. He kept track of her and made sure the Urban Park Rangers knew about her condition. She did not improve and was rescued and sent to rehab on Saturday morning. Thanks to all those involved in her rescue.

These are pictures of her on Friday, perched over the stream that flows under Glen Span Arch.

May 10, 2021May 10, 2021Northwest Central Park Hawks

W0302 Central Park Nest

This nest had a mother sitting on eggs for Mother’s Day. The male brought her a branch as a gift while I was there. This pair didn’t have it’s eggs hatch last year, and are now second clutching after the problems they had on Fifth Avenue. So, I have limited expectations for them, but I’m hoping for the best.

April 17, 2021April 17, 2021Northwest Central Park Hawks

W0302 Nest

The W0302 nest is brooding. It might have been brooding for longer than I thought. From the West Drive, the female can be completely hidden while sitting on the nest, so I may have missed her earlier. The male is continuing to bring nesting material, both sticks and lining material.

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021Northwest Central Park Hawks

W0302 Red-tailed Hawk Nest

I’ve been hearing lots of reports of the relocated 1115 Fifth Avenue nest near the West Drive in Central Park, where people say they see the female on the nest. I’ve gone a few times and haven’t been able to see her until today. I hope they can second clutch and be successful this year.

March 25, 2021March 25, 2021Northwest Central Park Hawks

New Nest, but Old Hawks

Today, I got to the 1115 Fifth Avenue nest a bit after noon to find the workman on a rig near the nest, but the brooding female calmly sitting on the nest. I had been concerned about how she would react to the rig being near the nest when I saw them move the supports closer to the nest on Wednesday.

Given that things seemed to be fine, and fog was making it hard to see the 1115 Fifth Avenue nest, I looked at other nests. The 350 Central Park West nest is empty, and I also checked on the St. John the Divine nest, which was also empty, although I did see a hawk on the Telephone Co. Building. I then made a trip down to Washington Square Park, and found the new female in the nest but not yet sitting on eggs. I will detail what I saw in a separate post.

I then returned to the 1115 Fifth Avenue nest in the late afternoon and a group of us came to understand that the 1115 Fifth Avenue pair was the 350 Central Park West pair. The female has the same deformed tail. But more interestingly, the male was perched on the building at the southwest corner of 96th and Central Park West, which has a perfect view of the new nest. At dusk, he flew over and gave the female a ten minute break. This explained why we had been seeing him so often near the old nest. It’s only three blocks away from the new nest, and they’re maintaining the territory. Riddle solved.