Other Red-tailed Hawks Archives

May 14, 2024May 14, 2024Other Red-tailed Hawks

Randals Island Red-tailed Hawk Nest

Ben Cacace let me know of a Red-tailed Hawk Nest on Randals Island a few weeks ago, but I finally had a chance to see it on Monday. It is one floor down from the top of the southern most tower of the Manhattan Phyciatric Center, 105 Rivers Edge Road, on the western wing’s western facade.

The nest is deep in an exhaust pipe of some sort and is difficult to see into. It appears there are two eyasses. I got some poor video of a parent and the young ones quickly shot when I arrived. Once I got fully set up, the young ones went to sleep out of view so I was unable to record more video.

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.

October 11, 2022October 11, 2022Other Red-tailed Hawks

Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk Bathing

A young hawk was bathing in the shallow waters of the Pond, just north of Gapstow Bridge. It really seemed to be having fun having a bath!

October 2, 2022October 2, 2022Other Red-tailed Hawks

Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk

A juvenile Red-tailed Hawk was hunting in the Maintenance Meadow, in the Ramble of Central Park, this afternoon. It was going after squirrels and may be the same individual that caught an Eastern Cottontail Rabbit a few days ago.

It’s unclear if this hawk is one of the fledglings from either the Pinetum or Terence Cardinal Cooke nest or a newly arrived migrant.

February 16, 2022February 17, 2022Other Red-tailed Hawks

84th and East End

On the north face of the building at the SE corner of 84th and East End Avenue, on a balcony with three sliding glass doors, the local Carl Schurz Park Red-tailed Hawks were bringing twigs to balcony. This early in the season, it’s hard to know if this is just an experiment or if it will be their nest for the year. Let’s hope it works out for them.

October 6, 2021October 6, 2021Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey, Other Red-tailed Hawks

Juvenile Red-tailed and Cooper’s Hawks

I found a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk eating a Grey Squirrel on a Great Lawn baseball backstop. After I got closer, it had finished eating. This is the same hawk I’ve seen chasing squirrels over the last few days here. It was good to see it able to catch one. As I started photographing, a young Cooper’s Hawk appeared next to the Red-tailed Hawk. I suspecting it was hoping to get leftovers. I’ve seen young hawks of both species steal food from the other species in the past.