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April 3, 2007December 21, 2020Other Red-tailed Hawks

Juvie Roost

The Pool, The Loch and the North Meadow have a young Red-tailed Hawk this season. This young hawk is full of teenage enthusiasm. I posted pictures of this hawk last week hunting around the Pool.

This week, I found one of its roosting spots. (I think the hawk wants me to keep the location to just between the two of us.)

March 28, 2007December 21, 2020Other Red-tailed Hawks

Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk Up By The Pool

Wednesday, I got to see this very Red-tailed teenager, go after everything in site without success. It was quite funny to watch. He may be the same juvenile, I saw a week ago around the Reservoir.

Speaking of the Reservoir, our 86th Street regular hasn’t been seen for about a week and may have moved on in search of a mate.

March 21, 2007December 22, 2020Other Red-tailed Hawks

Reservoir Hawks

While up at the Reservoir, I saw a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk who was hunting around the edges of the reservoir and just before leaving the park, our 86th Street regular.

This young hawk was going after everything along the northeast of the Reservoir. It went after sparrows, a squirrel, an American Robin, an American Coot and a Mallard without success.

The young hawk made its way down near our 86th Street regular, who gave it no notice.

Our adult 86th Street regular who slipped in without notice, just after sunset.

March 10, 2007December 21, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks, Other Red-tailed Hawks

Saturday Hawks

On Saturday, I went to see Pale Male and our 86th Street hawk.

Pale Male was in a tree off the East Drive, having a late lunch.

He then moved to a tree on the path that goes west of the Boat House. After ten minutes, he moved north, making lots of circles to gain height. I lost him as he moved above 79th Street.

After a stop on the Reservoir, which had gulls, geese, American Coots, American Black Ducks, Mallards, Hooded Mergansers, Buffleheads and an American Crow, it was off to see our 86th Street Hawk.

Two interlopers arrived. One Red-tailed Hawk, which I didn’t photograph went west at about 96th Street. This hawk, who may have been chasing the first hawk out of its territory, landed on the south tower of El Dorado…

Before taking off, going down Central Park South, before heading back west at around 83rd. There are reports of four Red-tailed being seen on Riverside Drive. I wonder if we have a pair or two, either here for the winter or who are planning on nesting on the west side?

I wouldn’t doubt that this spring, there is a new nesting pair discovered in Manhattan, either by Gracie Mansion, in Highbridge Park, or along Riverside Drive.

Our 86th Street hawk moved around a bit, but seemed undisturbed by the two visiting hawks.

She stayed in a tree near the West Drive as it got too dark to continue to photograph.

March 3, 2007December 25, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks, Other Birds, Other Red-tailed Hawks, Southern Central Park Red-tailed Hawks, St. John/Columbia Red-tailed Hawks

Saturday Marathon

I ran all around New York City on Sunday. Although spring hasn’t officially arrived, the city’s hawks are quite busy.

First stop was 888 Seventh Avenue. I saw both CPS Red-tailed hawks flying around 888 Seventh, but they both went past it. I found them on 1740 Broadway. It’s great to see them being so urban, but watching them this season is going to be tough.

Then it was off to the Cathedral Church of St. John to see how the Red-tailed Hawk pair was doing up north. The female of the pair was checking out the nest, which looks nicely refurbished.

I went back to the nest later in the afternoon and saw the male of the pair soaring over Morningside Park.

The female Red-tail left the nest and went in the direction of the projects at 103rd, so I walked down to see if she was on the Fredrick Douglas Houses. No luck finder her, but since the Monk Parakeets were in the neighborhood, I walked west.

The Monk Parakeet pair was busy ripping the nest apart. James O’Brien, who had joined me for part of the afternoon, thought it was spring cleaning, since many of the sticks lying on 103rd were full of feathers and poop. I got a note from Rebekah Creshkoff who reports seeing a third Parakeet near the nest an hour earlier. So, it might be possible that a second couple is moving in. Another early spring mystery.

After lunch, I went to see the Red-headed Woodpecker at Morningside Drive and 92nd Street. While I was there, two Red-tailed Hawks flew overhead.

Pale Male was on a 5th Avenue railing, He made a swift dive after a pigeon, failed to catch it, and went over to his favorite security camera on the Met.