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August 12, 2007December 22, 2020Southern Central Park Red-tailed Hawks

On Top Of 15 Central Park West

On Sunday evening, I found the 888 fledgling high atop the new Zeckendorf building at 15 Central Park West. She looked quite majestic that high up. I think she’s sitting on a 45 million dollar condo! The building’s 201 units sold for over 2 billion. The 888 Seventh Avenue hawks have expensive tastes!

She dove quickly to what looked to be the roof of the YMCA a few blocks north. Was pigeon a bedtime snack?

August 11, 2007December 28, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey, Other Birds, Southern Central Park Red-tailed Hawks

High Above Opposite Ends Of The Park

I birded both ends of Central Park on Saturday. Up north, there were Snowy Egrets flying south. The fall migration has started and the species list on NYC Bird Report has warblers, ducks and other birds that haven’t been seen since the spring.

Down at the southern end of the park one of the 888 Seventh Avenue Red-tailed Hawk parents was on the upper right hand corner of the Essex House sign.

An American Kestrel came by to give the Red-tailed Hawk a hard time, but didn’t actually come too close before…

August 6, 2007December 17, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks, Other Birds, Southern Central Park Red-tailed Hawks

Sunday Walk Starts And Ends With Fathers

My Sunday walk from the Sheep Meadow to the Metropolitan Museum of Art started and ended with two fathers, the 888 Seventh Avenue male, nicknamed Junior and the 5th Avenue male, Pale Male.

Junior was with his daughter in the southwestern corner of the Sheep Meadow. He had just delivered a late lunch.

After eating and wiping her beak on some bark, she relaxed in the shade.

After watching the fledgling, I went up to The Lake to watch Sandpipers. Here are two Least Sandpipers having fun. They’re quite a social bunch. We’re used to seeing a stray Sandpiper or two in the park, so it’s a treat to watch the Least Sandpiper flock behavior.

On my way out of the park, I saw another father, Pale Male on the Beresford’s North Tower.

August 3, 2007December 17, 2020Southern Central Park Red-tailed Hawks

888 Seventh Avenue Mother

I went looking for the 888 Seventh Avenue fledgling this afternoon, but found her mother instead. She was at the northwest corner of the Sheep Meadow in Central Park around 67th near Tavern on the Green.

She was being scolded by a group of Robins, who helped me find her.

The adult hawk flew off out of sight. While looking for her, I found this raccoon sleeping just north of Tavern on the Green. Does it dream of the goodies in the dumpsters nearby?

August 1, 2007December 17, 2020Southern Central Park Red-tailed Hawks

Internship at Time-Warner

I found the 888 fledgling flying west on 58th Street today, and then landing on the Time-Warner building in Columbus Circle. Her flying skills have really improved. This perch is about ten stories high.

A Mockingbird quickly arrived to harass the Red-tail.

The Mockingbird gave up after a few minutes.

After about 45 minutes, the fledgling glided down to Columbus Circle with talons down, into the flower beds near the fountain. It came up empty and…

t stayed for about a minute and returned to the park, quickly making its way north for the night.

July 31, 2007December 23, 2020Southern Central Park Red-tailed Hawks

On The Fence

After a few days of difficulty finding the 888 Seventh Avenue fledgling, she was found with her father near the 67th Street Playground, which is just off Central Park West.