Southern Central Park Red-tailed Hawks Archives - Page 8 of 25

April 10, 2018December 22, 2020Southern Central Park Red-tailed Hawks

Crown Building

Today, while at the Pond at the Southeast corner of Central Park, I saw a Red-tailed Hawk with a branch, fly up to the Crown Building at 57th and Fifth. It went to a balcony railing, jumped down to a terrace, and then flew around the building. It wasn’t clear where the twig was left. The hawk then went to the Sherry-Netherland Hotel.

We’ve seen hawks here in the past, with nest attempts nearby on The Plaza hotel in years past. But I’ve never seen fledglings in the park from this location. Any reports from nearby office buildings would be appreciated.

March 30, 2016December 22, 2020Southern Central Park Red-tailed Hawks

Sheep Meadow

Tonight I found both of the Sheep Meadow hawks in different trees on the east side of Sheep Meadow. They have built a new nest in the same stand of trees as the old nest, but in the Northwestern most tree in the group. It doesn’t look like the nest is ready for use yet, and the female did not spend the night in the nest. It will be interesting to see if they end up using this new nest or use another location, possibly a building on Central Park South. For now, we just have to wait and see what happens.

March 14, 2016December 28, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey, Southern Central Park Red-tailed Hawks

Southern Central Park Raptors

I spent the weekend trying to figure out what was happening with our three pairs of hawks in Central Park.

The Sheep Meadow pair continue to be seen in the SE corner of the park, but don’t seem to have settled on a nesting location just yet.
The pair that tried to nest on the Beresford last year, are bringing twigs to the Beresford and San Remo this year.
Pale Male and Octavia are doing just fine. Pale Male gave Octavia a long break on Sunday afternoon.
A Merlin was a nice extra bonus near the band shell.

August 13, 2015December 23, 2020Southern Central Park Red-tailed Hawks

Noisy Sheep Meadow Youngster

Around this time of year, we sometimes end up with noisy youngsters begging for food endlessly when their parents have decided it’s time for the youngsters to hunt on their own.

Tonight, it was a Sheep Meadow youngster who was making a racket just north of Tavern on the Green in a nice protected playground that is undergoing renovation. The pictures are of the youngster and his/her father.

June 27, 2015December 23, 2020Southern Central Park Red-tailed Hawks

Sheep Meadow

The Sheep Meadow nest had all three youngsters exploring the nest tree today. Their mother cam in with a pigeon and tried to get them to come to her to get the food. See waited twenty minutes before giving up. As soon as she put it in the nest, one eyass came in and ate.

June 24, 2015December 23, 2020Southern Central Park Red-tailed Hawks

Sheep Meadow, Same Tree

All three juveniles were in the nest tree this evening. If I hadn’t seen one yesterday in a tree to the south, I wouldn’t believe a fledge had occurred the day before! One stayed on the nest, but the other two were out on branches most of the time. They all were having a nice relaxed day. Unlike one of the fledglings downtown.