Tompkins Square Park
With the days getting longer, the two adult hawks seem to be spending more time together. Intruders to the park today included a juvenile Red-tailed hawk, a Cooper’s Hawk and a rare visitor, a Merlin.
Category: Tompkins Square Red-tailed Hawks
Tompkins Square Park With Flurries
The Tompkins Square Hawks and a young Cooper’s Hawk were in the the park this afternoon. There were snow flurries and a tree lighting in the park.
Tompkins Square Park In Early December
You would think Tompkins Square Park would be quiet in early December, but the resident Red-tailed pair has had to deal with visiting Red-tailed Hawks, Cooper’s Hawks and Peregrine Falcons. It’s a great show and made it a fun visit to the park.
Tompkins Square Park
It was a very windy afternoon on Friday. When I arrived the two adults were escorting a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk out of their territory. We lost track of the adult female, but the male came into the park and made two loops around the park and made a trip to the top of the Chritodora House. It’s amazing to watch hawks maneuver in high winds. They move very fast with incredible control.
Last Weekday Birding Day
With thunderstorms expected on Thursday and the end of Daylight Saving Time this Sunday, today was the last day I could go birding after work until the spring. So, I went to Tompkins Square Park and watched Christo (and Dora briefly) hunt in the park. He caught a small rodent but didn’t really get a great meal.
One Less Rodent In Tompkins Square Park
I’ve been away at a conference for a week in Las Vegas. I returned to the city last night and went down to Tompkins Square Park this afternoon.
Christo, the male of the pair that resides in the park, fly into a tree next to me within minutes of my arrival at the park. He then went hunting and caught a rodent. He then ended up into a tree where he roosted for the night. As I was leaving, I saw an Eastern Red Bat.
What a nice homecoming back to New York City.
