Category: Washington Sq. Red-tailed Hawks

Riverside Park Red-tailed Hawks, Washington Sq. Red-tailed Hawks

102nd and Riverside Drive

Thanks to an email from Melody Andres, I learned of a Red-tailed Hawk nest at 102nd and Riverside Drive. The nest is over the sidewalk of the main two-way section of Riverside Drive, not the one way, eastern section that goes from 97th to 110th. It can be seen well from the lawn across the street from the nest.

The pair was very active while I was there perching on building up and down the drive, soaring high together, being harassed by two crows, and working on the nest.

After visiting Riverside, I went down to Washington Square Park. The nest on the Bobst Library looks refreshed. It is now even higher now and the brooding female and hopefully eyasses later this year, will be less visible from the street. I saw both hawks and one visited the nest.

The video and photos below are from Riverside Drive.

Washington Sq. Red-tailed Hawks

Washington Square Park

While two hawks have been seen frequently around Union and Washington Square Parks this winter and spring, there are no signs of them nesting despite reports of them copulating frequently. Either they have a new nest location or they’re taking a break this year.

I had an appointment near Washington Square Park today and took my first look in about two months. Both parents were on the Judson Cross when I arrived before one of them left. The nest on the Bobst Library looks unused.