Red-tailed Hawk landing on nest, Bobst Library, NYU, New York City

Month: May 2011

Update on Violet, the red-tailed hawk

As most of you may know, an action plan to save Violet has been set in place. Here’s the update as stated in City Room: https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/29/hawk-cam-updates-from-the-nest/#medical-emergency-violet-in-trouble

Around 4 p.m. Saturday, Robert and Cathy Horvath, rehabilitators from Wildlife in Need of Rescue and Rehabilitation on Long Island, went into the president’s office at New York University to check on Violet and whether she could be reached from the window.

They determined that she could and should be captured and treated, but the Horvaths did not have all the necessary harnesses and safety equipment with them.

They will return within a few days — the day has not yet been determined — to do the job. Mr. Horvath said that the band has been stuck there for months and another day or two should not make a difference.

Here is all we know about the situation: Continue to the full post… “Update on Violet, the red-tailed hawk”

Morning Feeding, NYU Red-Tailed Hawks, May 7

****Update: I emailed City Room / Updates From the Nest to see if there was anything we, the public, could do to help the situation with the plastic around Violet’s leg and was told that we just need to be patient and that they understand the urgency and are working on it. Within a few minutes I received an update from the same person; he let me know a bird rehabber will be going with an NYU worker to the site this afternoon to assess the situation.

I woke early today and took these screen shots of Violet feeding her first chick. The other two eggs have still not hatched. You should have seen how gentle and attentive mom was during this feeding. A couple of chunks of meat were too big for the chick to grab hold of so they were dropped. Mom picked up each chunk, bit it down to make it into a smaller portion, then carefully fed the chick, making sure it ate. So beautiful!

Feeding was between 6:30AM – 6:38AM

Continue to the full post… “Morning Feeding, NYU Red-Tailed Hawks, May 7”