A new stranger visited Washington Square Park today. It looked like it may have been a second-year juvenile since the tail feathers were still heavy with horizontal bars and reddish-brown but not yet brick red.During its stay I saw it hunt, kill, and eat three prey (two mice and a sparrow).
Bobby and Violet chased it throughout the park in defense of their territory. I am not sure if they successfully ousted it from the park for good or not. It was wonderful to hear the hawks crying out in the sky above the trees.
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