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

Month: December 2011

Violet has been rescued! December 24, 2011

Merry Christmas Eve to you. Violet has been successfully captured and rescued and is in the good hands of wildlife rehabilitation experts Bobby and Cathy Horvathand is on her way to receiving medical attention. They set up and founded the non-profit rehabilitation group WINORR: Wildlife in Need of Rescue and Rehabilitation. You can learn more about them here: WINORR

The Horvaths came to the park around 2:00PM. Bobby and Violet were together on a terrace railing when I arrived to the park a few minutes beforehand.

Violet is on the left:

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Violet and Bobby – December 23, 2011

Violet was the prominent red-tailed hawk in Washington Square Park today. She flew from tree to tree and tried to hunt (unsuccessfully) in low brush from time to time. Bobby arrived at the park about an hour before roosting. He did not hunt or eat food. They both eventually went to bed in their regular evening roost.

Because the hawks are most active and visible in the couple of hours before roosting time, I made sure to be at the park by at least 2:00PM. I saw Violet perched and in hunting mode immediately as I approached the park:

Violet:

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