The Red-tailed Hawks of Washington Square Park, NYC… mostly
As I approached Central Park’s Grand Army Plaza I was surprised to see what I am sure were three Red-tailed Hawks soaring in the distance. I was still assembling my camera equipment when one of the hawks flew east and out of sight.
Two of the hawks remained and soared in the sky together for a few minutes:
Another tragic story of a Red-tailed Hawk death in the city. The fourth known hawk to have died (presumably from rat poison but no one knows for sure yet) in the last few weeks. Riverside Park’s long-time resident Red-tailed Hawk mother was discovered dead on Friday.
I heard the news from a fellow hawk-watcher several hours ago but I could only bring myself to write about it now.
Continue to the full post… “Riverside Park Red-tailed Hawk mom has died”
Checking on the Crown Building nest, all seems to still be in order:
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