Month: May 2012

It was a great visit with the whole Washington Square Park Red-tailed Hawk family today. Both parents and fledglings were very active.

My commute to the park from work was nightmare fodder for most New York City subway riders. I was on the train when all of a sudden it stopped between two underground stations. The conductor got on the public announcement system and told us there were signaling problems so trains would be slow and delayed. My fellow riders and I quietly endured the dead stop in the tunnel for close to ten minutes. Because I didn’t want to risk getting stuck on the train again I got off the train at the next stop and walked then took a cab the rest of the way to the park. The delay set me back half an hour which was stressful because I had darling little hawks to see!

Rosie was hunting in the trees near the fledglings’ building perches when I arrived:

Continue to the full post… “Whole Hawk family close together – May 31st, 2012”

11:50AM. I’ve only visited the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine once and that was before I even knew there was a Red-tailed Hawk nest there. This year’s brood includes three nestlings. A friend donated the photo (taken on May 28th) of the nest and babies below. Thank you!

The cathedral is located in the Morningside Heights section of Manhattan. I hope to make a few trips to that nest this year since three babies will no doubt offer lots of action and the cathedral itself is absolutely beautiful.

I visited the Washington Square Park hawk family as soon as I could after work. It was still hot and muggy but definitely more tolerable than the last few days.

Rosie was seated atop Silver Center when I arrived:

Continue to the full post… “Bolder fledgling perch and attentive Rosie – May 30th, 2012”