Month: June 2012

When I arrived at Washington Square Park, a fellow Hawk-watcher informed me that both Bobby and Rosie fed breakfast to the two fledglings on the building west of Judson Memorial Church. The fledglings and Rosie were hanging out at the church by the time I got to the park. The fledglings used to spend all their time on the eastern side of the park. Now, nearly two weeks after fledging, the babies have expanded their area of comfort by hanging out at the opposite end of the park as well.

There were leftovers still on the building top from earlier in the day so I got to watch one of the fledglings eat lunch during my stay.

Fledgling on a church railing:

Continue to the full post… “Breakfast and lunch for the kids before a rain shower – June 9th, 2012”

I missed a lot of Washington Square Park Hawk action while I was at work. Friends in the park contacted me throughout the day and reported seeing a fledgling at the western side of the park with Bobby and Rosie. The Hawks were inthe fenced-off area of the park referred to as”Quantico” or “the hunting grounds”. That section of the park is called that because it is where Bobby took Pip last summer to teach her how to hunt. Some links to Pip’s training arehere,here and here.

At Quantico, Bobby killed a rat and left it on the ground. The fledgling spent a little while with it on the ground. It took the rat in its talons and flew away with it but lost hold of it when landing on a precarious perch nearby. That’s ok; baby steps!

One of the fledglings also perched on the park arch not half an hour before I arrived at the park. By the time I got to the park the Hawks were still active but hunting and eating times had passed.

Rosie:

Continue to the full post… “Rather uneventful Red-tailed Hawk visit – June 8th, 2012”