We had scattered rainstorms today in New York City. Luckily, my lunch break outing to Central Park was a relatively dry affair.
Northern Flicker:
Southeastern Central Park Red-tailed Hawk on a familiar perch (a building along 5th Avenue):
Perched on the Sherry-Netherland Hotel:
Lower Hawk watching the other come in for a landing:
Both Hawks:
Descent to The Plaza:
It began to rain so I went back to the office.
During a break I checked in on the Southeastern Hawks’ abandoned nest on the Crown Building. It was just a remnant of its former self:
My evening commute on the subway was pretty horrendous with delays and it began to rain heavily again so I missed my chance to visit Washington Square Park and see if I could find its residents Hawks.