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

Fledgling zipping about, Bobby mellow for hours – July 29th, 2013

I had searched Washington Square Park for an hour and a half on Saturday the 27th but saw no Hawks. But a fellow Hawk-watcher had better luck and spotted Bobby later that afternoon and Sunday morning so that was good.

Another Hawk-watcher told me theysaw Bobby having a bath in one of Bobby’s favorite rain gutters outside the park while a fledgling drank water from a nearby gutter a few days ago.

When I got to the park today one of the fledglings was zipping about the trees, chasing squirrels.

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Fledgling visits the nest. Bobby and Rosie action – July 25th, 2013

The weather was blessedly cool all day and made for some more comfortable birding. I’m sure the coolness was welcomed by the Red-tailed Hawks as well!

A fellow Hawk-watcher was already in Washington Square Park when I arrived and let me know Bobby was in a tree at the northeastern section of the park.

I came over and watched him preen and look about alertly:

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