Bobby was on one of his favorite corners of NYU’s Silver Center:
Continue to the full post… “Bobby, fledgling(s?), and Rosie – July 31st, 2013”
The Red-tailed Hawks of Washington Square Park, NYC… mostly
Bobby was on one of his favorite corners of NYU’s Silver Center:
Continue to the full post… “Bobby, fledgling(s?), and Rosie – July 31st, 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.
Continue to the full post… “Fledgling zipping about, Bobby mellow for hours – July 29th, 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:
Continue to the full post… “Fledgling visits the nest. Bobby and Rosie action – July 25th, 2013”