The Red-tailed Hawks of Washington Square Park, NYC… mostly
A fellow Hawk-watcher saw one of the Washington Square Park Red-tailed Hawks in the park about an hour before I arrived. My same friend alerted me to another raptor seated a block south of the park.
It looked like a Cooper’s Hawk:
Continue to the full post… “Bobby resting atop One Fifth Avenue – October 31st, 2014”
I spent about 2 ½ hours with a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk in Washington Square Park today.
I had to wonder if it was the same juvenile I’d seen flying above the park with Bobby on October 12th and the 24th but it was not possible to know for sure.
October is one of the main fall migration months and there have been several juvenile Hawks passing through Washington Square Park over the last few years. Here are a few links to some of the past visits: September 10th & 11th 2011, October 23rd 2011, October 27th 2012.
Continue to the full post… “Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk eats a pigeon in the park – October 28th, 2014”
A fellow Hawk-watcher saw one of the Washington Square Park Red-tails flying a block north of the park for a few seconds this morning.
I visited the park just before sunset this evening and stayed for an hour but didn’t see a Hawk. There were a few nice migrants to watch though which was great.
Hermit Thrush:
Continue to the full post… “Migrants at sunset – October 26th, 2014”