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

Bobby’s long perch before chasing a Juvenile – December 16th, 2014

Bobby perched on the same branch for at least 3 ½ hours today. A few of us Hawkers watched him for about an hour and a half, had lunch, then returned to find him on the same branch as before.

He stayed on his branch for another hour and 45 minutes before he saw a Juvenile Red-tail, screamed at it a few times, then chased after it.

He had a full crop so it looked like he had just eaten and was relaxing while he digested his meal. It was probably one of the longest stretches of time I’ve ever seen him spend on one perch.

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