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

Month: February 2015

Bobby & Sadie seen together on Valentine’s Day

An Arctic chill and family obligations kept me from birding over the last few days however a faithful Hawk-watcher did see Bobby and his new mate Sadie together on Valentine’s Day.

The origin of the name Sadie can be found in this post.

I will be visiting Washington Square Park again very soon and will update you on the Hawks’ activities.

The arrival of the new female Red-tailed Hawk is bittersweet in that I still miss Rosie very much but I am glad that Bobby has a new mate in time for a spring brood.

My fingers are crossed that they become a successful pair and live together for many years to come.

Bobby has a new female companion – February 12th, 2015

Today was a huge day. A new female Hawk spent all day in Washington Square Park with Bobby. They both visited the nest, perched together, soared together, and followed each other around the park for hours.

Her wing patterns are strikingly similar to Rosie’s but I could tell later when I looked at more photos that she was a different bird. She has no band on her leg either so it wasn’t the female that was released on January 13th.

Here’s a look at the young, pretty lass (she is seated on the right, Bobby is on the left):

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