Sadie was the fierce protector of her and Bobby’s Washington Square Park territory today. She was the first Hawk I saw:
She had flown to a regular perch a block south of the park but I didn’t know it at the time.
I went looking for her at 6th Avenue (a block west of the park) but only found a well-fed Peregrine Falcon perched atop the church at Father Demo Square:
I noticed Bobby atop the antenna below after I returned to the park.
I didn’t notice at the time but Sadie was sitting there as well, hidden by a post:
Sadie flew from her perch and over the park:
She flew over the park several times, flying aggressively.
She is seen flying across the left side of the green triangle below:
Bobby still on the dish:
Sadie almost landed on One Fifth Ave but decided against it:
She then engaged with a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk, soaring and circling several times. Bobby rushed over to the scene and assisted Sadie.
This was the only semi-decent photo I could get of the juvenile:
The juvenile eventually flew southeast and away from the park. One of the adult Hawks landed on some antennas a couple of blocks east of the park:
You could barely see the top of its head:
I had to leave at that point. I checked and saw one of the Tompkins Square Park Hawks on its Village View perch down 4th Street (the same street the Washington Square nest is located at):
