I got to watch Sadie and Bobby Hawk fly and perch close together in Washington Square Park today. There was a lot of perching then flying then perching again during my visit.
I first saw Sadie on one of their eastern flag poles:
She jumped off then circled low above the tree line and park square before returning to her perch:
It wasn’t long before she did so again:
Flying past Bobst Library (where the nest is):
She flew in front of the NYU Education Building then landed on one of its roof antennas:
Off again and on the same flag pole as before:
She flew off yet again but flew far east so I lost her. I looked around for Bobby in the trees but didn’t find him so I was about to leave the park when I saw a Hawk on a flag pole:
I was in a busy spot so I moved a bit and noticed a second Hawk!
It was Sadie on the antenna, Bobby on the flag pole:
He flew off, circled low over the park square, then returned to Sadie’s area:
He flew eastward and Sadie followed:
She eventually landed on her northwestern building perch:
It took only seconds for her to fly over the park and meet up with Bobby and circle with him above the park. They flew higher and higher then disappeared so I left for the day.