Sadie Hawk was on her southwestern corner building when I arrived at Washington Square Park today:
She had a nice sunny spot and was relaxed enough so I left her after around 15 minutes and walked around the rest of the park to look for Bobby. I checked the ConEd tower north of the park but didn’t see him there.
A Yellow-bellied sapsucker woodpecker was digging into a little tree:
A Red-bellied Woodpecker was in a neighboring tree:
I wasn’t finding Bobby so I returned to Sadie:
She noticed something in the distance and leapt off her perch and headed south of the park:
She had been on her building for a little over an hour.
I looked for her and couldn’t find her so I headed back to the park. I saw one of the Hawks on the northwestern building perch so I rushed over:
It was Sadie!
Over the next hour and a half she went from the northwestern to the southwestern then northwestern building again.
I was leaving the park and was halfway down the block when I heard Blue Jays causing a big commotion in the trees. I found the source of their distress: A very hyper Cooper’s Hawk!
It dove into the flock that hangs out on or near the park arch. Panicked pigeons:
The Cooper’s Hawk made a few lunges at them but might have moved on because I didn’t see it again or hear Jays give out more warning cries.
The pigeons didn’t look convinced though and sat close together on the arch:
I was a little surprised Sadie didn’t chase the little Hawk away. She must have seen it as it dove into the pigeon pack right under her nose.
It was good that I stayed that extra time in the park because I checked the ConEd tower again and saw who I’ll assume was Bobby:
I watched Sadie some more before leaving for the day:
