It was an exciting visit as I followed a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk around Washington Square Park for a few hours. It spent the majority of its time hunting peppered in with resting and preening breaks. It eventually caught a rat then roosted in the park’s Hangman’s Elm for the night.
I did not see either of the resident park Hawks. I was hoping they’d show up so I could see one of them chase the interloper out of the park. I had nothing against the visiting juvenile Hawk, I just wanted to see some territorial action!
I noticed that you can see the Grace Church cross tower quite well from the park:
