I stopped by Tompkins Square Park for a few minutes to check on Dora and found her high in a tree at the western side of the park:
She flew across the park and circled above the east side before continuing northeastward:
Fellow birders had seen her in the gingko tree nest for a while before I arrived. Word was that Nora, the female Hawk who hooked up with Christo during Dora’s absence, had not been seen since around 3:00PM yesterday. More details and all the latest updates can be found on Goggla’s Tompkins Square site.
I soon made my way to Washington Square Park to check on Bobby and Sadie.
A Mockingbird was hanging out on a low branch:
I never knew they had yellow eyes:
The pigeons would have moments of panic. I didn’t see what, if any, raptor was stressing them out though. Here they are so nicely spread out on the park arch at one point:
About a half hour passed before I saw Bobby fly to the southwestern corner building, toting a pigeon.
He was crying out repeatedly as he landed on the building top. Perhaps he was telling Sadie lunch had arrived. She soon joined him:
He took the pigeon to a nearby building to have first dibs:
Sadie watched him eat:
Plucked feathers:
Bobby ate for 15 minutes then circled above the park with the pigeon:
Sadie joined him and they circled together above the park square for around 5 minutes.
Sadie returned to the building:
Bobby swooped in and brought the pigeon to the rooftop gutter:
He would duck his head down and with the lighting being what it was I would have overlooked him if I didn’t know he was up there.
Sadie walked along the gutter and picked up the pigeon for herself:
Bobby left then circled above the park again:
It wasn’t long before Sadie took the pigeon, circled above the park a couple of times, then flew southwest of the park (either to eat or stash it for later):
