Red-tailed Hawk landing on nest, Bobst Library, NYU, New York City

Sun bath and nest switch. Bobby charges office gawker – April 20th, 2018

I first caught up with Bobby having a sun bath on One Fifth Avenue today:


He sat in the sunshine for half an hour then circled above the park and nest:


He landed on one of the flag poles diagonal from the nest:


He disappeared for close to 40 minutes then returned to One Fifth:

He rested for only 5 minutes before flying closer to the nest:


The next bit of action was pretty exciting. He dove off his perch, charged at one of the windows, circled back over the square, then charged a window again:


His target was someone in an office recording a protest taking place in the square:


Bobby never made contact with that person’s window but he was clearly acting in a protective manner. He continued on and flew right to the nest (the man can be seen in the lower left):

Sadie switched egg-warming duties with Bobby and flew north and out of sight for her break:


I did see a Hawk flying near a chimney perch I’ve seen her on at 3rd Avenue and 10th Street (a flew blocks northeast of the park) but I couldn’t be sure it was her. There is a flock of pigeons that live near there and this Hawk was circling low over the buildings and the panicked pigeons. Whoever that Hawk was, pigeon was on the menu!


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