The Red-tailed Hawks of Washington Square Park, NYC… mostly
I had been in Washington Square Park for ten minutes before I spotted Bobby circling west outside of the park. He dove quickly toward the south after a couple of minutes. That was the only time I saw him today.
I found a cool and shady spot from which to observe the nest when all of a sudden a great shadow passed over the tree canopy. It was Sadie flying over the trees and to the nest:
Continue to the full post… “Bobby out west, Sadie takes a nest break – May 9th, 2018”
It had been nine days since my last visit to Washington Square Park and I was eager to see the Hawks in person again. This was especially so because the Hawks were new parents again and I was looking forward to observing their post-hatch behavior.
Sadie was standing up in the nest:
Continue to the full post… “Back in the park! Nest visit and fresh blooms – May 5th, 2018”
The third (and final) Hawk egg hatched early this morning around 7:10AM and had what I believe to be its first meal around 9:55AM. The footage below is from the NYU Hawk Nest cam view of that feeding.
I captured cam footage of this third hatch here.
Footage of the first hatch. The second hatch.
I’ll be back in the park soon getting first-hand shots of all the action!