A fellow Hawk-watcher saw Bobby and Sadie Hawks mating right outside Washington Square Park yesterday. This is the first confirmed mating sighting I’ve heard about for this season. The two Hawks will mate frequently until (and sometimes after) egg-laying time next month.
The Washington Square Hawk nest as it looked today from the ground:
A helicopter equiped with a camera circled low over the park and surrounding buildings:
I had searched for the Hawks for 10 minutes when I saw one circling northeast of the park. I looked for it but couldn’t find it so I returned to the park.
Another hour and fifteen minutes passed before Sadie finally arrived:
Landing on the southwest building corner:
She sunned and relaxed for 35 minutes before leaping off and flying north out of the park:
The count down will occur as it has each year, uniting so many people in concern for the egg laying and the Hatchlings. I am so impressed w/ the parenting skills of Bobbie and Sadie.
At these happy times, I am reminded of Violet and Rosie and the impossible to forget ,PIP.
I would love to know where Pip is and if he is now perpetuating his natural instincts of mating and coaching his new offspring off a ledge , somewhere.
Cheers for the new family!
Yes! The cycle of life repeats! It’s a beautiful thing. 🙂
I vividly remember the excitement of that first nest cam season, observing the miracle of Pip! How thrilling, being treated to a bird’s eye view of hawk family dynamics!
Thanks again Roger for keeping us in the loop.
Thank you, Mimi! Yes, the Pip days were too special for words. The Hawks are the best!