I had multiple Hawk/raptor sightings today as I ran a number of errands by Washington Square Park, in the Lower East Side, and in Soho.
I first walked through Washington Square Park (sans camera) on my way to an appointment and saw both resident Hawks fly from Broadway to the park. One of them landed on an east side flag pole while the other would up landing on a building along Broadway. The flag pole Hawk then flew to its mate on the Broadway building.
I later returned to the park and spent about half an hour looking for the Hawks.
I spotted Juno sitting on a perch I’d never seen him on before:
This building is on 4th Street and a couple of blocks east of the park. I was only alerted to his presence because the pigeon flock that hangs out on a building at that corner was acting quite panicky so I kept my eyes peeled.
Finding him on that building was great; yet another new perch to scan when looking for the Hawks. I saw a Hawk having an air fight with a smaller bird (I think a Kestrel by the size of it) in the distance but I didn’t get a good picture of this action.
Juno flew due north:
Another pigeon flock a block away, all worked up due to his nearness:
I found Juno around the corner on one of the NYU buildings bordering the east side of the park (Silver Center):
He soon flew off, circled, then headed north again:
I modified a satellite image of this Washington Square Park area to show Juno’s perches and directions of travel:
I searched for Juno and Sadie north and east of the park before I returned to Washington Square and wait for their possible return.
A Peregrine Falcon flew just about the same exact route as one did on the 23rd:
A squirrel burying some food:
No Hawks returned to the park after close to an hour so I left.
Right on. Juno’s holding down the fort. Thanks for the map; it was cool to see the hawks’ perches from that perspective.
Thanks! I forgot to mention in the post that the Hawks often fly along/above the street and not always diagonally across building tops. So those arrows were displaying his actual flight path.
Goodness! What a sight in the sky w/ the Peregrine Falcon stretched to full capacity of wings Impressive.
Good to now , none of the magnificent large birds in the WSP are safe from cookery this Thanksgiving…
Happy Thanksgiving to you, Roger_Paw and to all the people following our Sadie and Juno family unit.
Happy Thanksgiving to you too, Jeanne!
The hawks usually follow the streets and not over the buildings? I find this very interesting. I wonder why they don’t just fly straight to the park instead of zig zagging.
They do both; sometimes following the street grid, sometimes flying directly above the buildings. It is fascinating to watch them fly along the street. They have adapted to city life so well!