You’re welcome! Yes, I remember him. NJ-30!

Here’s a compilation of posts from his visits to WSP:

https://rogerpaw.com/2013/08/banded-fledgling-visits-wsp-catches/
https://rogerpaw.com/2013/08/banded-fledgling-still-in-wsp-has-rat/
https://rogerpaw.com/2013/08/banded-fledgling-in-flight-august-11th/
https://rogerpaw.com/2013/08/banded-fledgling-update/
https://rogerpaw.com/2013/08/banded-fledgling-and-bobby-in-park/
https://rogerpaw.com/2013/08/rosie-fights-banded-fledgling-august/

Thank you for the complete number! This is very interesting. I think you may remember a few years ago a banded immature RTH who came from NJ, and made visits to WSP and TSP before spending the winter in Battery Park. It’s great that we can track a few of them and know that they do visit different locations around the city.

Yes! That’s the same Hawk then. The one I’ve seen has the band number 2187-04163. Do report your sighting here so you can get your nice Certificate of Appreciation!

That’s very exciting, Goggla! This means he went south to Battery Park then made his way back to Washington Square Park only 3 days later.

Hi, under Sex they wrote, “UNKNOWN”. Thanks for asking; I had forgotten to include that part in my post.

Thank you! Such a great story. Sad to hear he passed away. It’s so rough out there for these amazing birds.

Roger, Rena is correct.
It was an amazing story.
The babies were newly born when Dad died.
Coincidentally one of the main hawk followers/photographers worked at Franklin.. and had access to a stash of frozen white mice. She thought about what was right and
She ultimately decided she had to help. She chucked them out a window to the nest despite heavy mantling and her feeling a little fearful.
But
Mom backed down and accepted the help.

Then the young male came.
I happened to be watching when
He brought food, showed it to
Her and then flew off with it.
Some People in chat got angry thinking he was teasing her but I
was optimistic and sure enough he came back with the food nicely filleted.
Mom was leery and

protective but he continued to provide food and brought Lovely greenery for her.
It was so sweet.
She started to let him feed the babies and then finally entrusted them to him while she stretched her wings and hunted.
She and T2 were a solid pair for a few years , producing babies with success, until
he died in a crash.
I was heartbroken 😢

I don’t recall hearing about that. Did the male Hawk still have bars on his tail feathers? A Hawk-watching friend of mine observed the same thing uptown in Manhattan. A widowed female Hawk was seen hanging out with a male Hawk who still had bars on his tail feathers (so he was under 2 years old). I believe I have it right. Amazing how the Hawks kick into rearing mode even at that young age.

Do you remember the kerfuffle a few years ago when the Philadelphia female at the Franklin Building was widowed and she allowed a new, YOUNG, male to assist her in bringing up the three babies? Everyone was open-mouthed, but clearly she thought she was going to be in distress and looked out for her nestlings first. I think I’ve got the story right.