I got to spend some quality time with Mama Sadie Hawk right outside Washington Square Park this morning.
I first spotted her on the eastern flag pole closest to the nest:
Continue to the full post… “Quality time with Mama Sadie – August 23rd, 2017”
Washington Square tree update, expanded Hawk search – August 16th, 2017
I was in Washington Square Park early this morning to look for the Hawks. I spent a little over two hours looking for them in the park and several blocks north and east of the park to no avail. I saw no Hawks. Neither did a fellow Hawk-watcher when I was a few blocks away.
I was on the largest northwestern lawn when all of a sudden I noticed I had a dramatically increased view of the sky in one area. The park trees have been getting pruned by arborists over the last several days so at first I thought the view was due to pruning when all of a sudden I realized an entire huge tree had been removed! This heap was located near where the tree once stood:
Continue to the full post… “Washington Square tree update, expanded Hawk search – August 16th, 2017”
“Witching Hour” with the Washington Square Park Hawks – August 13th, 2017
A couple of fellow Hawk-watchers and I call the time in late morning/early afternoon “The Witching Hour” as it’s the time the Hawks routinely leave the park grounds (especially in summer) for other adventures.
I wasn’t able to get to the park until the dreaded Witching Hour today and sure enough I did not see the Hawks in or around the park. I arrived at the park on the cusp so I took the risk and lost the gamble.
Discarded NYU butterfly display case on Greene Street:
