Red-tailed Hawk landing on nest, Bobst Library, NYU, New York City

Some recent hawk sightings in the area may not include Violet, Bobby, or Pip

Because the Washington Square Park hawk family is now so famous, many people who have seen red-tailed hawks in the East Village/Lower East Side recently have wondered if they were seeing Violet, Bobby, or Pip. This may not necessarily be the case. There is at least one more red-tailed hawk family in the neighborhood. More […]


Bobby delivers a pigeon to Sadie – June 22nd, 2017

I saw both Bobby and Sadie circling high above the western side of Washington Square Park a few minutes after I arrived today but didn’t get blog-worthy photos I’m afraid. They followed each other for 20 minutes before flying south and then north together. I then spent about an hour and a half searching for […]