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

Hawks at lunchtime – Saturday, July 2, 2011

It was a hot and slightly muggy day in Washington Square Park on Saturday the 2nd. There wasn’t much hawk activity until Bobby caught and delivered a pigeon meal to his family around lunch time. First to dine was Bobby for a bit, then Violet and Pip ate the rest. Bobby delivers pigeon to a […]


Hawk Family Visit – July 1, 2011

It was a very active day on July 1st for Pip, Bobby, and Violet. Sunset is definitely turning out to be the busiest time of day for the hawks. Tonight supported that theory. We witnessed Bobby catching, killing, delivering, and eating a pigeon. All three hawks took their turns eating it. Pip was seen flying […]


Bobby and Pip, evening of June 30, 2011

Bobby and Violet soared much over our heads at the Eastern side of Washington Square Park tonight. They did not perch much within view until early evening. We watched Bobby sit for a long time on a flag pole. He was hassled by kestrels most of the time he was up there. Watching Bobby was […]