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

Sweet Violet has passed away

Violet passed away early this afternoon. Cathy Horvath called me while I was in Washington Square Park with the news and she posted the update on the WINORR facebook page:


Violet is eating well and resting – December 25, 2011

Good morning and Merry Christmas. The report from the Horvaths is that Violet ate well last night and was given pain medication and antibiotics. She is resting well.She was skinny but surprisingly not emaciated so she had been getting some nutrition out in the wild (most likely in the form of small mice she could […]


Violet has been rescued! December 24, 2011

Merry Christmas Eve to you. Violet has been successfully captured and rescued and is in the good hands of wildlife rehabilitation experts Bobby and Cathy Horvathand is on her way to receiving medical attention. They set up and founded the non-profit rehabilitation group WINORR: Wildlife in Need of Rescue and Rehabilitation. You can learn more […]

Violet and Bobby close together – November 27, 2011

Update: I had originally only posted a few photos from Sunday, my last visit to Washington Square Park.I recently added all the photos intended for this post (see below). It is now complete. Bobby watching scattering pigeons below him: