The Red-tailed Hawks of Washington Square Park, NYC… mostly
I managed to catch Bobby and Sadie Hawks mating today in Washington Square Park. I was starting to get nervous that I might not see them mate this winter.
The first Hawk I saw today was Sadie. The following photos document a little over two hours’ worth of Hawk action today.
Sadie:
Continue to the full post… “Washington Square Hawk mating – February 17th, 2017”
Today was full of Hawk action. I saw Bobby fly into the nest to do some housecleaning and later Bobby and Sadie take a break to sun bathe.
There was a raptor circling very high above Washington Square Park at the start of my visit. A regular park-goer pointed it out to me.
This photo isn’t good but I wanted to add it to show its silhouette:
Today was a most excellent Hawking day. Over the course of three hours I watched Bobby and Sadie mate twice, Bobby reinforce the nest, and both Bobby and Sadie fly to the Con Ed tower for a sun bath.
It was the first time I ever saw Sadie there. Bobby brought his previous mates Violet and Rosie there in years past so I was pleased to see that he was continuing this behavior with his new queen.
Sadie on a northeast building roof, eating:
