The Red-tailed Hawks of Washington Square Park, NYC… mostly
It was a proper blustery winter day during my Washington Square Park visit today. It even lightly snowed for a few minutes.
Mama Sadie Hawk spent most of her time perched while Bobby flew around and visited the nest several times. It is Bobby who is doing all the nest fly-ins below.
The pair mated twice on the One Fifth Avenue apartment building. The Hawks mate all the way up until the eggs are laid (which could be any minute now). Watch the live nest cam for the egg action.
The Washington Square Hawks were in fine form today. I watched them perch and briefly mate on the ConEd tower (my only time seeing them mate this season). Others have seen them mate all over the park several times!
Bobby then flew to the park and broke off a stick for the nest. He returned to the ConEd tower and perched on areas of the tower I’d never seen him on before. It was quite the amount of action packed into an hour and 15 minutes.
As evening fell I watched Bobby tidy the nest then fly off to his evening roost hours later (video further below).
Both Hawks on the tower:
A fellow Hawk-watcher was in Washington Square Park earlier today and spotted the Red-tailed Hawks mating.
It was nice news to hear on this Valentine’s Day. 🙂 Here’s to hoping we have a bountiful brood this spring!