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

Pip Visit – July 15, 2011

Although we saw a hawk soaring above us soon after entering the park, we couldn’t tell who it was. The only hawk we did positively identify was Pip. She was not crying as much as in the last few days which was comforting but the cries she did emit were a welcome sound since it […]


Fledgling dives toward prey on the ground – July 5th, 2016

A couple of fellow Hawk-watchers have seen the Washington Square Park fledgling dive toward prey on the ground over the last few days. Today was the first day I got to see him do the same. He didn’t catch any of the critters but he was getting great practice in. He doesn’t seem to need […]


Rather uneventful Red-tailed Hawk visit – June 8th, 2012

I missed a lot of Washington Square Park Hawk action while I was at work. Friends in the park contacted me throughout the day and reported seeing a fledgling at the western side of the park with Bobby and Rosie. The Hawks were inthe fenced-off area of the park referred to as”Quantico” or “the hunting […]


Pip and Bobby – July 14, 2011

A splendid day of Pip and Bobby watching on the 14th. Just before I got to the park it was reported that Pip was flying back and forth amongst the trees with gusto chasing pigeons and squirrels. I saw her sitting in a couple of trees and fly around while crying but no hunting attempts […]

July 4th is a banner day: Pip is now in the trees!

Happy Fourth of July, everyone! Today is truly a day to mark the calendars; Pip has now flown into the park, from tree to tree, and back ‘home’ to the building tops again. She has successfully jumped yet one more hurdle in her development. She was confirmed spotted in the trees of Washington Square Park […]