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Fledglings zipping about in the trees – June 16th, 2013

A couple of Hawk-watchers who were in Washington Square Park before me this morning got the treat of seeing all three of Rosie and Bobby’s fledglings sitting in a row together on two different building perches. They later got to watch two of the fledglings zip about in some of the park trees and to […]

Letter to various authorities regarding the use of rodenticide

Due to the Central Park fledglings’ recent illness, I was moved to once again to reach out to Parks Department (and now other NYC authorities) on the matter of using rodenticide (specifically the anticoagulant variety) in city parks and to suggest alternatives. No one knows for sure what is causing the fledglings’ illnesses but it […]

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 playing, chasing squirrel in grass – July 9, 2011

Bobby spent some time showing Pip how to hop on the grass to pounce on prey. After a few minutes, Pip took to some playing in the grass herself. In this footage she plays in the grass (perhaps she spotted something), goes to a high perch, then spies and flies down to a squirrel in […]