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

Tompkins Square Park red-tailed hawks from January 2, 2012

I got backlogged with photos so this post is slightly overdue. I checked in on the Tompkins Square Park hawk activity before walking to Washington Square Park on the 2nd to check on its own hawks. As I was walking along Avenue A and 7th Street, I spotted two hawks flying in the distance, coming […]


Romping Raptors, Tompkins Square Park – January 29, 2012

There was a big protest rally scheduled to occur in Washington Square Park on Sunday so rather than deal with the noise and crowds, I instead visited Tompkins Square Park in the hopes of seeing a resident raptor. There is a resident Cooper’s Hawk which I was happy to see within the first few minutes […]


Brief Tompkins Square Park hawk visit – January 1, 2012

I started my day by visiting Tompkins Square Park in the hopes of seeing one of its resident red-tailed hawks. Tompkins Square Park is about eight blocks east of Washington Square Park depending on which route you take. The buildings around TSP are much lower than around Washington Square Park: