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

Sweet Violet has passed away

Violet passed away early this afternoon. Cathy Horvath called me while I was in Washington Square Park with the news and she posted the update on the WINORR facebook page:


Video of Violet eating her medicine in a mouse

https://www.facebook.com/pages/WINORR-Wildlife-In-Need-of-Rescue-and-Rehabilitation/113685721999067?sk=wall&filter=1 You do not need to have a facebook account to see the video of Violet in WINORR’s latest entry. Some mac users may have to install a flash component to see the video. I did. It only took seconds to install. Per Cathy Horvath in an email to me earlier this morning, “This is […]


Violet is eating well and resting – December 25, 2011

Good morning and Merry Christmas. The report from the Horvaths is that Violet ate well last night and was given pain medication and antibiotics. She is resting well.She was skinny but surprisingly not emaciated so she had been getting some nutrition out in the wild (most likely in the form of small mice she could […]


Violet has been rescued! December 24, 2011

Merry Christmas Eve to you. Violet has been successfully captured and rescued and is in the good hands of wildlife rehabilitation experts Bobby and Cathy Horvathand is on her way to receiving medical attention. They set up and founded the non-profit rehabilitation group WINORR: Wildlife in Need of Rescue and Rehabilitation. You can learn more […]

Violet and Bobby – December 23, 2011

Violet was the prominent red-tailed hawk in Washington Square Park today. She flew from tree to tree and tried to hunt (unsuccessfully) in low brush from time to time. Bobby arrived at the park about an hour before roosting. He did not hunt or eat food. They both eventually went to bed in their regular […]