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Reports from local blogs chronicling New York City hawks are that Bobby, Washington Square Park’s long-time resident red-tailed hawk, has gone missing since about May 5th or 6th. It is presumed and feared that he … Read more…
Eggs may begin hatching around May 1st … Is Secondary Rodenticide Poisoning Harming the Hawks? WSP does not use rodenticides, nearby properties do The red-tailed hawks at Washington Square Park first appeared in 2011 with … Read more…
In early 2011, Washington Square Park became home for the first time to two Red-tailed hawks. Their names were Bobby and Violet. They set up house on a ledge at Bobst Library on Washington Square … Read more…
The two baby hawks, who have not been named yet, are about five weeks old sitting along Washington Square South twelve stories up. They are called eyasses at this stage. They have not taken flight … Read more…
Seems fitting for a Red-tailed hawk to surface on the Fountain Plaza as the Pagan Pride Celebration Goes On Around Him (or Her?). I didn’t cover the red-tailed hawks at the park too much this … Read more…
Updated 3/20 This great photo catches a fly by by one of the hawks – Bobby or Rosie? – as these two women were having their picture taken on the Fountain Plaza. Thanks to this … Read more…
Update! The saga of Red-tailed hawk Mama Violet and the leg band that was causing her troubles began last spring prior to the birth of Pip. The leg band had been placed by the DEC … Read more…