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Parks Department says Rodenticide Removed at Washington Square. (And yet…) On Rethinking Use of Poison in Our Parks

May 7, 2011

The City’s Parks Department told the New York Times yesterday (May 6th) that they were removing the rodenticide “bait stations” at Washington Square that day to accommodate red-tailed hawk couple Violet and Bobby and their … Read more…

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Violet & Bobby Nest-Watch: Baby Hawk Spotted! On Heels of "Riverside Dad" Hawk Death, Can We Rid Washington Square of Hazardous Rodenticide?

May 6, 2011

Defying the “experts” who stated last week that it was not going to happen for hawk couple Violet and Bobby, according to the New York Times, a baby hawk has hatched from one of the … Read more…

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Hawks' Nest Across from the Park: Violet & Bobby Update

April 25, 2011

4/26 – people are keeping watch. eggs are about to hatch! The New York Times is updating regularly (almost incredibly so) about the two hawks – named “Bobby and Violet” – and their nest across … Read more…

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Hawks Set up Nest around the Park — "Violet & Bobby" VideoCam Watch

April 8, 2011

In late January, I wrote about the hawks looking to set up a nest near the Park. Well, they’ve found a location! Right outside NYU President John Sexton’s office. NYU has set up a videocam … Read more…

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Washington Square Hawks Attempt New Nest in Nabe & On Hawks in the City

January 26, 2011

Pale Male Irregulars Blog reports that two Washington Square Park hawks – who I’ve never seen – are attempting to build a new nest in the neighborhood. Last year two hawks, perhaps the same ones, … Read more…

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