RTH cam in NY

[Kris G.]

Bobby and Rosie's kids are close to fledging!

http://urbanhawks.blogs.com/urban_hawks/2013/05/flight-training-continues.html

[Donna]

Wow, time flies! Thanks

[Kris G.]

First fledge! Roger_Paw's stressful 11 1/2 hr. fledge watch!

http://rogerpaw.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2013-01-01T00:00:00-05:00&updated-max=2014-01-01T00:00:00-05:00&max-results=6&m=0

[MAK]

Fabulous pics as usual! 

[Dumpsterkitty]

http://www.walkingoffthebigapple.com/2013/06/hawks-and-architecture-red-tailed-hawk.html

"Our human instinct is to wish young birds to soar high, as I suppose we project onto birds our dreams of flight and freedom and transcendent perspective. I think this would be especially true in the context of New York City, where inherent dangers lurk low on the pavement. Imagine, then, young red-tailed hawks, noble birds of prey, taking their first steps off a high window ledge. But instead of swooping up to the top of an Art Deco New York skyscraper, as we would fantasize in our big city dreams for them, they end up landing flat on their feathery young backs on a hard New York sidewalk or somehow flopping around on the windshield of a police vehicle or awkwardly landing in a bush or on a park bench during a crowded festival. Watching big young birds negotiate the hustle and bustle of New York for the first time is not for the faint of heart." Teri Tynes

[Dumpsterkitty]

Interesting article by Bruce Yolton...looks like one of the Washington Square juvies may have gotten itself banded. Odd band though...

http://urbanhawks.blogs.com/urban_hawks/2013/08/nj-30.html

 

[Donna]

Interesting article by Bruce Yolton...looks like one of the Washington Square juvies may have gotten itself banded. Odd band though...

http://urbanhawks.blogs.com/urban_hawks/2013/08/nj-30.html

 

   I like that band!

[Kris G.]

Interesting article by Bruce Yolton...looks like one of the Washington Square juvies may have gotten itself banded. Odd band though...

http://urbanhawks.blogs.com/urban_hawks/2013/08/nj-30.html

 

   I like that band!

Update 8/14/13: Follow up by members of the WSP Hawk watching community has solved part of this riddle.  The band NJ 30 was placed on the bird at Teterboro Airport, Tererboro NJ on July 13th as part of a Bird Air Strike Research project.   Teterboro is the "celebrity airport" for NYC, where many small corporate jets land.  It is about 9 miles away from Washington Square Park.

Although the bird was banded at Teterboro, it was released in Central New Jersey about 60 miles away from the airport.  It may or may not be a Washington Square Park fledgling.  Either way, it's had an adventure very early in life!

[Dumpsterkitty]

 

Update 8/14/13: Follow up by members of the WSP Hawk watching community has solved part of this riddle.  The band NJ 30 was placed on the bird at Teterboro Airport, Tererboro NJ on July 13th as part of a Bird Air Strike Research project. 

    Research? I honestly thought that was a lost art...

[Dumpsterkitty]

 

Update 8/14/13: Follow up by members of the WSP Hawk watching community has solved part of this riddle.  The band NJ 30 was placed on the bird at Teterboro Airport, Tererboro NJ on July 13th as part of a Bird Air Strike Research project. 

Another update
http://urbanhawks.blogs.com/urban_hawks/2013/08/nj-30-band-information.html

...What remains unclear is if NJ 30 was a Washington Square fledgling.  Many facts support the idea that it was:

    The bird returned north rather than continuing south after being relocated
    Bobby and Rosie both socialized with the bird
    Bobby allowed the bird to take a rat from him last Saturday
    The plumage and markings are consistent with past fledgling photographs, although there are no distinct field markings that make it a sure match.

I'll leave it up to the reader to decide if we have enough evidence to declare NJ 30 a Washington Square fledgling and not a vagrant first year hawk passing through the park.  I know I have too much of a bias to make a clear call!

[Kris G.]

Roger_Paw witnessed a territorial fight between Rosie and juvie NJ 30 Sunday.  Report with pics:

http://rogerpaw.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2013-01-01T00:00:00-05:00&updated-max=2014-01-01T00:00:00-05:00&max-results=6&m=0