ML632031570

Media notes

Adult male Red-tailed Hawk on the Saint Martin's Episcopal Church cross facing the east side looking towards the park.

Observation details

#11 1729 RTHA Adult with dark markings: belly band, patagium and axillaries. Soaring over the west side of the park coursing north-south. When it reached the southwest corner of the park it dove to land on the chimney screen on the tall tan building with red accents below the windows on the southwest corner at the intersection of 5th Avenue and 118th Street (8 West 118th Street) facing medium due south. A favored perch. It was off shortly after. Followed the hawk from 1729 to 1732. No flaws in the outline of the flight and tail feathers. • Back to the same position by 1735. Turned to face the east side by 1812. Off by 1813. • Plus 1: Adult facing downtown in the tall tree off of the northeast corner of William Shea Friendship Ballfield (southwest corner of the park) from 1754. Turned to face uptown by 1804. Female with a full crop. Still there by 1837. • One facing uptown on the southern church from at least 1815. Still there by 1821. Off by 1822. • Spotted an adult over the thin steepled church south of Whole Foods on Lenox Avenue heading downtown then across West 122nd Street towards the park from 1822. • Spotted the same hawk on the peak of the copper dome on Mount Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church on Mount Morris Park West south of West 122nd Street facing due south from 1826. Shortly after it flew to the tree of the perched hawk. It landed and copulated immediately then headed downtown and towards the east side within the same minute. • 🔍 The male is smaller with a darker belly band and more rufous on its chest. • Male on the pervious chimney screen by 1836. Still there by 1840. Off by 1841. • Male to the previous church perch by 1844. • Male in flight at 1845 to the female at 1846 with a food transfer. Both still there by 1853. Male off by 1855 heading downtown to 5th Avenue and circling up then dove to the chimney screen at 1856 facing the east side. • Female still feeding by 1904. Bill feaking and finished meal at 1904. Both still there by 1906. At 1907 she moved north one tree. At 1908 the male flew nearby the female. • 🔍 At 1910 the male broke off a twig in the northern tree after several attempts. Male headed to the southern tree at 1910 and soon after was without the twig. I didn't see the hawk place the twig on the tree. Both still there by 1913. Male flew to the female tree at 1913. Female headed uptown and I lost her at the northwest corner by 1914. Lost male shortly after.

Additional species

• Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis