It was a lucky Red-tailed Hawk day today.
Plaza Male was on his own at Central Park's Grand Army Plaza. He was on his Sherry-Netherland Hotel perch:
The William Tecumseh Sherman Monument is undergoing much-needed restoration:
Plaza Male had perched on a section of the Sherry-Netherland I hadn't seen him at before:
I walked north and visited Pale Male and Octavia's nest.
Pale Male showed up after several minutes and relieved Octavia of egg-warming duty:
I lost sight of her as she flew over the trees, heading southwest.
I came upon a raccoon in a tree as I searched for her:
I wasn't feeling optimistic I'd find Octavia so I headed back south to Plaza Male's territory.
I saw him circling the sky in front of the Sherry-Netherland when I had reached 63rd Street (and Fifth Avenue):
My day ended at Washington Square Park.
Nest from below:
I had been waiting around for a sign of either Bobby or Rosie for half an hour when Rosie finally appeared. She had flown from northwest of the park to a favorite rooftop garden.
She gathered some nesting material and promptly returned to the nest:
Bobby flew out and landed on Judson Memorial Church cross:
He then flew over the trees at the western side of the park:
Twisting to fit between branches:
Circling back:
He perched on part of the NYU Law Building roof:
He stepped into the rain gutter and took a brief dip:
It was the same gutter Rosie had bathed in last spring but on the east-facing side of the gutter rather than Rosie's north-facing side.
Having a drink:
Clearing his throat:
Hello:
He soared higher and higher and flew to an unknown location so I left after several minutes of searching for him.
I later heard from a fellow Hawk-watcher that he roosted at one of his favorite spots so he was nicely accounted for.
