People have asked me how long the hawks will stay in the neighborhood and the answer is I don't know. I've consulted my birder friends who tell me the young hawks could leave the area by the end of August. It depends on how well they're able to feed themselves. At least one of the young hawks is still being fed by Christo, as I caught them both in the park Monday night around 7pm.
This is Christo delivering a rat to one of the fledglings a few days ago.
Over the weekend, I didn't really see much action in the park, but there was some drama in the sky over the Lower East Side. I spotted these three hawks wildly swooping around each other and I'm guessing they are Christo, Dora and a juvenile, but I couldn't be positive at that distance.
Two of the hawks seemed to chase off the third, then they spent quite a long time tangling with each other and flying in tandem. This is what makes me think they were the two adults.
Tonight, as the rain started around 7pm, I visited Christo in the park. I've found him there during the last several thunderstorms, so maybe it's his preferred place to wait out the rain.
His reaction:
See more hawk photos here:
City hawks 3
City hawks 2
City hawks 1
Previously.
Thanks for the update, Laura. I've been looking for the hawks and seeing a flock of pigeons in the grass where the hawks were playing last week. Yuk! I guess the kids are leaving home.
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