Over the weekend, I came upon this adult Cooper's near Avenue D.
![Adult Cooper's hawk](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4679/38267689325_811e8154a9_b.jpg)
Note its rusty barred chest and long banded tail. This hawk appeared pretty big, about the same size as Christo.
![Adult Cooper's hawk](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4601/39118267352_e3324ccfc2_b.jpg)
![Adult Cooper's hawk](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4689/39118269072_8d94ca556e_b.jpg)
![Adult Cooper's hawk](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4738/39118270732_f0476f41b4_b.jpg)
![Adult Cooper's hawk](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4689/38267695325_bac94a177b_b.jpg)
After perching in the tree, the Cooper's flew to the top of a building where it was promptly mobbed by a kestrel. About a half hour later, an adult Cooper's showed up in Tompkins Square and I believe it was likely the same hawk.
![Adult Cooper's hawk](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4597/38267685445_cb134ef55f_b.jpg)
Below is an immature Cooper's who was hunting birds along Avenue A and 7th Street.
![Cooper's hawk](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4738/39148006381_701910fef9_b.jpg)
It flew up to a fire escape above Ray's Candy, a spot where Christo has been known to roost.
![Cooper's hawk](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4640/38439646314_bf52811040_b.jpg)
After a few minutes on the fire escape, the Cooper's flew back into the park where I lost track of it.
![Cooper's hawk](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4735/38439655284_057d8ca755_b.jpg)
![Cooper's hawk](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4736/38439656454_053386359f_b.jpg)
Meanwhile, down at Battery Park on Tuesday, I met this lovely immature red-tail. It seemed to be hunting around the big lawn, then spent some time near the South Ferry terminal.
![Red-tail in Battery Park](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4594/24309139007_6095a6dda0_b.jpg)
In the video below, 1 New York Plaza can be seen in the background.
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