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Offline hunnybear

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Re: red tail hawk
« Reply #60 on: March 08, 2009, 08:18:56 AM »
im the only one who nver sees him! : :'( and I've been looking
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Re: red tail hawk
« Reply #61 on: March 09, 2009, 12:01:01 AM »
Don't despair, hunnybear.  Look up! I've seen him soaring near 37th Ave and just sitting in a tree.  Be patient.   
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Re: Red Tailed Hawk in JH
« Reply #62 on: March 13, 2009, 08:29:27 PM »
I've lived in JH since 2001 and have seen Cooper's Hawk for that long -- one day when one was devouring a morning dove, I had to go to my neighbor's apt to get a better look. this is a photo from Dec 2002 (if this attachment thing works)
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Re: Red Tailed Hawk in JH
« Reply #63 on: March 14, 2009, 07:56:59 PM »
Monday or Tuesday morning, while walking down 75th Street to catch the train, I spotted a hawk (Scrabble, perhaps?) flying high up in the sky, above 37th Road. It was an amazing sight--what an uplifting start to a busy work week!
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hawk or eagle?
« Reply #64 on: December 19, 2009, 08:06:02 AM »
Yesterday a rather large white bird with grayish brown markings was waddling around the Hampton Court gardens.  Then he/she soared off to a very high branch of a tree.  At first I thought it was a seagull, but it definitely was not.  Does anyone know if there is an eagle or hawk in the area? thanks
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Re: hawk or eagle?
« Reply #65 on: December 19, 2009, 08:31:36 AM »
we have a few hawks and falcons in the area -- as i first found out by having to clean up the squirrel parts they didn't want (tails, mostly) on the roof of my old house. they're beautiful. but i don't recall there being any white birds in the bunch.
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Offline Shelby2

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Re: hawk or eagle?
« Reply #66 on: December 19, 2009, 11:10:27 AM »
See if it matches any of the photos in this thread
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Red Tailed Hawk
« Reply #67 on: December 28, 2009, 09:47:45 AM »
The red tailed hawk is back!  I'm not sure if they began their migration late, or if we just haven't spotted them.  In any event, seeing it was a joy this morning.

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Offline madalyn

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Re: Red Tailed Hawk
« Reply #68 on: December 28, 2009, 01:34:30 PM »
I LOVE them!!!  Maybe they heard of the serious rat infestation that's been reported in the 70 streets and thought they would have a snack or two!
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Re: Red Tailed Hawk
« Reply #69 on: December 28, 2009, 01:38:15 PM »
P.S. - At this latitude, they don't necessarily migrate south in the winter.
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Offline CRABBYPATTY

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Re: Red Tailed Hawk
« Reply #70 on: January 04, 2010, 02:04:18 PM »
P.S..... Only the northern populations of the Red-tailed Hawk (Alaska, Canada, northern United States) migrate south in winter. Others are non-migratory. NY state is considered northern US.





Quote from: madalyn on December 28, 2009, 01:38:15 PM
P.S. - At this latitude, they don't necessarily migrate south in the winter.
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Offline peaceful724

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Re: Red Tailed Hawk in JH
« Reply #71 on: February 05, 2010, 07:33:19 PM »
Up here in Northridge , 90th between Northern & 32nd Ave., we've been seeing a couple of hawks, on and off for the past few years. Today, I saw one sitting very low, going from tree to tree, between our buildings and 90th Street Park. You could tell it was hunting. I'm surprised we don't have more considering the number of squirrels we now have. It was beautiful to watch.
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Re: Red Tailed Hawk in JH
« Reply #72 on: February 06, 2010, 03:23:00 AM »
I saw Scrabble or his/her partner on Wednesday, circling around 35/37th about 77th st. I wondered why the pigeons were walking beside me on the sidewalk!

Gives me hope for nature in the urban area.
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Offline Hawkhunter

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Re: Red Tailed Hawk in JH
« Reply #73 on: February 16, 2010, 06:45:52 PM »
The Astoria Park hawk pair are named Atlas and Athena. Hank disappeared in summer 2008 and was never seen again. It takes 3 years for a Red-Tailed Hawk (or RTH) to develop the full red tail and to reach sexual maturity. The bird you seen in Jackson Heights could be from anywhere (including Pale Male's offspring), there is a pair on the Unisphere in Flushing Meadow, on the Courthouse on Queens Blvd. in Briarwood, in the Woodside Housing Projects off Northern Blvd., in Cunningham Park in Jamaica Estates, etc. There is believed to be at least 30 mating pairs in the city at any given time.

A few more good websites to use as reference:

http://www.fotoportmann.com/birdblog/category/new-york-city/

www.queensraptors.blogspot.com

http://www.citybirder.blogspot.com/

http://yojimbot.blogspot.com/

http://www.palemaleirregulars.blogspot.com/

http://www.palemale.com/

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Offline Hawkhunter

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Re: Red Tailed Hawk
« Reply #74 on: February 16, 2010, 07:01:57 PM »
NYC RTH's that have established nesting areas normally don't bother migrating as the number of buildings they can use as shelter plus a constant food supply that does not migrate keeps them in the city all year. The Cooper's Hawks you see in the city now are MOSTLY younger birds from up north, it is widely believed there are not any Cooper's nests in NYC.
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