Birds of Prey in NYC

[cicchetti]

Hi everyone,

 

I moved into another apartment recently and there happen to be

hundreds of pigeons outside my new place on a daily basis and I got

to start thinking, this would be a great area for a Peregrine and

would love to get some shots of one.

 

I recall there being a few sightings near the Brooklyn and Verrazano

Bridges and also on a couple buildings along 5th. Has anyone

recently seen any pairs nesting in the city?

 

I've been watching a few Red-Tailed Hawks in Central Park recently

and wanted to inquire to anyone in the know as to any other birds of

prey in the park or nearby.

 

Thanks.

[lee hamiel]

Rob:

 

May want to check this site:

 

http://www.nycas.org/nycbirds/

 

Good Luck

[briany]

While I don't know if these will answer your question directly, they link into a wealth of resources:<br>

<a href="http://www.birdsofcentralpark.com/park.htm">http://www.birdsofcentralpark.com/park.htm</a><br>

<a href="http://calvorn.com/index.htm">http://calvorn.com/index.htm</a><br>

<a href="http://www.birdsofcentralpark.com/map.htm">http://www.birdsofcentralpark.com/map.htm</a><br>

And perhaps the hawks you were looking at were part of Pale Male's family? He's quite the celeb..<br>

<a href="http://www.palemale.com/">http://www.palemale.com/</a><br>

[bill_thorlin]

If it is of any interest we now have Peregrines in London ( and plenty of pigeons as well - they do have some uses ).

[joe_photo]

There was something on PBS recently about falcons (I think) and a group of people who meet to watch them. As I recall they met toward a border of Central Park. The show watched the birds as they had hatchlings up until the time the chicks could fly.