So: sometime in late March (around March 24), some folks noticed that a red-tailed hawk had been tending three eggs, white with brown speckles, in a nest on the 12th-floor ledge outside the office of the president of NYU by Washington Square Park. So naturally, the Times went and set up a webcam of the action. Violet and her partner Bobby took turns watching over the eggs, which would take 32-36 days to hatch—suffice it to say, City Room was enthralled with the saga. On Tuesday, they wrote that it was too late for the little critters: "barring some kind of record-setting miracle, there will be no fuzzy ones in the nest this year." But they were wrong! more ›

Ever since Lola walked out on him (or, um, died), Pale Male hasn't been the same red tailed hawk we all fell in love with lo those many years ago; he's stopped grooming his talons, he's been drinking more, and he spends his days at the track and his nights in the clubs. As if the boozing, womanizing and squirrel-chasing weren't enough, he's got some serious baby mama trouble now. more ›

Since Pale Male's girlfriend Lola went missing fans of the celebrity couple have been distraught (even if Pale Male has not). People keep photographing any red-tailed hawk they see in hopes that they've found Lola. And that's sweet, but also? New York is home to a whole slew of birds of prey, just as fascinating as Pale Male and his latest trollop! All you have to do is look up (in the right places). For instance, check out this photo from a reader of a juvenile red-tailed hawk hanging out in Hell's Kitchen. Or watch this video of an awesome guy who has taken to keeping another of our readers company in the mornings (because even birds of prey can appreciate the comic stylings of Married With Children): more ›

Lola and Pale Male, Manhattan's most famous red tailed hawks, have been living on a window at 927 Fifth Avenue since 2002. But recently Lola has vanished, and worried birders believe she has met the end of the natural cycle of life. Or she got poisoned. Lola was last seen on December 18th, and hawk expert John Blakeman told the Post, "It's pretty clear that Lola has met her demise, probably from a poisoned prey animal [such as a rat or pigeon] or by injury." However, Pale Male seems to have a new lady in his life. more ›

This weekend four rehabilitated hawks—three juvenile red-tailed hawks and one broadwinged hawk—were released by the Queens Botanical Garden and Yojibmot at the Origin of the Species was there to capture it. Nothing like watching birds of prey flying off to freedom to brighten the longest night of the year. Probably didn't make it down for the Christmas bird count in Central Park though...
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Today, Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe released a red-tailed hawk who was rescued and rehabilitated over the summer. The six-month-old bird of prey's nest fell off an air-conditioning unit (seriously, those things are dangerous if magical) and some bird lovers scooped him up and took him to a licensed falconer. The male hawk's return to the wild witnessed by Urban Park Rangers, Bobby Horvath of Wildlife in Need of Rescue and Rehabilitation (who helped care for the hawk) and first and second graders from P.S. 83 and the Dalton School. more ›

After yesterday's funny post about the hawk who flew into an East Village restaurant, we thought it a good opportunity to enjoy some photographs of red-tailed hawks in a more familiar setting—the park. Flickr user atkaufman has a really nice set of photographs of red-tailed hawks in Riverside Park. more ›

Over the weekend, Yojimbot at The Origin of Species went on his annual Harlem Hawk Walk to check in on the avian community uptown. He has many wonderful pictures (some are in the gallery above), video, and observations here; Bloomingdale Village also has a great write-up. more ›

Two New Yorkers whose sex lives have been an open book are red-tailed hawks Pale Male and Lola, whose fight for their Fifth Avenue digs was closely watched by New Yorkers. The latest bit in their saga: Some nest renovation work to make sure they can successfully procreate! more ›