Category: Hawks
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Drawing Juncos
Lately I’ve been drawing and painting Dark-eyed Juncos, quintessential winter birds. During the recent snowfalls and bouts of freezing weather, I have looked for flocks of these little New World sparrows. I often find them in company of the Tufted Titmice, the White-throated Sparrows, and the Black-capped Chickadees, but sometimes the juncos are off on…
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Hawks for the Holidays
A good way to start a busy morning during the holiday season is to walk into a forest and find a hawk. In NYC, Red-tailed Hawks are relatively common and make a good choice for hawk chasing. A Cooper’s Hawk may be around as well. With luck, you may find these two hawks chasing one…
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The Hunting Party – Red-tailed Hawks Chase Squirrels on a Winter Morning
A hunt of hawks. A cast of hawks. A kettle of hawks. A conspiracy of hawks. A boil of hawks. An aerie of hawks. I’ve come across several collective nouns for hawks in the past few hours. I was searching for the right word, because on the morning of January 4, 2024, between 9:30 a.m.…
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Two Red-tailed Hawks in the London Planes of Inwood Hill Park
I took two brief walks in Inwood Hill Park this week, and both times I saw a Red-tailed Hawk. On the first walk on late Monday morning I observed a mature hawk, and the second time on the late afternoon of Wednesday, I saw a young hawk. They were both in the London planetrees on…
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Fall Arrivals on North Winds
When fall first arrives, it’s often said, “Fall is in the air.” The phrase is meant to evoke a perceived change in the atmosphere, a feeling of the air’s chilliness or the soft light. The mood tends to grow quiet, especially in contrast with the boisterous arrival of spring. Leaves brighten in warm colors before…
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A Sky Full of Hawks
On Friday, March 31, 2023, a fellow birder and I started counting many Red-tailed Hawks circling over the trees above Inwood Hill Park near the marsh, and at one point we reached a consensus of seven hawks. Red-tailed Hawks are a common sight in the park, but conditions that day seemed favorable for an unusually…
Birds of Inwood 