[Christo shops at Key. Photo by Goggla]
With the Christodora House out of the picture, red-tailed hawk parents Christo and Dora have been searching for just the right space to build their nest this spring. (OK, late winter.)
After a few false leads, Goggla has discover where the nest is. Actually, make that nests. In recent days, Christo and Dora have been building two nests on AC units on the top floor of the Ageloff Towers on Avenue A between East Third Street and East Fourth Street…
And some nest-in-progress photos via Bobby Williams…
Interesting choice given they are a few blocks away from the plentiful sticks and rats of Tompkins Square Park … above a far more active part of the neighborhood… (compared to their spot on the Christodora on Avenue B and East Ninth Street last year)…
Anyway, head on over to Gog in NYC for lots of photos and the full story.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Red-tailed hawks nest on the Christodora House
The hawks of Tompkins Square Park have laid an egg at the Christodora House
More eggsciting hawk news from the Christodora House
Breaking (heh) news: The hawks of Tompkins Square Park are officially parents
Someone keeps destroying the nest that the red-tailed hawks are building on the Christodora House
[Updated] 1 reason why someone may not want the red-tailed hawks to nest on the Christodora House
18 comments:
twerrifick nuews, goggla and 3rdst!
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What?!? They have two nests instead of just one?!? Throw 'em outta the neighborhood, the freeloading bums!
Seriously, glad they found somewhere else nearby so they can continue to delight us. Thanks to Goggla for her patience, perseverance and fantastic photos as well.
The second nest is for their kids who are too busy partying to do it themselves.
Who says no one wants to move into pre-war buildings anymore? When New York finally converts every last building into a glass fishbowl, where will all these birds build their nests?
I pray the apartment dwellers will be told it's illegal to remove the nest without approval from a government agency and not to bother the hawks. We can't cross our fingers and hope for the best. Someone needs to let the tenants know what is going on and that they need to not bother the birds!
Thanks for getting the word out, EVG!
Now place your bets on which a/c will be the winner.
> place your bets
i'll put a nickel down on the fridgidaire and a dime on the friedrichs.
what are the odds, btw?
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Top floor?!? THE NESTS ARE TOO DAMN HIGH!
Is it true that they are changing their names to Age and Loff? And that one nest is already up on AirBnB?
Key food is across the street but the good eating in a few blocks north in the park. How do we let the rats know that they are not in the clear?
Oh, there's pigeons aplenty on those buildings. Welcome, neighbors!
@ bowboy
Haha!
They have good taste...
I saw one of them yesterday in the back garden of 66 Avenue A, in one of the 6 story trees. Plenty of nesting materials back here. Wish they were nesting in this location, as I would volunteer a window for a webcam.
Frickn Yuppie boids.
Update from some people in the building: They'd be delighted to have nests, but the hawks just drop the sticks off and leave, without making any attempts to arrange things or spending any time there. Hawks do stockpile sticks, and they also make decoy nests. So, chances are that these are not where the birds intend to set up shop, although it would be a welcoming location for them.
It's looking more and more like the final nest location...my friend is posting regular photos here: http://red-tailhawk.tumblr.com/
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