Apparently there will be more than one hawklet to watch this summer in Tompkins Square Park.
This afternoon, Ranger Rob (aka Rob Mastrianni, a Manhattan Ranger supervisor) released a juvenile red-tailed hawk into Tompkins Square Park. He was assisted by Wildlife in Need of Rescue and Rehabilitation.
Earlier this month, the hawklet was injured falling out of a nest on Flatbush Avenue. It was deemed too dangerous for the hawk to stay there.
Ranger Rob, an East Village resident, said that it's very likely that Christo and Dora, the adult red-tailed hawks of Tompkins Square Park, will adopt this one. (There isn't any shortage of food.)
The first three photos in this post are by Bobby Williams...
...and these photos via Steven show the hawklet adjusting to the new environment...
The hawk has also been tagged to help keep tabs on it...
Updated 10 p.m.
Goggla shares this photo of Ranger Rob with the juvenile hawk...
According to Ranger Rob, this hawk is a male... and given his Brooklyn roots, people watching this scene unfold started calling the hawk Flatbush...
Goggla has a lot of great pics here.
Thanks for the photos, and hope it works out well for ALL the TSP hawks. From the photos, it looks like a female.
ReplyDeleteWelcome, Flatbush! I hope you become a part of the Christo and Dora family, and I hope your parents in Brooklyn have other babies to care for. You are adorable!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a sweet post. I hope all the hawks are happy.
ReplyDeletefrom rats in the park, "oh shit!"
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool job.
ReplyDeleteThe last pic of the hawk looking up at Ranger Rob is so freaking cute.
ReplyDeleteI watched for an hour hoping to catch the older hawks noticing the new guy but it got too dark out. Going to check on it all in an hour again...hoping they took it in!
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the hood new hawk - feel free to gorge on all the rats you like. No one here will complain.
ReplyDeleteTompkins Square Hawk Sanctuary!
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