Photo from June by Steven
Goggla has the sad confirmation of a rumor that circulated toward the end of July: One of the red-tailed hawk fledglings has died.
The young hawk was found dead on a fire escape along Avenue C on July 27.
Per Goggla:
It's not known exactly what happened, but the situation looked a lot like one we saw in 2022 when a fledgling had to be rescued from a fire escape after displaying obvious signs of illness. In that case, the theory was it had been weakened by rodenticide poisoning and died just a few hours after being rescued.
The Department of Environmental Conservation has the deceased hawk, and hopefully, they can determine the cause of death.
In more positive news, the other two 2025 offspring of Amelia and Charlie remain active in the park this week, Goggla reports (even nabbing their own meals!).
This marked Amelia's eighth season raising chicks in Tompkins.
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