Comments on: Red-tail Rescue: Act One http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2009/06/16/red-tail-rescue-act-one/ A Bird Blog with Kate St. John Sat, 18 May 2013 19:52:21 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kate St. John http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2009/06/16/red-tail-rescue-act-one/comment-page-1/#comment-7860 Kate St. John Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:24:18 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=7485#comment-7860 The only time hawks fly in a group like that is when the young are begging from their parents. The kids make begging calls as they follow the adult. Sounds like that’s what you saw – and it’s the right time of year to see it. Red-tail juveniles are the right age now to be doing this.

]]> By: Traci http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2009/06/16/red-tail-rescue-act-one/comment-page-1/#comment-7858 Traci Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:23:35 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=7485#comment-7858 I have a question. Over the 4th of July weekend – I was in my backyard and I heard a Hawk’s cry. I ran for my binoculars and I saw 4 of them – flying from Allegheny Cemetary over towards the river and back again. In a big loop, they went at least three times. And there were crows as well.

Do Hawks fly in groups like that? I’m wondering if it was a parent with several juveniles? They were big birds and they kept calling. But they didn’t seem to be flying from anything…it wasn’t quite a romp either…but a determined slow loop.

If they weren’t Hawks – they sure looked like them! and they were beautiful.

]]> By: Kate St. John http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2009/06/16/red-tail-rescue-act-one/comment-page-1/#comment-7800 Kate St. John Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:24:05 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=7485#comment-7800 Good news today (July 7) about the two red-tailed hawk babies. This morning I walked to work through Schenley Park and past the CMU Fine Arts Building. Just as I passed the building I heard starlings making their “danger” sound, then a juvenile red-tail making a begging sound. I looked up & saw one of the adult hawks arrive with breakfast at another building. Then the two juveniles flew in to get the meal. One of them – I think it was “Limpy” – picked up the meal in his beak and flew away to enjoy it on his own. So both “babies” are fine.

]]> By: Nilaja http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2009/06/16/red-tail-rescue-act-one/comment-page-1/#comment-7673 Nilaja Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:18:36 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=7485#comment-7673 This is amazing. I never knew bird watching can be so exciting. These fledgelings have to the edge of my seat!

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