The birds won't actually sleep or mate in their newly rebuilt nest, but they'll deposit their eggs in March, and then raise their hawkettes there. (Note to self: look up name for baby hawks.)
2.20.2005
housekeeping
The hawks are back! The specially constructed nest appears to be a huge success. Lola and Pale Male were seen mating (I must have missed that chapter) and are now preparing the nest for their young.
The birds won't actually sleep or mate in their newly rebuilt nest, but they'll deposit their eggs in March, and then raise their hawkettes there. (Note to self: look up name for baby hawks.)
The birds won't actually sleep or mate in their newly rebuilt nest, but they'll deposit their eggs in March, and then raise their hawkettes there. (Note to self: look up name for baby hawks.)
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I believe, as with most birds, baby hawks are called chicks.
I used to live in Nova Scotia and there is a town there called Kentville which has a lot of chicken farms. The farmers there would leave viscera from slaughtered birds out in the fields for the local raptor population. Over the years a sizable population of bald eagles (some 200 mating pairs at its peak). The eagles became a tourist attraction as they would often gather by the dozens in a single tree waiting for food to appear. Truly magnificent birds.
By the way, Canada often exports animals such as eagles, bison and wolves to the US in hopes of re-establishing wildlife populations that have been depleted. Although the bald eagle is the US national symbol, there are way more of them in Canada.
Hi Rob. :)
Baby swans are called cygnets and baby ducks are ducklings. But baby eagles are chicks, so maybe hawks are chicks, too.
I was only kidding about the hawkettes, of course.
That must have been very cool, seeing bald eagles feeding. You're right - they are simply magnificent animals.
I am interested in wolf repopulation, I follow those stories in the news. Wolf programs are doing well, if US national park land manages to survive BushCo.
Rob is correct: baby hawks are called chicks. Though it seems they are often referred to simply as baby hawks.
Lots of great NYC hawk (and other bird) photos at http://www.calvorn.com. He has a whole page devoted to the Pale Male saga. Terrific photography.
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