The hazards of being a hawk in New York City

Kestrel at a hole in a cornice

One hawk widowed to rat poison has to raise her eyasses alone in Riverside Park. A kestrel got so big laying eggs, she can’t fit into the cornice nest cavity.

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Kestrels in NY Cornices

Kestrel at a hole in a cornice

In New York City, kestrels turn to rotted out cornices of old tenement buildings for nesting cavities. Starlings team up to push them out of the neighborhood

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