I like to take different routes to work because I feel like it invites discovery. On Wednesday morning I decided to take a spin by the old Parsons Paper Mill site on Sargeant Street. Nearly a decade after a fire destroyed much of the mill, a neighboring business is expanding onto the site. The tangle of brick and machine left…
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Downtown Holyoke’s 2015 Red-tailed Hawk fledgling is flying high
With no one home at the Red-tailed Hawk nest for several days, I went out Monday evening to see if I could find the fledgling somewhere in the neighborhood. To my relief, I eventually spotted it high atop a building on Suffolk Street. From there, it flew — in one continuous flight, more than a full city block — all…
First flights at downtown Holyoke Red-tailed Hawk nest
[portfolio_slideshow id=1326] The brood of three young Red-tailed Hawks is running about 12 days behind last year’s fledge date and over two weeks behind the 2012 brood, but I finally got to witness one of the first flights this morning. Two of the three nestlings have been extensively exploring the building right around the nest for the past several days,…
Sunday sightings in Holyoke: Merlin in Lyman Terrace; Hawk v. Kestrel; an odd duck
After giving a brief talk about hawk migration at the Hawks at Mt. Tom event today, I took an afternoon walk that found several raptors out and about in downtown Holyoke.
Fledging update: Full house at the hawk nest
After spending most of the morning on a bridge over the canal, yesterday’s fledgling decided to spend the rest of a lazy Sunday afternoon and evening around the nesting platform with the other two siblings. The fact that the fledgling managed to fly back up to the nest means that it’s already beginning to master the art of gaining altitude…
First fledge at downtown Holyoke’s Red-tailed Hawk nest
After a rain-out Friday, one of the young hawks fledged around mid-morning today.