Pale Male and Lola awaiting smallones?

[BrklynLiberal]

Hawk-eyed fans on baby watch

Britney is. J.Lo isn't But the public is still wondering if another famous gal has a baby on the way.

Her fans have been flocking to get a peek in her swanky digs at 927 Fifth Ave. and trying to read the signs. Was Lola mantling last week? You see, that's one of the things red-tailed hawks do when they have hatchlings in the nest.

So far, there is no definitive sign that Pale Male and Lola, Manhattan's most celebrated hawk couple, have become proud parents yet again, but New York City Audubon Society Executive Director E.J. McAdams says he's trying to stay optimistic.

"Every step of the way, there have been small miracles in the Pale Male and Lola story," he said. "It is hard to lose hope that they will be successful."

Yet many clearly have. The rain has driven even the most faithful from the model boat pond in Central Park, where devoted bird watchers get a glimpse of the hawks' nest atop a cornice on the co-op building at Fifth Ave. and 74th St. The birds were evicted in December, then allowed to return after public outcry.

Marie Winn, author of "Red-Tails in Love," said she believes there has been a "nest failure" because there is no sign that the eggs Lola laid have hatched.

The trauma of their eviction may just have been too much for Lola. In December, the board of the building, whose tenants include actress Mary Tyler Moore and CNN anchor Paula Zahn, removed the hawks' huge nest from the ledge, calling it a hazard.

Bowing to public pressure, building officials allowed the birds back a few weeks later. A previous Pale Male mate failed to produce chicks the year after their nest was disturbed in 1993, Winn said.

Originally published on April 24, 2005


Lola (l.) and Pale Male in their Fifth Ave. nest recently.


http://www.nydailynews.com/04-24-2005/news/local/story/302911p-259346c.html

[democrat in Tallahassee]

1. we have hawks building a nest in our yard right now. Didn't

tell the bunny!

[BrklynLiberal]

2. That is terrific. See if you can get some pics and post them.

If you want to see pics about these guys, www.palemale.com

[Quakerfriend]

3. That's wonderful! Thanks for keeping us up-to-date.

Shame on the landlord who evicted them!

After all, how often does a NYer get to see such a site?

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[BrklynLiberal]

5. ooops. Sorry. I will try to be more conscientious.

[In_The_Wind]

6. Thanks for the wonderful news !

and links :hi:

[invictus]

7. I saw them last weekend.

They were hunting pigeons. Very beautiful.

[Jim Lane]

8. Alas, this year's egg(s) failed to hatch

No chicks have appeared, and, given the incubation period, the New York City Audubon Society concluded that there was no hope for this year.

The Times ran an article about the sad news, with a good photo of the new nest. It should be available for free for a couple more days: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/29/nyregion/29pale.html