{"id":9857,"date":"2022-07-26T09:21:46","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T13:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=9857"},"modified":"2022-07-26T10:02:29","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T14:02:29","slug":"cornell-hawks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/cornell-hawks\/","title":{"rendered":"Cornell\u2019s Beloved Hawks Raise a Family, Far Above Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Via webcam and binoculars, the many fans of the feathered celebrities follow an unscripted nature story<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By <strong>Joe Wilensky<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The scene is both adorable and a bit macabre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Near the top of a light tower 85 feet above the Cornell athletic fields, three fluffy, white red-tailed hawk chicks bob their heads in an ample nest. They look up expectantly as their mother places bits of squirrel into their tiny beaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Around them is an intricate layering of twigs and sticks, as well as some furry animal remains\u2014either from a previous meal or on deck for the next one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mother\u2014named, aptly, Big Red\u2014continues divvying up the morsels; the chicks occasionally squabble, trying to steal a sibling\u2019s portion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, a fourth egg is moving slightly; it has begun to hatch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-02-at-1.59.35-PM-2A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A screengrab from the Red-tailed Hawks Live Cam shows three of this year's nestlings, with a fourth egg nearly ready to hatch\" class=\"wp-image-9852\" 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https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-02-at-1.59.35-PM-2A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-02-at-1.59.35-PM-2A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-02-at-1.59.35-PM-2A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-02-at-1.59.35-PM-2A-100x56.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Three of this year&#8217;s nestlings, with a fourth in its shell. <em>(Photo by Cornell Lab of Ornithology)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For at least the past decade, Big Red and her current mate, Arthur (and her previous one, Ezra), have used two different towers as regular nesting sites, rearing an average of three chicks a year during spring and summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hawk parents and their young have attracted a devoted audience of birdwatchers and raptor fans\u2014who, both in person and online around the globe, chart developmental milestones, first flights, and sightings around campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignwide\"><blockquote><p>The hawk parents and their young have attracted a devoted audience of birdwatchers and raptor fans.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This avid following is largely due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/cams\/red-tailed-hawks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">red-tailed hawks live cam<\/a>, operated by Cornell\u2019s Lab of Ornithology since 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has given watchers an up-close, high-definition, unscripted, and unvarnished view throughout each breeding season\u2014including preparing the nest, egg-laying, the hatching of nestlings, and the day-to-day feeding and growth of the chicks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2014to the delight of fans, and for the first time since she has been observed\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2022\/03\/first-cornells-red-tailed-hawk-lays-fourth-egg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Big Red laid four eggs<\/a>, and all the nestlings fledged successfully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Big-Red-Watches-Arthurs-Showy-Takeoff-from-Sage-Hall-A-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Arthur takes off from the Sage Hall spire as Big Red looks on\" class=\"wp-image-9851 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Big-Red-Watches-Arthurs-Showy-Takeoff-from-Sage-Hall-A-819x1024.jpg 819w, 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https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Big-Red-Watches-Arthurs-Showy-Takeoff-from-Sage-Hall-A-140x175.jpg 140w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Big-Red-Watches-Arthurs-Showy-Takeoff-from-Sage-Hall-A-70x87.jpg 70w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Big-Red-Watches-Arthurs-Showy-Takeoff-from-Sage-Hall-A-400x500.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Big-Red-Watches-Arthurs-Showy-Takeoff-from-Sage-Hall-A-200x250.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Big-Red-Watches-Arthurs-Showy-Takeoff-from-Sage-Hall-A-100x125.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Big-Red-Watches-Arthurs-Showy-Takeoff-from-Sage-Hall-A.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><figcaption>Arthur takes off from the Sage Hall spire as Big Red looks on. <em>(Photo by Cynthia Sedlacek)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>\u201cYear after year, Big Red has proven to be a stalwart provider to her family,\u201d says Ben Walters, a Bird Cams communications specialist with the Lab. \u201cShe keeps her eggs warm by insulating them from spring snowstorms and fiercely defends her young from other birds that intrude into the hawks\u2019 campus territory.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Red-tailed hawks typically build their nests high above ground in structures that offer expansive and unobstructed views. In forests, breeding pairs often select spots in the crowns of taller trees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where trees are scarce, they choose sites that offer similar vantage points above the landscape, like cliffs and cellphone towers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In urban areas, they seem content to nest on similar tall structures, such as building ledges (or light towers like the ones Big Red has chosen, located along Tower Road near Weill Hall and across from Fernow).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Big Red\u2019s first long-term mate, nesting with her from 2012\u201316, was named Ezra after the University\u2019s founder. Beloved by the campus community, he sadly had to be euthanized after a severe wing fracture in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC01277-ARW-D-2-wo-Watermark-A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC01277-ARW-D-2-wo-Watermark-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC01277-ARW-D-2-wo-Watermark-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC01277-ARW-D-2-wo-Watermark-A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC01277-ARW-D-2-wo-Watermark-A-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC01277-ARW-D-2-wo-Watermark-A.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC01277-ARW-D-2-wo-Watermark-A-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC01277-ARW-D-2-wo-Watermark-A-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC01277-ARW-D-2-wo-Watermark-A-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC01277-ARW-D-2-wo-Watermark-A-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC01277-ARW-D-2-wo-Watermark-A-1184x666.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC01277-ARW-D-2-wo-Watermark-A-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC01277-ARW-D-2-wo-Watermark-A-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC01277-ARW-D-2-wo-Watermark-A-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC01277-ARW-D-2-wo-Watermark-A-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC01277-ARW-D-2-wo-Watermark-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC01277-ARW-D-2-wo-Watermark-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC01277-ARW-D-2-wo-Watermark-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC01277-ARW-D-2-wo-Watermark-A-100x56.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Big Red removes prey remains from the nest after feeding her chicks. <em>(Photo by Cynthia Sedlacek)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Arthur\u2014first spotted as a fledgling in 2016\u2014has raised chicks with Big Red since 2018. He\u2019s known for being an industrious nest builder and proficient hunter, Walters says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their offspring migrate south for the winter months, returning to the region the following season to find their own territory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the meantime, the parents stay local for the winter<strong> <\/strong>and, by late February, begin preparing a new nest for their next round of chicks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC_7694-4A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC_7694-4A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC_7694-4A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC_7694-4A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC_7694-4A-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC_7694-4A.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC_7694-4A-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC_7694-4A-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC_7694-4A-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC_7694-4A-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC_7694-4A-1184x666.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC_7694-4A-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC_7694-4A-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC_7694-4A-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC_7694-4A-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC_7694-4A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC_7694-4A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC_7694-4A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC_7694-4A-100x56.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>One of the fledglings from Big Red and Arthur\u2019s first clutch hones her flying skills around the athletic fields.<em> <em>(Photo by Cynthia Sedlacek)<\/em><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite their dedicated fanbase and scenic Ithaca digs, Big Red and her family face the threats typical to an urban environment, including buildings with large windows and highly trafficked thoroughfares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the loss of Ezra, in 2014 a young hawk was injured by an automated roof vent; a 2022 fledgling perished following a collision with a glass breezeway, and one of its siblings was found injured in June but is recovering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>(A campus committee has been working to reduce these hazards in both new and existing construction.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the birds\u2019 superfans is Cindy Ryan Sedlacek \u201984, a data administration director for the College of Arts &amp; Sciences. She began watching the cam during its first year in 2012\u2014and, she says, it was \u201clove at first sight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An avid photographer, Sedlacek began to document the hawks\u2019 lives as a \u201cbirder on the ground.\u201d She has amassed thousands of images of pair bonding, squabbles, bathing, in-flight transfers of prey, and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-link has-cornell-teal-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size rkv-gutter-bottom-quarter\"><strong>Bird Boosters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the hawks&#8217; well-feathered social media presence, including on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CornellHawks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>; their online fanbase includes the public <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1427226434164178\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cornell Hawk Cam Chatters<\/a> Facebook group, with more than 5,000 members. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"rkv-gutter-bottom-quarter\">For additional views of avian life around the world, read our story on the Lab of Ornithology&#8217;s global <a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/birdcams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bird Cams network<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy camera allows me to capture their beauty in many ways that the human eye can\u2019t see,\u201d she says, \u201clike their spectacular wing positions and detailed feather patterns.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Charles Eldermire, an avian biologist and educator, leads the Lab of O\u2019s Bird Cams project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He notes that fans of the hawks find themselves drawn to following the natural arc of the nesting season, connecting both to nature and each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not a documentary,\u201d he says. \u201cIt\u2019s not a curated story. 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