September 5, 2026
A Young Peregrine on the Ascent
Yesterday in the Mohonk Preserve near New Paltz, N.Y., Chris Nadareski of the NYC DEP released four young rehabbed peregrines,…
NYC naturalist Gabriel Willow will give a multimedia presentation about Pale Male and some of the other Red-tailed Hawks that have made an astonishing and inspiring comeback in the area over the past 30 years.
There were no breeding Red-tails in urban NYC & NJ in the 1980s, and now there are at least 50 pairs!
He'll also discuss the basics of raptor ID and conservation challenges as well.
You can register for this talk — free and open to all — at:
I took the photo above on one of Gabriel's excellent Wave Hill walks.