Pale Male, red-tailed hawk who nested above NYC's Fifth Avenue for 30 years, dies at 33

[brooklynite]

NEW YORK (AP) — Pale Male, a red-tailed hawk who brought a touch of the wild to swanky Manhattan as he nested above Fifth Avenue for three decades, has died.

Pale Male died late Tuesday after being found ill and grounded in Central Park, wildlife rehabilitator Bobby Horvath posted on Facebook. The hawk was believed to be 33 years old.

Horvath posted that he picked Pale Male up and took him to his rehab group’s veterinarian, who did bloodwork and X-rays. The hawk later ate a small meal but remained weak and lethargic, Horvath said. “We hoped for any improvement, but sadly it was not meant to be,” he said.

Pale Male, so named because of his whitish plumage, was first spotted in Central Park as a juvenile in 1991 and began nesting on Fifth Avenue across from the park in 1993.

https://apnews.com/article/pale-male-hawk-new-york-city-c8b4816e885aee9ad5d0ad9522109099

[Sanity Claws]

1. He was widowed a couple of times.

I wonder if he mated yet this year. He was an icon.

[Karadeniz]

2. Damn! RIP, good boy!!

[womanofthehills]

3. In the past a red tail hawk had a nest on my land

Her baby was almost the same size as her. If I walked my land she would follow and dive towards me - trying to chase me away.

[sarge43]

4. CAVU Pale Male.

Fly forever now.

[electric_blue68]

5. We had great fun seeing Pale Male, and his perch here in NYC in photos