Octavia Returns to Fifth Avenue Nest With 1 Chick After Pale Male's 2023 Death
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Updated · The New York Times · May 20
Octavia Returns to Fifth Avenue Nest With 1 Chick After Pale Male's 2023 Death
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 20
At least 1 chick has appeared in the Fifth Avenue nest once shared by Pale Male and Octavia, with birders recently spotting Octavia and a new mate bringing prey back to feed it.
Octavia, Pale Male's last mate, had cycled through short-lived partners after his 2023 death before settling with the current male, according to longtime hawk watchers.
The development marks a new chapter at one of New York's best-known urban wildlife sites, where Pale Male drew attention from the 1990s until his death and Octavia last raised offspring there in 2013.
After Pale Male's death, can his successor continue the famous Fifth Avenue hawk dynasty?
How is an aging hawk defying expectations by starting a new family with a younger mate?