“Picture by Roger Eastman”

Thanks to Rebecca for passing on from the Anacostia Watershed Society:

“Smokey the Bear in University Park? This black bear was seen roaming the neighborhood near the elementary school. Young male bears can stray far from where they are born to claim their territory.”

“The young black bear is now in Hyattsville”

If you spot a hawk, any interesting wildlife or celebrity skateboarder Tony Hawk, and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted them to [email protected]. Thanks! Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.

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Thanks to Devika for sending: “Copperhead snake on the loop at Roosevelt Island! Be careful out there!”

If you spot a hawk, any interesting wildlife or celebrity skateboarder Tony Hawk, and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted them to [email protected]. Thanks! Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.


Thanks to Tom for sending from Woodley Park near Tregaron. So that’s what that coyote was up to…

If you spot a hawk, any interesting wildlife or celebrity skateboarder Tony Hawk, and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted them to [email protected]. Thanks! Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.


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