
Thanks to Eric for sending above from the Mall.
Friends of the White Whale Society is brought to you by the team behind Hawks*** around Town. You can email your sightings to [email protected]

Thanks to Eric for sending above from the Mall.
Friends of the White Whale Society is brought to you by the team behind Hawks*** around Town. You can email your sightings to [email protected]

Thanks to H. for sending this medium sized cat rather large “RAT”:
“The rats of Dupont Circle remain undefeated.”
To the video! (more…)

Thanks to DC Haggis for sharing this beautiful trio of turkeys over the weekend:
“On the south side of the Douglass bridge in Anacostia park, besides a red-shouldered hawk there were other hawks around town.”
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 Libby for sending from U Street:
“We had a beautiful hawk in the backyard yesterday that had just caught a mouse. A mix of gross and fascinating.”
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.

photo by Jim Havard
Thanks to Jim for sharing from Hill East:
“News from Capitol Hill: Monarch that ate an entire stalk of milkweed and then spun her chrysalis in our back garden about to emerge as butterfly.”
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.
Friends of the White Whale Society is brought to you by the team behind Hawks*** around Town. You can email your sightings to [email protected]

Thanks to KW for sending above from Petworth. (more…)

Thanks to Sarah for sending: “Beaver at the Jefferson Memorial side of the tidal basin tonight!”
*I know the beaver is just being a beaver but the cherry blossoms!!
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 Nicole for sending: “beautiful 8-point buck hanging out in Forest Hills.”
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 Deniz for sending the fantastic find above from Bloomingdale.
And thanks to Kate for sending a more traditional sighting from outside the MedStar hospital center. (more…)

Ed. Note: We’ve previously had sightings/debates here and here, also in Edgewood.
Last night Rebecca asked around 7:30pm: “huge swarm of bats nearby Edgewood Rec Center?!?”
Rebecca later followed up: “CHIMNEY SWIFTS! I asked an expert bird friend. They did, in fact, all dive into that chimney together!”
Vera Marie replied: “My friends thought these were birds; coworkers thinks bats. This was around dusk at the neighboring rooftop a few weeks ago” (more…)