Thanks to Courtney for sharing:

“Spotted on 16th Street NW last night, this big guy taking an evening stroll…”

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 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.


Yesterday we had the great pleasure of sharing a sighting inside the Columbia Heights Target. A few folks messaged me and we’ve learned that the chicken’s name is ‘Pollo’, (not Leslie.) A bit literal but happy to know it. Another reader sends the photo above from Taco Bell and admits being a bit weirded out but I’m definitely gonna add bonus points for this sighting because the chicken, I mean Pollo seems to be wearing a custom made fleece! Also bonus points for the leash.

Update! Now hearing the chicken’s name might actually be “Nugget.” Stay tuned.


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.


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