Hi all someone feel free to correct me if i am wrong But I think Hawks Are a 
protected species and removal of a nest would be breaking the law !!!!! 
Hopefully the Hawks will rebuild the nest and be left alone and the right 
Party  recive a fine. In Keeping With this beinging  a Maryland Bird list 
serve . About 1 hour ago  2:30ish there was an adult Sharp Shinned Hawk 
sitting in a Tree outside of Work .  Nice with the sun shinning on it  after 
a couple Minutes it flew off

Happy Birding
Danny Poet
Queenstown Md


>From: Philip Webre <>
>Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding <>
>To: 
>Subject: [MDOSPREY] Off Topic: "Red Tails In Love"  nest removed
>Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 09:09:01 -0500
>
>Hawks Evicted From New York City Perch
>
>1 hour, 36 minutes ago
>
>By RICHARD PYLE, Associated Press Writer
>
>NEW YORK - Pale Male the city hawk was evicted from his nest, and the
>flap has already begun. So said aggrieved bird-watchers and neighbors
>after workmen raised a scaffold to the top of a Manhattan apartment
>Tuesday and ripped out the famous red-tailed hawk's nest.
>
>The act appeared to end an urban drama that has fascinated
>bird-watchers over the past nine years, as Pale Male and a succession of
>mates raised 25 chicks - the last trio of fledglings last June - on the
>narrow 12th floor ledge over Fifth Avenue.
>
>The hawks also achieved a measure of world fame, through television
>specials and a book, "Red-Tails in Love." On summer weekends, crowds
>have gathered at the Central Park boat pond to observe them.
>
>"I am outraged," said a teary-eyed Jane Corin, who lives across the
>street. "That building has been very good about this until now. It's
>heartbreaking."
>
>Pale Male - so named for his whitish plumage - and his mate, Lola, were
>nowhere to be seen as the nest was removed, nor were any of their latest
>offspring.
>
>"The hawks will come back and find the nest is gone," said bird
>hobbyist Lincoln Karim, an engineer at Associated Press Television News
>who in summer often lets people view the birds through his giant
>telephoto camera. "How could these people do this?"
>
>City Parks Commissioner Adrian Benape said he was consulting with state
>officials to determine who removed the nest and whether any law or
>regulation had been broken. Red-tailed hawks are not legally protected,
>he said but the loss of the birds would hurt because "they limit the
>rodent population in an area where natural predators were absent for a
>long time."
>
>A doorman at the building said it was managed by Brown Harris Stevens,
>a prominent Manhattan real estate firm. At the company office, an
>employee declined to comment.
>_____
>
>On the Net:
>
>Pale Male site: http://www.palemale.com/
>NYC Audubon Society: http://www.nycas.org/