We have known for months that the removal of the abandoned cement silo was part of Colarusso's plan for screening and landscaping its dock operations. Its removal was meant to improve the view of the mountains from Henry Hudson Riverfront Park. We just didn't know when it would happen.
Today, without warning or ceremony, the silo came down. Richard Wallace alerted Gossips to the silo's demise and took this picture.
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| Photo: Richard Wallace |
For years, peregrine falcons, an endangered species in New York State, have nested atop the sil0. In October, Colarusso attorney T. J. Ruane told the Planning Board there were only two months in the year when the nest is not in use and the silo could be removed. It seems January is one of those months. According to information found online, the nesting season for peregrine falcons begins in February. In February and March, adults return to nesting sites. In the next few weeks, when the peregrine falcons return to this nesting site, they will find it gone.
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Addendum: Another reader provided this picture of the downed silo from a different vantage point.
I believe an osprey family may have booted the peregrine falcons from the silo last spring, as I'd seen several ospreys circling it with nest materials/hadn't seen or heard the falcons all last season. I hope whoever was living there finds a lovely new home close by- I so love our plentiful water birds at the riverfront and I hope any upcoming changes by Colarusso have our beautiful birds at the top of their minds!!
ReplyDeleteSorry about the falcons, but I'm glad to see that mess come down.
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