First grade teacher Camille Ehrenberg reported that on September, 29, her House (similar to a home room) went to Central Park to see raptors. The birds were featured in a press conference by Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe, who released a motherless Red Tailed Hawk.
http://www.dnainfo.com/20100929/harlem/orphan-baby-hawk-released-into-central-park
http://gothamist.com/2010/09/29/raptor_fest_2010_check_out_birds_of.php
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/wild_in_central_pk_sC99Lyai2T2B6i60RhL58L