I decided to scope the landfill and islands around Canarsie pier in Brooklyn as dusk approached this evening. I quickly noticed two birds having a bit of a scuffle atop one of the landfills to the east of the pier. I was expecting to see a Northern Harrier and Short-eared Owl mixing it up. To my surprise it was a Harrier going after a light phase Rough-legged Hawk! The hawk put down low and was kick up twice by the Harrier. Eventually the 2-3 Harriers present went about their business and by 4:40 there were no birds visible. At roughly 4:50 I picked up an owl over the top of the landfill, likely a Short-eared, but with so little light to work with and at such a distance I can't definitively rule out other possibilities. Once it flew lower without the sky behind it I lost it in the darkness.
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