I have been expecting to begin seeing Peregrine Falcons on the El Dorado in late October, and I saw one on Thursday. It was at the top of the north tower. If it’s like previous years, we should be seeing a pair through late winter, both on the building and in trees near the north gatehouse of the reservoir.
On Thursday, we went out again on a whale watching tour, this time run by Trinity Eco-Tours.
The morning was very foggy. So, no whales sightings and we needed to hug the coastline. But, we saw over 80 Bald Eagles who had congregated on the shoreline to eat the spawning Capelin. Just before our tour was over, I spotted the Steller’s high on a cliff. We didn’t get much time with it, but I did get some nice photographs.
I’m on vacation in Newfoundland, Canada and while checking the the rare bird alerts for the Provence, I saw that the Steller’s Sea-Eagle was being seen in Trinity Bay. (This is the same bird, many New Yorker’s traveled to Maine to see earlier this year.)
I was staying in St. John and wasn’t sure if my non-birding husband would be up for a three hour trip, but he was! So we drove up today, checked into a very basic hotel for the night, and then made our way to Sea of Whales Adventures in Trinity. Their whale watching tours often have seen the Steller’s Sea-Eagle. After spending time with a Humpback Whale and her calf, we went to look for the Steller’s Sea-Eagle and she was exactly where they expected to find her.
We’re taking a second boat tomorrow and I hopefully will have some more photographs to share.
I couldn’t find the fledgling Peregrine Falcons from 86th and West End, but I did find both of the parents. The adult male was on top of 130 West 86th Street and later in the afternoon, I saw both parents on top of 160 West 86th Street.
While locals at 86th and West End report hearing and seeing the Peregrine Falcons early in the morning, when I’ve been going in the late afternoon it’s become much harder to find them.
On Monday afternoon, I had two fledglings on a water tank two blocks from the eyrie. The water tank is atop 160 West 86th Street, which is between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues.
Later, I had one fledgling on top of 535 West End Avenue being harassed by a Northern Mockingbird.
I didn’t stay long with the Peregrine Falcons on the west side as it started to drizzle. But I did see all of them. The father was on 530 West End Avenue and the fledglings were on the church tower, 530 West End Avenue, 2373 Broadway (on a balcony near 87th Street), and 255 West 86th Street. The mother made a quick pass by the church tower before flying up West End Avenue to at least 90th Street.
