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December 26, 2008December 24, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey, Other Birds

Christmas Birds

I did some lazy birding in Central Park on Christmas Day.

I started out and ended up searching for owls, which were impossible to find today. The red phased Screech-Owl is only being found on very cold days. Her alternative cavities haven’t been discovered.

The Screech-Owl from last season, either from the 60’s or up in the North Wood, haven’t been found either. Nor have any Long-eared Owls stayed for more than a day, although two have been seen in the fall.

Between my owl searches, I did get to see a Cooper’s Hawk, two Common Loons, some cute Hooded Mergansers and the “other” Red-headed Woodpecker (up by the tennis courts rather than in the Locust Grove).

December 14, 2008December 24, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey

Sharp-shinned Hawk

With our Red-phased Eastern Screech-Owl in hiding, I spend much of the afternoon looking for her without success. I did see a Sharp-shinned Hawk, however in the Locust Grove.

November 29, 2008December 25, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey, Other Birds

Additional Saturday Birds

In addition to the Snowy Owl, on Long Island and at Jamaica Bay, I photographed a Merlin, some Snow Geese, and a few Green-winged Teals on Saturday.

Notice how much smaller the Teal is in comparison to the Mallard.

November 27, 2008December 24, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey, Other Red-tailed Hawks

Thanksgiving Day

I went looking for Eastern-screech Owls today, but didn’t have any luck finding them. The familiar cavities and locations from last year, all turned up empty. A few cavities even had squirrels where owls had been roosting last season.

The day wasn’t a wash out however. It included an adult Cooper’s Hawk who led me from the Ramble to the Locust Grove. It also included two juvenile Red-tailed Hawks, who seem to get along just fine. Both had just finished meals, and were in trees no more than 100 yards apart.

October 26, 2008December 24, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey, Other Red-tailed Hawks

Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk and an Accipiter (Warning – Bird being eaten)

The Blue Jays in the park have been making lots of noise these last few weeks. Most of the time it seems to be a false alarm, but this afternoon they were helpful. They helped me find a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk and an Accipiter (either a Cooper’s Hawk or Sharp-shinned Hawk). They were west of the Conservatory Garden and east of the Compost Heap.

All of the pictures but the last one are of the Red-tail. It was eating something with a thin band on each leg. I didn’t stay long enough to see if they got swollowed.

The Accipiter came swooping in and landed on the far side of the Conservatory fence and I couldn’t get an I.D. It flew west. I ran after it but couldn’t find it once I got up to the Compost Heap.

October 18, 2008December 24, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey

Cooper’s Hawk

There was a Cooper’s Hawk in the Ramble of Central Park today. It was one of our first really crisp fall days, and we should have Cooper’s Hawks in the park from now until Spring. It was one of my first surprises, when I started bird watching in the park, that Central Park is the winter home of many birds.