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December 21, 2013December 26, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey, Other Birds

Battery Park

I went down to Battery Park to see if I could find the banded hawk NJ30, which had been seen and photographed by other hawk watchers earlier in the month.

I didn’t find anything at first but after about half an hour, I saw a number of pigeons and gulls fly. It was a hawk alright, but not the Red-tailed Hawk NJ30. Instead it was a Cooper’s Hawk by the Coast Guard building.

Manhattan’s reliable female Wild Turkey was also in her usual spot. (She’s not so wild anymore. I think she’s being feed regularly.)

December 20, 2013December 26, 2020Other Birds

Mute Swans

The Reservoir had a pair of Mute Swans today. It isn’t that unusual for the park to have a swan or two on the Harlem Meer or The Pond in the southeast corner of the park, but this was the first time I remember a pair on the Reservoir. Maybe they’re passing through searching for warmer climates. I’m sure there are lots of frozen lakes further north.

November 3, 2013December 26, 2020Other Birds

Wood Ducks and a Northern Pintail

Fall brings back to Central Park a wide variety of ducks. Today, there was an unusual duck for the Park, a Northern Pintail, and a group of Wood Ducks among the Mallards on the northern shore of The Pool. The Pintail was trying to sleep and was hard to photograph, but the Wood Ducks were having fun being out in the open.

October 13, 2013December 26, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks, Other Birds

Central Park Sunday

On Sunday, I had a great time in Central Park.

As I walked into the park, Pale Male was in a favorite windows on Fifth Avenue. It was so nice to find him within a minute of walking into the park. Later, I saw another Red-tail circling around 85th and Central Park West.

Then it was off to see a Vesper Sparrow in the Pinetum. It was eating grass seed on a newly seeded lawn. This semi-rare sparrow for Central Park was fairly easy to watch.

The last highlight of the day was a Cape May Warbler high atop an Elm tree. This specific tree has been knocked full of holes by Yellow Bellied Sapsuckers and has been dubbed by some birders the Magic Tree, because it is attracting so many warblers this year.

October 12, 2013December 26, 2020Other Birds

Bryant Park Sora

Bryant Park, a small city park west of the New York Library, is a magnet for migrating birds. This week’s specialty was a Sora, a bird normaly seen in reeds along water shores.

September 15, 2013December 26, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks, Other Birds

Fall In Central Park

I had lots of fun birding in Central Park this weekend. It’s a great time because you never know what you’ll see and where. A Red-tailed Hawk, a Brown Thrasher, Blackpoll Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, bright yellow male American Goldfinch, and some Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds where some of the highlights.

Urban Hawks

and other wildlife in Central Park & NYC

Category: Other Birds