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August 26, 2007December 25, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey, Other Birds

2nd Annual Shorebird Festival at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

On Saturday, the 2nd Annual Shorebird Festival at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge was held. It was a joint presentation of NYC Audubon and the American Littoral Society. About 80 birders were in attendance.

Kevin Karlson led the walk and gave a lecture in the afternoon. His latest book is about birding by impression – size, and shape rather than field marks. It is a good method, but I’ll need to buy his book to get the hang of it.

Here he talked about using body size to differentiate between a Greater and Lesser Yellow Legs.

I’m too new to get my shorebird I.D.s correct but here are some pictures to enjoy.

August 25, 2007December 23, 2020Other Birds

Blue-winged Teal

A female plumaged Blue-winged Teal has been on the Harlem Meer since the 11th of August. It is a small duck, much smaller than the Mallards, American Ducks and Gadwalls that are normally on the Meer.

I had missed it on two other trips to the Meer, but saw it today. When I saw it on Saturday afternoon it was resting on the sandy beach on the southeast shore of the Meer.

August 19, 2007December 23, 2020Other Birds

Weekend Birds

The fall migration has started. The Central Park list had 81 species on Sunday.

A Spotted Sandpiper in fall plumage on the grass for some unknown reason on the bank of the Harlem Meer.

August 18, 2007December 23, 2020Other Birds

Barn Swallows

The light was very bright on Saturday, so I got a chance to photograph Barn Swallows in flight over the Harlem Meer. At times two birds would touch in flight. I was able to catch a few of these touches. I haven’t figured out the purpose of the touching, although it seems to be some kind of social behavior.

August 11, 2007December 28, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey, Other Birds, Southern Central Park Red-tailed Hawks

High Above Opposite Ends Of The Park

I birded both ends of Central Park on Saturday. Up north, there were Snowy Egrets flying south. The fall migration has started and the species list on NYC Bird Report has warblers, ducks and other birds that haven’t been seen since the spring.

Down at the southern end of the park one of the 888 Seventh Avenue Red-tailed Hawk parents was on the upper right hand corner of the Essex House sign.

An American Kestrel came by to give the Red-tailed Hawk a hard time, but didn’t actually come too close before…

August 6, 2007December 17, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks, Other Birds, Southern Central Park Red-tailed Hawks

Sunday Walk Starts And Ends With Fathers

My Sunday walk from the Sheep Meadow to the Metropolitan Museum of Art started and ended with two fathers, the 888 Seventh Avenue male, nicknamed Junior and the 5th Avenue male, Pale Male.