While home to about 30.000 Northern Gannets, on our visit to the Reserve we could only see a few hundred in the dense fog. But even the few hundred we could see were an incredible sight.
Chimney Swifts have returned to New York City and I finally had time to look at one of the roost on Thursday. I looked at the 230 Central Park West. The video has them flying in at the peak, around 8:30.
While in Connecticut, I was able to watch a pair of Tree Swallows bring nesting material to a nest box. They made lots of chatter, but not as much as a nearby Song Sparrow.
A Virginia Rail has been seen in the Loch by the overlook and the first cut out for about a week. My timing had been bad, and I had missed seeing it all week. So, it was nice to just pass by and end up being in the right place at the right time. I was able to watch it for about 30 minutes.
I finally had a chance to look for the Immature White-crowned Sparrow that had been reported by Leo Bix on the 15th of January. The sparrows it had been hanging out with on the dirt path north of Sheep Meadow had moved about a block north to the hill just south of the Falconer’s Statue. It was in a mixed group of House Sparrows and White-throated Sparrows. There was also a single Fox Sparrow and a single Dark-eyed Junco.
The Common Loon returned to Central Park’s Reservoir on Tuesday and was there on Wednesday morning. There were reports of a Red-throated Loon on the Reservoir Tuesday, but the bird I photographed in the late afternoon was a Common Loon, so either we had two different Loons, or there was confusion about the ID.
Tuesday Afternoon
Wednesday Morning
