Birds of Inwood

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  • Fast Fishing with the Snowy Egret

    The fish are jumping this week at the Salt Marsh in Inwood Hill Park, and the visiting Snowy Egret can’t get enough fish. It hunts all the time. While the Great Blue Heron and Great Egret gracefully and slowly stalk the fish, the Snowy Egret quickly runs around and stabs at whatever might be available,…

  • Two Herons in the Stillness of Dusk

    On the evening of July 14, I walked over to the Salt Marsh in Inwood Hill Park to follow up on reports of a Black-crowned Night Heron there. I did get to see it, but first I was completely captivated by the stillness of another heron. The weather hasn’t been good for frequent walks of…

  • An Eastern Kingbird Guards the Peninsula

    Cover image: Eastern Kingbird on the Peninsula. Inwood Hill Park. July 6, 2023 For the past few days, as well as for the past few months and possibly for years, an Eastern Kingbird has fiercely guarded its seasonal territory on the Peninsula in Inwood Hill Park. This narrow strip of land, home to the neighborhood’s…

  • Otherworldly Cedar Waxwings, and Their Comings and Goings

    Cover image: Cedar Waxwing in a tree next to the Salt Marsh. Inwood Hill Park. June 3, 2023. Whenever I encounter Cedar Waxwings, and they generally travel in groups, they seem to arrive from outer space. They are all beautiful and mysterious, thanks to those masks. Their arrival is unpredictable, appearing out of the blue,…

  • Vultures Among Us

    Of all the wonderful sightings of birds this month, I continue to be haunted by the apparition of two great-winged creatures in Inwood Hill Park on the morning of June 13. They were Turkey Vultures. I was walking in the Clove and listening to the musical song of the Wood Thrush when my eye caught…

  • Fishing Lessons with the Great Blue Heron

    With the official beginning of summer, it’s time to savor the long slow days. As one suggested activity, I highly recommend finding a place to watch a Great Blue Heron go fishing. Fortunately, anyone near Inwood Hill Park’s Salt Marsh can enjoy the opportunity to watch the slow and steady actions of this tall regal…