Regular sightings for the month of March 2024. The location is Inwood Hill Park unless otherwise noted.
Cover: American Robin. March 3, 2024.
Notes: In the first week of March, the most active birds observed were Northern Cardinals, American Robins, woodpeckers, Blue Jays, White-breasted Nuthatches, Carolina Wrens, Mallards, gulls, Northern Mockingbirds, and Red-tailed Hawks.
March 2024 will see the first migrants in the area. Based on March 2023 sightings, look for bird activity in the Salt Marsh to pick up, including possibly the arrival of the Great Egret. UPDATE: The Great Egret is back! It was observed in the Salt Marsh on March 17, 2024, a week earlier than last year. Pictures below.
On March 10, the first day of Daylight Saving Time, a Red-winged Blackbird was observed in the fenced Salt Marsh area. See related post.
On March 14, 2024, a second Eastern Screech-Owl was observed in the same tree as the continuing owl.
A Great Blue Heron was spotted at the Salt Marsh on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024. Migratory birds included the Golden-crowned Kinglet (March 26) and Ruby-crowned Kinglet (March 31). Eastern Phoebes also passed through toward the end of the month.
March 2024
The Great Egret Returns for Seasonal Residency
On the morning of March 17, 2024, following days of warm spring weather, the Great Egret was back at the Salt Marsh in Inwood Hill Park.
Two Eastern Screech-Owls Observed in Same Tree
Some excitement with the continuing Eastern Screech-Owl in the park – TWO Eastern Screech-Owls were observed in the same tree on March 14, 2024 by others via chat group and in social media. I took several pictures on the morning of March 14, 2024 and reviewed the images after these other reports.
A Surprise Visitor – A Harbor Seal
A Harbor Seal stopped by Columbia University’s boathouse dock at Muscota Marsh in the first week of March. A Harbor Seal has visited the area before, but it has been at least four years ago since the last one was spotted. The seal is likely migrating to warmer waters to the south.
Monthly sightings for 2024
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- Sightings Spring 2024 – April 2024
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- Sightings Winter 2024 – January 2024
Birds of Inwood 