A visual journal exploring the birds of Inwood and Northern Manhattan by Teri Tynes
Sightings Summer 2024 – June 2024
Regular sightings for June 2024. Location is Inwood Hill Park except where noted. This page will be updated throughout the month.
Cover photo: Great Egret at the Salt Marsh. Late afternoon, June 1, 2024. In the month of June, watch for increased activity in the marsh areas.
Last week of June 2024
Great Blue Heron at the Salt Marsh, Inwood Hill Park. June 17, 2024. 6:38 a.m.Mallard family. June 25, 2024 early morningHouse Sparrow with two Barn Swallows. June 25, 2024 Black-crowned Nigh Heron. June 25, 2024Black-crowned Night Heron. June 25, 2024Female Northern Cardinal. June 25, 2024Great Blue Heron. June 24, 2024Common Grackle feeding young. June 24, 2024Northern Flicker feeding young. June 24, 2024Great Blue Heron. June 24, 2024
June 23, 2024 – Snowy Egret at the Salt Marsh
Mourning Doves. June 23, 2023Common Grackle. June 23, 2023Red-winged Blackbird. June 23, 2024Gray Catbird. June 22, 2024Common Grackles. June 22, 2024Juvenile American Robin. June 22, 2024Black-crowned Night Heron across the river in Marble Hill. View from Muscota Marsh. June 21, 2024Black-crowned Night Heron. June 21, 2024Hairy Woodpecker in nest. June 21, 2024Common Grackle at the large puddle on the park path. Read more about the natural springs in the park. June 21, 2024
Birds of the Summer Solstice – June 20, 2024
Baltimore Oriole. June 20, 2024Juvenile European Starling and House Sparrow. June 20, 2024Northern Mockingbird. June 20, 2024Hairy Woodpecker. June 20, 2024Baby Hairy Woodpecker. June 20, 2024
Heat Wave – Birds Flock to the Natural Springs
June 17, 2024. As a heat wave begins in the New York area, the birds of Inwood have been flocking to the natural springs in Inwood Hill Park to bathe and to drink the cool water. The natural springs area is located next to the semicircular path around the athletic fields. Read more about the natural springs in the recent post, A Common Grackle Takes the Waters of Inwood Hill Park. Several bird species appeared at the springs, as noted in the slideshow below.
At the Natural Springs: Blue Jay, Baltimore Oriole, American Robin, Gray Catbird, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing. Photos from June 17 -18, 2024.
Downy Woodpecker. June 18, 2024. Early morning.Common Grackle and juvenile. June 18, 2024. Early morning.Red-tailed Hawk. June 18, 2024Gray Catbird. June 18, 2024Northern Mockingbird. June 15, 2024Osprey. June 15, 2024Red-tailed Hawk. June 15, 2024female Baltimore Oriole. June 13, 2024male Baltimore Oriole. June 13, 2024Cedar Waxwing at the Salt Marsh. June 13, 2024Two Cedar Waxwings near the Inwood Hill Nature Center. June 13, 2024European Starling in the natural springs. June 11, 2024Northern Mockingbird on the Columbia University boathouse. June 11, 2024House Sparrow and Starling. June 11, 2024Double-crested Cormorant at the Muscota Marsh boat launch. June 11, 2024Song Sparrow. June 10, 2024female Northern Cardinal. June 10, 2024Blue Jay. June 8, 2024House Sparrow at nest, June 8, 2024Northern Flicker. June 8, 2024House Finch. Isham Park. June 6, 2024Cedar Waxwing. Isham Park. June 6, 2024Cedar Waxwing in Juneberry tree. Isham Park. June 4, 2024Cedar Waxwing in Juneberry tree. Isham Park. June 4, 2024Canada Geese and goslings. June 4, 2024Catbird. Isham Park. June 4, 2024Northern Mockingbird at the Nature Center. June 4, 2024Osprey. June 3, 2024Osprey. June 3, 2024Song Sparrow. June 3, 2024Common Grackle. June 3, 2024Great Egret. June 1, 2024Great Egret. June 1, 2024Red-winged Blackbird. June 1, 2024Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. June 1, 2024American Robin. June 1, 2024
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