A visual journal exploring the birds of Inwood and Northern Manhattan by Teri Tynes
Sightings Fall 2025 – September 2025
Regular sightings for the month. September features many of the continuing marsh birds such as the Great Egret, Black-crowned Night Herons, and the Great Blue Heron.
With the beginning of raptor season, the activity in the skies will likely include Bald Eagles, Ospreys, Red-tailed Hawks, Turkey Vultures, and other hawks.
Common Yellowthroat near the Salt Marsh. September 30, 2025. 3:29 p.m.
September also sees many fall migrants, including juveniles, to Inwood. Many are noted below. Fall migratory birds wear different plumage, so identification can be tricky. I’ve already made corrections for a couple of migrant warblers.
Immature female Baltimore Oriole. September 30, 2025. AfternoonCommon Yellowthroat. September 30, 2025. AfternoonCanada Geese. September 30, 2025. AfternoonDowny Woodpecker. September 30, 2025. AfternoonSong Sparrow. September 30, 2025. AfternoonPalm Warbler. September 30, 2025Red-tailed Hawk. September 30, 2025Red-tailed Hawk. September 30, 2025Great Blue Heron. September 30, 2025Red-bellied Woodpecker. September 29, 2025Scarlet Tanager. September 29, 2025Black-throated Green Warbler. September 29, 2025Downy Woodpecker. September 29, 2025Northern Parula. September 29, 2025Northern Parula. September 29, 2025White-throated Sparrow. September 29, 2025Eastern Phoebe. September 29, 2025Sunrise in the forest. September 27, 2025Black-and-white Warbler. September 27, 2025House Finch. September 27, 2025Juvenile Herring Gull. September 27, 2025Yellow Warbler. September 26, 2025Great Blue Heron. September 26, 2025Great Blue Heron. September 26, 2025Great Blue Heron. September 26, 2025Red-bellied Woodpecker. September 25, 2025Common Yellowthroat (f). September 25, 2025Common Yellowthroat (f). September 25, 2025Northern Cardinal. September 25, 2025Blue Jay. September 25, 2025Hummingbird. September 24, 2025Gray Catbird. September 24, 2025Song Sparrow. September 24, 2025Yellow Warbler. September 24, 2025
Birds on the first full day of Autumn – September 23, 2025
Yellow WarblerYellow WarblerDowny WoodpeckerHouse FinchGreat Blue HeronBlack-crowned Night HeronRed-tailed HawkRed-tailed HawkYellow Warbler. September 22, 2025Yellow Warbler. September 22, 2025Juvenile Northern Flicker. September 20, 2025Common Yellowthroat. September 20, 2025Downy Woodpecker. September 19, 2025Eastern Phoebe. September 19, 2025Eastern Phoebe. September 19, 2025Eastern Phoebe. September 19, 2025Juvenile Red-bellied Woodpecker. September 18, 2025House Finch. September 18, 2025American Redstart. September 18, 2025Turkey Vulture. September 18, 2025Turkey Vulture. September 18, 2025Belted Kingfisher. Sherman Creek Park. September 17, 2025Double-crested Cormorants. Sherman Creek Park. September 17, 2025Semipalmated Plover. Sherman Creek Park. September 17, 2025Killdeer. Sherman Creek Park. September 17, 2025Gray Catbird (juvenile). September 15, 2025Gray Catbird (juvenile). September 15, 2025View from the ridge (fog). September 15, 2025Song Sparrow. September 15, 2025Song Sparrow. September 15, 2025Song Sparrow. September 15, 2025Pipevine Swallowtail near Emerson Playground. September 15, 2025Wood Thrush. September 13, 2025Wood Thrush. September 13, 2025Northern Flicker. September 13, 2025Great Blue Heron. September 13, 2025Black-crowned Night Heron. September 13, 2025Black-crowned Night Heron. September 13, 2025Osprey. September 12, 2025Osprey. September 12, 2025View from the top. September 12, 2025Black-throated Blue Warbler. September 12, 2025Gray Catbird. September 11, 2025Black-and-white Warbler. September 11, 2025American Robin. September 11, 2025Chipmunk. September 10, 2025American Robin. September 10, 2025Downy Woodpecker. September 10, 2025Great Blue Heron and gulls with Metro-North Railroad train (Hudson line). September 10, 2025Cape May Warbler. September 9, 2025Black-and-white Warbler. September 9, 2025Black-and-white Warbler. September 9, 2025Red-eyed Vireo. September 9, 2025European Starling. September 9, 2025Rose-breasted Grosbeak (f). September 9, 2025Rose-breasted Grosbeak (f). September 9, 2025Black-and-white Warbler. September 8, 2025American Redstart. September 8, 2025Blue Jay in molting phase. September 8, 2025.Magnolia Warbler (fall plumage). September 8, 2025Full Moon. View from Inwood Hill Park. September 8, 2025. 6:55 a.m.
High migration observed on September 8, 2025. At around 7:20 a.m. I encountered a flurry of migratory warblers and others near the “Parapet” wall and trail high in the park.
Great Blue Heron. September 6, 2025Osprey. September 6, 2025Common Yellowthroat. September 6, 2025Mourning Dove. September 6, 2025Osprey. September 5, 2025Osprey. September 5, 2025Black-and-white Warbler. September 5, 2025Northern Cardinal (f). September 5, 2025Northern Cardinal (m). September 5, 2025Eastern Wood-Pewee. September 3, 2025. AfternoonAmerican Redstart (m). September 3, 2025. AfternoonAmerican Redstart (f). September 3, 2025. AfternoonNorthern Flicker. September 3, 2025. AfternoonBlack-and-white Warbler. September 3, 2025 Black-and-white Warbler. September 3, 2025 Eastern Wood-Pewee. September 3, 2025. AfternoonDowny Woodpecker. September 2, 2025White-breasted Nuthatch. September 2, 2025Carolina Wren. September 2, 2025Osprey. September 1, 2025 AfternoonOsprey. September 1, 2025 AfternoonWood Thrush. September 1, 2025 AfternoonRed-eyed Vireo. September 1, 20205Eastern Wood-Pewee. September 1, 2025Great Blue Heron on Spuyten Duyvil peninsula.September 1, 2025Downy Woodpecker. September 1, 2025Gray Catbird. September 1, 2025Vireo. September 1, 2025Rose-breasted Grosbeak (f). September 1, 2025
Birds of Inwood 