A visual journal exploring the birds of Inwood and Northern Manhattan by Teri Tynes
Sightings Winter 2025 – January 2025
Sightings for the month of January 2025.
Cover: Blue Jay, Inwood Hill Park. January 1, 2025
Note the increased presence of winter birds such as the Tufted Titmouse. They were largely absent during the 2023-2024 winter season and have returned for 2024-2025. Northern Cardinals and Blue Jays brighten the winter landscape. Barren branches allow good views of hawks such as the continuing Red-tailed Hawk.
Great Black-backed Gull. January 28, 2025Tufted Titmouse. January 29, 2025Northern Cardinal. January 28, 2025Red-tailed Hawk. January 28, 2025Great Blue Heron in the ice floes. January 27, 2025female Northern Cardinal. January 27, 2025Black-capped Chickadee. January 27, 2025Downy Woodpecker. January 27, 2025Downy Woodpecker. January 27, 2025Cooper’s Hawk. January 23, 2025Canada Geese on the frozen inlet. January 26, 2025Canada Geese. January 20, 2025Northern Cardinal. January 20, 2025Northern Cardinal. January 20, 2025Tufted Titmouse. January 20, 2025The Clove. January 20, 2025Dark-eyed Junco. January 19, 2025Northern Cardinal. January 19, 2025Downy Woodpecker. January 19, 2025Great Blue Heron. January 18, 2025Great Blue Heron. January 18, 2025Great Blue Heron. January 18, 2025Tufted Titmouse. January 17, 2025Blue Jay. January 17, 2025Red-bellied Woodpecker. January 17, 2024Red-tailed Hawk. January 17, 2025
Red-tailed Hawk prepares for a meal-January 14, 2025 3:44-3:45 pm.
Red-tailed Hawk with prey, an Eastern Squirrel. January 14, 2025
Additional sightings – First Half of January
Blue Jay. January 13, 2025Mallards. Salt Marsh. January 13, 2025Red-tailed Hawk. January 13, 2024Red-bellied Woodpecker. January 13, 2025Red-bellied Woodpecker. January 6, 2025Red-tailed Hawk. January 6, 2025Red-tailed Hawk. January 5, 2025Tufted Titmouse. January 2, 2025Red-tailed Hawk. January 2, 2025Red-bellied Woodpecker. January 2, 2025Carolina Wren. January 1, 2025Dark-eyed Junco. January 1, 2025
Note on owls that may be present: Certain species of owls will not be recorded here out of abundance of caution. One exception – the Eastern Screech-Owl that is well-known in this part of the woods. The little owl has returned for the season but rarely sticks its head out of the crevice. Still, last season, the little owl vacated the crevice home after a potential mate was spotted and crowds had convened.
Birds of Inwood 