A visual journal exploring the birds of Inwood and Northern Manhattan by Teri Tynes
Sightings Winter 2024 – January 2024
Bird sightings during the month of January 2024. Location is Inwood Hill Park, Northern Manhattan, New York City, unless otherwise noted.
Cover: Great Blue Heron. January 24, 2024 at the Salt Marsh of Inwood Hill Park.
Wrapping Up January 2024 with a Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk (1/2) January 31, 2024Red-tailed Hawk (2/2) January 31, 2024
Just Wondering…Do you see an Eastern Screech Owl in this crevice?
An Eastern Screech-Owl has been spotted in its usual crevice in the Clove this week. A look at the crevice from a distance suggests either a trick-of-the-eye or good camouflage. Photo from January 29, 2024.Red-bellied Woodpecker at the Salt Marsh. January 29, 2024Carolina Wren. The Ridge. January 29, 2024American Robin. January 28, 2024Northern Cardinal. January 28, 2024Great Blue Heron. January 27, 2024Red-tailed Hawk. January 25, 2024Red-bellied Woodpecker. January 25, 2024Song Sparrow. January 25, 2024Carolina Wren at the Salt Marsh. January 24, 2024Great Blue Heron. January 24, 2024 (1/3)Great Blue Heron. January 24, 2024 (2/3)Great Blue Heron. January 24, 2024 (3/3)
Weather note: On January 22, 2024, a warming trend was underway in NYC. The current forecast for temperatures in the coming week are in the 40℉ – 50℉ range with a chance of rain on most days.
Red-tailed Hawk. January 22, 2024Blue Jay. January 22, 2024White-throated Sparrow. January 22, 2024male Northern Cardinal. January 22, 2024Great Blue Heron. January 22, 2024Inwood Hill Park. Athletic Fields. January 21, 2024Downy Woodpecker. January 21, 2024female Northern Cardinal. January 21, 2024Red-bellied Woodpecker. January 21, 2024Dark-eyed Junco. January 21, 2024White-throated Sparrow. January 21, 2024Red-bellied Woodpecker. January 20, 2024White-throated Sparrow. January 20, 2024View of the athletic fields and Salt Marsh in Inwood Hill Park. January 17, 2024. 2:25 pm.Northern Mockingbird. January 15, 2024Winter Wren. January 15, 2024Song Sparrow. January 15, 2024
Weather Note: On January 14, 2024, the coldest spell of the winter season arrived with below average temperatures for January. On January 16, 2024, New York City received its first measurable snow in 701 days.
Red-breasted Merganser (read more). January 14, 2024Red-tailed Hawk. January 14, 2024White-breasted Nuthatch. January 14, 2024Ruby-crowned Kinglet. January 14, 2024American Goldfinch. January 14, 2024Northern Cardinal. January 11, 2024Blue Jay. January 11, 2024Red-tailed Hawk. January 11, 2024Great Blue Heron. January 11, 2024
Weather Note: Unsettled weather with vigorous storm systems from the South brought excessive rain and coastal flooding. See the post, Birds Between the Storms (January 11, 2024) for more details.
Red-tailed Hawk. January 9, 2024Blue Jay. January 9, 2024Mourning Doves. January 9, 2024Northern Cardinal. January 9, 2024Red-bellied Woodpecker. January 8, 2024Winter Wren. January 8, 2024Red-tailed Hawk. January 8, 2024Carolina Wren. January 8, 2024White-throated Sparrow. January 8, 2024Red-tailed Hawk. January 8, 2024Red-bellied Woodpecker. January 8, 2024American Robin. January 8, 2024Great Blue Heron. January 7, 2024Downy Woodpecker. January 7, 2024Red-breasted Merganser. January 4, 2024House Finch. January 4, 2024Dark-eyed Juncos. January 4, 2024Red-bellied Woodpecker. January 4, 2024Red-tailed Hawk. January 4, 2024Red-tailed Hawk. January 2, 2024Northern Cardinal. January 2, 2024Downy Woodpecker. January 2, 2024Red-bellied Woodpecker. January 1, 2024Red-bellied Woodpecker and Northern Cardinal. January 1, 2024Red-tailed Hawk. January 1, 2024
Birds of Inwood 