Category: American Goldfinch

• The Curious Belted Kingfisher

  

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  Teri Tynes

  August 11, 2025

  American Goldfinch, Artwork, Belted Kingfisher, bird photography, birdwatching, Double-crested Cormorant, Inwood Hill Park, Salt Marsh, Sherman Creek Park

  NYC birds, summer birding

• An American Redstart Hits the Sweet Spot on World Migratory Bird Day

  

  The second Saturday in May typically brings many warblers and other spring migratory birds through Inwood, and the 2025 spring iteration of World Migratory Bird Day was no exception. The morning brought a full chorus of bird sounds to accompany a walk in Inwood Hill Park. Actually spotting the birds in the dense spring canopy…

  Teri Tynes

  May 11, 2025

  American Goldfinch, American Redstart, American Robin, Baltimore Orioles, Gray Catbird, Inwood Hill Park, spring migration, Veery, Warblers, Yellow-rumped Warbler

  birding, New York City birds, photography

• American Goldfinches Gather for an Early Spring Feast

  

  This past week, near the stone stairs at W. 207th Street in Inwood Hill Park, American Goldfinches have been busy pulling apart the new buds on elm saplings and gorging on them. They flit about a group of young trees, opening the buds and chewing on the flowers. On the morning of February 28, I…

  Teri Tynes

  March 3, 2025

  American Goldfinch, Artwork, birdwatching, Inwood Hill Park, Northern Cardinal, Red-bellied Woodpecker, spring migration

  birding, birds, nature, wildlife