Category: birdwatching
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The Big-Eyed Killdeer at Sherman Creek Park
The Killdeer is easy to spot with its two dark breast bands, long wings, slender tail, and large eyes. The shorebird is often running and seemingly skittish.
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A Barn Swallow Summer
Barn Swallows took over the park this summer because it was too sticky and humid for other creatures.
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It’s Time to Go Birding in Sherman Creek Park
You may have visited Sherman Creek Park for birding a long time ago and didn’t care for it. You need to go again.
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Black-crowned Night Herons of All Ages Arrive at the Salt Marsh
Both juvenile and immature Black-crowned Night Herons are doing just fine at the Salt Marsh at Inwood Hill Park. The sightings underscore a concern as the NYC Bird Alliance warns of their potential extinction by 2035 due to habitat loss and declining numbers in New York Harbor. Restore marshes.
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Continuous Captures: Photographing the Birds of Inwood
I use a discontinued Nikon Coolpix B700 camera with the birdwatching setting. Recent sightings at Inwood Hill Park highlight ongoing bird activity post-spring migration.
Birds of Inwood 