Category: Great Blue Heron
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Blizzard Warning: A Great Blue Heron Hunkers Down, and Other Stories of the Birds of Inwood in a Cold and Snowy Month

Northern Cardinals have resumed singing their song of spring this past week, so you would never know that NYC and parts of the Tri-State area are currently under a blizzard warning. As I write, the temperatures are mild, and the sky is blue. The blizzard warning is the first such weather alert issued for NYC…
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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.View post to subscribe to the site’s newsletter.
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A Yellow Warbler’s Epic Journey, and Watching the Tides

The little yellow bird that flies a long way.View post to subscribe to the site’s newsletter.
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Meditations on a Great Blue Heron

And more tales of flight from early spring migration Great Blue Heron A Great Blue Heron arrived at the Salt Marsh a couple of days ago, basically on time compared with previous years. In an erratic and unpredictable time characterized by volatility and uncertainty, the heron’s appearance brings a comforting sense of continuity. I do…
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Herons From On High, and a Juvenile Black-Crowned Night Heron Goes Fishing

The past week I’ve hiked up the high trail in Inwood Hill Park that leads up and under the Henry Hudson Bridge. From this high vantage point, observers can get great views of Spuyten Duyvil, the Hudson River, and the New Jersey Palisades. The high trail also affords good views of herons and raptors. I…

