Category: Pileated Woodpecker
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In a Different Forest: Fall Birdwatching in the West Point Foundry Preserve
The West Point Foundry Preserve in Cold Spring, NY, was quiet when I arrived there on Tuesday morning. Stepping off the train, the background noises disappeared, something a New Yorker would notice. As soon as I began my walk along the forested trail, I heard crows loudly calling overhead in the trees. I heard herons…
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Crowdsourcing a Pileated Woodpecker in Inwood Hill Park
I have always wanted to see a Pileated Woodpecker in Inwood Hill Park, and I finally saw one this morning. I was wrapping up my birding walk and ready to go home when I met a fellow birder who let me know about the Pileated in the Clove. He said he learned about it from…
Birds of Inwood 