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- The Birds for Our New York City Moment
Over the course of several busy and consequential days for New York City— a thrilling Halloween Parade, a photo finish for the NYC Marathon, and the city’s historic mayoral election— thousands of birds flew overhead. Some were late migrants en route to winter homes and springtime in the Southern Hemisphere. Other birds came here to… Read more: The Birds for Our New York City Moment - It’s June, so these must be Cedar Waxwings
Cedar Waxwings, the birds seemingly from outer space, show up here in June to eat our earthly mulberry trees. - Early Morning Birdwatching in the Heat of Summer
Birdwatching during the early morning hours is often a favorite time for birders in general, but during a summer heatwave, the earlier the better. The month of July is frequently hot in New York City, but in the past few days the heat has been amplified by high humidity and poor air quality. Still, an… Read more: Early Morning Birdwatching in the Heat of Summer - Notes from Spring Migration 2024 – Common Yellowthroats at the Masked Ball
I’ll never forget the first time I saw a Common Yellowthroat. It was several years ago in Central Park during spring migration. I was new to birding and learning the ropes from seasoned birders. I was dazzled by the warblers and couldn’t quite keep up with the sightings. We were along The Loch on Central… Read more: Notes from Spring Migration 2024 – Common Yellowthroats at the Masked Ball - Cedar Waxwings and a House Finch in the Juneberries of Isham Park
If it’s June, go find a Juneberry shrub or tree (or call it serviceberry or Amelanchier, if you prefer) bearing fruit. Cedar Waxwings may be there as well as other birds. They are all after the berries. A fellow birder asked me the other day if I had seen the Cedar Waxwings in Isham Park,… Read more: Cedar Waxwings and a House Finch in the Juneberries of Isham Park - A Vision of Waxwings
Sightings of Cedar Waxwings are often communicated in the sort of hushed yet excited tones often reserved for a sacred vision. When a flock of these atypical birds appears, the effect is seemingly miraculous. Cedar Waxwings will show up where berries may be plentiful, but they do not announce their unpredictable and infrequent arrivals in… Read more: A Vision of Waxwings - Otherworldly Cedar Waxwings, and Their Comings and Goings
Cover image: Cedar Waxwing in a tree next to the Salt Marsh. Inwood Hill Park. June 3, 2023. Whenever I encounter Cedar Waxwings, and they generally travel in groups, they seem to arrive from outer space. They are all beautiful and mysterious, thanks to those masks. Their arrival is unpredictable, appearing out of the blue,… Read more: Otherworldly Cedar Waxwings, and Their Comings and Goings
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