Tag: Inwood Hill Park
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Listening to the American Redstart
Like most warblers, the American Redstart is a petite bundle of energy unwilling to sit still for pictures. It appears in quick flashes, a blur of black and orange (the male) while flitting from tree to tree to forage for insects. Though dressed in the colors of Halloween (a frequent characterization), American Redstarts are rarely…
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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…
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An Eastern Phoebe Explores the White Pines
An Eastern Phoebe has been frequenting the White Pines area of Inwood Hill Park for the past couple of days. This particular gathering of Eastern White Pine trees, located in an elevated part of the forest and marked by a park sign, as well as the adjacent forest clearing must be harboring plenty of insects…
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The Northern Flicker and the Way of the Woodpecker
Woodpeckers are commonly seen and heard all year round throughout Inwood Hill Park, and now the migratory Northern Flickers have joined them. Downy Woodpeckers are common here, and so are Red-bellied Woodpeckers. A Hairy Woodpecker and a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker may sometimes be seen. A Pileated Woodpecker, which I have yet to see, is the Holy…
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A Sky Full of Hawks
On Friday, March 31, 2023, a fellow birder and I started counting many Red-tailed Hawks circling over the trees above Inwood Hill Park near the marsh, and at one point we reached a consensus of seven hawks. Red-tailed Hawks are a common sight in the park, but conditions that day seemed favorable for an unusually…
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A Song Sparrow Singing at the Salt Marsh
With the arrival of the Vernal Equinox, a male Song Sparrow has been singing many melodies at the Salt Marsh in Inwood Hill Park. While a loud Northern Mockingbird practiced for a song competition in the marsh grasses nearby, the Song Sparrow assumed the loftier perch at the top of a favorite tree. For the…
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