Tag: Inwood Hill Park
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A Yellow Warbler’s Epic Journey, and Watching the Tides
The little yellow bird that flies a long way.
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Swan Lake at the Salt Marsh
Just when you expect to see tiny warblers, a large waterfowl pirouettes into the Salt Marsh of Inwood Hill Park. A Mute Swan, a native to Eurasia, was visiting the main inlet early this week. It was sleeping when I first saw it, a pile of white feathers floating in the water. Then it raised…
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Thrushes and Towhees Go Rummaging, and Other Spring Arrivals
This week I’ve witnessed many birds foraging on the forest floor. While the Hermit Thrushes hop gracefully among the fallen leaves, the Eastern Towhees and the newly arrived Wood Thrush vigorously rummage through the piles of decaying debris on the ground. Many birds do this, but the thrushes and towhees are by nature ground foragers.…
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Heron Homecoming 2025: A Great Egret Returns
A Great Egret returned to Inwood Hill Park over the weekend, an expected homecoming for one of the stars of the park’s Salt Marsh. I have lived in the Inwood neighborhood for over a decade, and I’ve observed at least one Great Egret every year. Sometimes, more of them will appear, but often it’s just…
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A Gull, a Goose, and the Odd Duck in Wild and Wintry Weather
New York City is experiencing a real winter this season with weather fronts bringing snow, freezing rain, and sleet to the metropolis. This year, the winter has been cold enough for the waterways to be covered in icy islands and sheets of ice floes. Periodic warmups have thawed the rivers and inlets. This weather pattern…
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The Great Tufted Titmouse Food Operation
Throughout a stressful week that began with a tumultuous election and ended with nearby wildfires, Tufted Titmice were pulling off a methodical food relay operation in a small area between the basketball courts and the forest of Inwood Hill Park. The Tufted Titmouse food operation was simple and brilliant. These little athletic birds like to…
Birds of Inwood 