Tag: Inwood Hill Park
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Black-crowned Night Herons of All Ages Arrive at the Salt Marsh

Both juvenile and immature Black-crowned Night Herons are doing just fine at the Salt Marsh at Inwood Hill Park. The sightings underscore a concern as the NYC Bird Alliance warns of their potential extinction by 2035 due to habitat loss and declining numbers in New York Harbor. Restore marshes.
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A Common Yellowthroat Explores the Blooming Hawthorn Trees

Cute pictures of the cute Common Yellowthroat.
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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…


