Tag: nature
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An Incognito Blackpoll Warbler Identified in Visual Look Up on iPhone
On the morning of October 10, a small olive bird with white wing bars caught my eye as it flew around the marsh regeneration area of Inwood Hill Park. I couldn’t immediately identify the bird, but I thought it was a type of warbler passing through the park during fall migration. A feature available on…
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The Early Autumn of Herons and Hawks
The emerging patches of golds and yellows of early autumn in New York signal a rich time for birdwatching. As the fall migrants make their way from north to south hopping along the forest branches and salt marsh reeds, raptors explore the landscape from the sky. In the water, multiple species of colorful herons gather…
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The Wonderful Twos of a Black-crowned Night Heron
This summer, both juvenile and adult Black-crowned Night Herons were observed at the Salt Marsh. An immature heron, recently spotted, exemplifies the gradual transition to adulthood, marked by the fading of juvenile markings and developing features. Additionally, fall migration activities are beginning, coinciding with the artist’s new seasonal artwork offerings for sale.
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A Common Grackle Takes the Waters of Inwood Hill Park
A Common Grackle has lately been foraging for food and bathing in a flooded part of the path leading to the open athletic fields in Inwood Hill Park. I’ve observed it splashing in the puddle and dipping berries into the cool water. Many other birds have taken to this large puddle, including Mallards, European Starlings,…
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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,…
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The Sparrows of April
The month of April could be told in sparrows. That rusty-capped little sparrow you may have seen this past month in the local parks, the Chipping Sparrow, is currently traveling north from Mexico and South America, stopping here on its long migration journey. It breeds in late April and May. The Chipping Sparrow trills loudly,…
Birds of Inwood 