Tag: spring migration
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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…
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Scaling the Heights with the Black-and-white Warblers
For a bird I’ve seen infrequently, the Black-and-white Warbler has played an oversized role in my personal life over the last decade. When I moved to the Inwood neighborhood of Northern Manhattan in 2014, I wasn’t familiar with the area. I just found it to be wild. I had previously lived in Greenwich Village, and…
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The Return of the Yellow-rumped Warblers
The Merlin app detected Yellow-rumped Warblers in Inwood Hill Park on April 17, 2024. The author also spotted a pair of Palm Warblers and a Hermit Thrush earlier than the previous year. The spring migration seems faster this year but keeping a multiple year diary helps anticipate future arrivals and monitor any decline in bird…
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Yellow-rumped Warblers Everywhere and Nowhere
With their high tinny chirp, Yellow-rumped Warblers are often heard rather than seen. They are swift fliers, making them hard to discern in the top canopy of the old-growth forest. Walking through the forest, I can hear them over there, and then here, and up there, but I often have a hard time actually seeing…
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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…
Birds of Inwood 