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Fall Madness
I have enjoyed the Hudson River between Stateline Lookout in New Jersey and West Point in New York.
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Rochester Falcon Fledge Time
The three fledglings are ruling the skies above Rochester. Well, at least they are ruling a four block area between the Times Square building, Old Changing Scenes Restaurant and Frontier Communication Tower. Fingers are crossed in all kinds of directions that they finally find The Gorge this year. Beauty did take them to visit the…
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A Dozen A Day
I truly thought most of the eagles had gone back to wherever they came from. I was totally thrilled to see twelve doing their thing today. Eagles equal winter and robins signal spring. I don’t know what a sleeping loon means, though.
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Maryland Eagles Trip #3
Went back with my photo friends on the projected best day, i.e. sun, wind, water level. It was appropriately Veteran’s Day for humans and eagles. They ran the water about a half hour after we got to the dam. Many of my eagle forum friends were there, too. Enjoy!
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Croton Point Park Bird List
Went on Charlie Roberto’s Going South Bird Walk sponsored by Teatown Lake Reservation. Here is a list of what we saw (DRAFT): turkey vulture, osprey, sharp-shinned hawk, Cooper’s hawk, bald eagle, red-tailed hawk, ring-billed gull, belted kingfisher, red-bellied woodpecker, yellow-bellied sapsucker, northern flicker, American kestrel, peregrine falcon, blude jay, American crow, balck-capped chickadee, tufted titmouse,…
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Summer’s End at Croton
Well, the catfish were jumping. And a very lucky great blue heron caught one. Another fish jumped out of the water just as this guy landed with his lunch. He slammed the fish down on the concrete over and over. I assume it was to render it motionless, er … The fish looked alive for…
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Jersey City Peregrine Falcons, Part I
It is fledge time here in the NYC area. The gorgeous birds that call 101 Hudson in Jersey City their home are ready for the annual rite of passage. My friend, Mike, and I arrived at 8:30 am on a Sunday. We saw one of the eyases on the ledge opposite the nest box and…
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Croton Point Plus
Enjoy the orioles and warblers and goldfinches. A surprise is coming shortly. Couldn’t post until now because of security reasons.
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Jamaica Bay
Waited and waited for the barn owls to fledge. But the fog came in. Worth the wait, though.