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Tag Archives: Croton Point Park
Snow Business
The “Bomb Blizzard” hit hard this year. The birds coped.
Blue jay foraging successfully for peanuts
White throated sparrow
Red-tailed hawk pair – male below, female above
Song sparrow
Mourning doves
Northern cardinal – female
Common house sparrow – male
American tree sparrow
Eagle, first year
Great blue herons
Babies, Babies, Babies
One just prays at least half of them survive. Our red-tailed hawk family is just about ready to expand their territory. Look out snakes and rats! The male dropped off a very small morsel and the eyases bawled him out. This is a sign that the youngsters are ready to take flight. Both adults have triangulated on nearby trees to keep an eye on this adventurous group. Mallard ducklings were out in force with their parents. Momma kept ten in tow while Dad guarded the pond. The goose family has not been so lucky. There were two goose families on the beach. One set had three goslings left and the other pair had only two. They waddled directly under the red-tail tree. I have seen the red-tails with a gosling or two being prepped. Sad. One goose pair at the Croton Boat Ramp are fairing well with their bagel diet. The other pair is only allowing the young to eat grass and bugs.
This appears to be the most ready to fly. Notice ‘his’ similar coloring to his mother.
Almost Ready to See A New World
What’s Next?
Momma Mallard Takes Ten
Proud Poppa Peruses His Pride – notice his molting plumage
Goose Goslings Get Going – Male seems to be herding a straggler
Feeding Lesson
Baby Birds, Mother Birds, Bird Songs
The female red-tailed hawk is keeping her three eyases very well fed. The crops are bulging everytime I see the family. While not for the squeamish, ID needed for her most recent delicacy. I suspect rat. She indulged with the kids.
Yellow warblers are all over the place. I’ll post video of all the bird sounds and songs.
Migration Time
There is a lot of bird action right now.
Who is going first?
Show off
Ring In the New
Well, not really new. This second year has been hanging around all year.
Red-tailed hawk really hanging around…
Three’s a crowd
This lark sparrow is really new to Croton Point Park.
Cedar waxwing (not new, either)
All I Wanted Was One
… good picture of one of the three harriers at Croton Point Park. Yes, the eagles are still around in big numbers. The elusive brown creeper showed itself, too.
Gotcha ya
Can you see the blues of its eyes?
There’s a vole down there.
Do you guys need a picture or something?
There were twelve eagles in the Croton Boat Ramp tree at one point.
I keep seeing it listed on ebird for Westchester. It was right next to where the harriers were hunting.
The red-tail is sharing the hunting space with the harriers.
Just gotta love the sparrows
The Eagles Have Landed
They are here now. Croton resident eagles have to share their space.
Young eagle at the entrance to Croton Point Park
My Gal in her tree at Croton Nature Center. She stayed with me for 45 minutes.
My Gal again at Croton Train Station Boat Ramp
Red-tail hawk at Croton Nature Center watching the eagles
Hudson River Ice
Yes, there is ice on the Hudson. We have waited for over a year. The eagles are everywhere. I only made a few stops today. There were 3 eagles in Croton Point Park, 3 at Furnace Dock, 5 in Verplanck, 5 on the ice off the pier at Fleishmann’s.
I think this is a first year bird, but you can see a lot of white because the bird is soaked
Definitely a mature eagle enjoying the ice and the sun
Not an eagle, but definitely eating ice
And ’tis the month of love and nest rebuilding. Our own pale male is setting up the nest for his mate.
Six or seven year old male red tailed hawk
Bringing it on home
Waiting for Eagles
Our eagle visitors have not yet arrived in the Lower Hudson. The water has not quite frozen up near Albany. But the birds will be here soon if the cold temperatures persist. While I wait, my Croton feathered friends continue to entertain.
Male red-tailed hawk
Female red-tailed hawk
Croton red-tailed pair checking the landfill
Junco showing its tonsils
Croton Point Nature Center resident Blue jay giving ‘The Look’
Titmouse at Marshlands Conservancy
