Tag: goose

• August Adolescents

  Bonnie Coe

  August 6, 2017

  Backyard Birds, Ducks, Miscellaneous Wildlife

  Croton, goose, grackle, heron, Hudson river, ossining, robin

  Those wonderful juvenile great blue herons are migrating west to the Hudson River. I felt bad for this skinny youngster at Oglevie’s Pond that couldn’t seem to catch a fish. If only I could get it into my backyard I would stock my hot tub.   Fingers crossed that at least half of the new bird…

• Babies, Babies, Babies

  Bonnie Coe

  May 25, 2017

  Ducks, Miscellaneous Wildlife, Uncategorized

  Croton Point Park, ducklings, goose, gosling, mallard, red tail hawk, Thornwood

  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…

• Little birds fascinated me.

  Bonnie Coe

  February 13, 2017

  Miscellaneous Wildlife

  blue jay, carolina, chickadee, downy, goose, grackle, green, gull, heron, junco, killdeer, mockingbird, nuthatch, phoebe, rock dove, sparrow, titmouse, woodpecker, wren

• Eagles Galore! Plus a Few Other Regulars

  Bonnie Coe

  January 14, 2014

  Ducks, Eagles, Miscellaneous Wildlife

  Cooper’s hawk, Croton, Eagle, gadwall, goose, merganser, mourning dove, Oscawana, song sparrow

  As soon as the crushing ice formed on the Hudson River and the rivers to the north, east, west and south, our migrant eagles joined us at the Croton Point Nature Center.   Eagle watchers reported up to 44 eagles on the river.