This 2019 year has started off on the right birds for me. Featured image is an American Tree Sparrow in the freezing cold.
New Year Delights
Tag Archives: Red-tailed hawk
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
Copy Cat Time
This is what is left of the perching tree in the Croton Train Station estuary. The snowy egret and cormorant must be having quite the conversation.
Hey, bro, what’s down there?
Red-tail hawk mom showing the kids how to perch on the end of the dead branch
Red-tail hawk fledgling learned the lesson
How am I doing, Bonnie?
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)
Happy New Year
There were five eagles in the eagle tree at the Croton Point Nature Center this morning! Now that is a happy event. Saw Mill River Audubon’s Project FeederWatch at the nature center continues again this year.
Back Home Again
The Croton Train Station osprey got a bath. The red-tailed hawk also got a bath and apparently a small meal. And the Annsville eagle tried to get a meal.
Wet osprey
Red-tailed hawk hunting
This mockingbird does not like the eagle.
Spring at Croton
Spring birds are everywhere doing their Spring Thing. Plus, a few of the residents are back in action.
This orchard (corrected, thank you) oriole finally popped out from behind the leaves. Been waiting to get a picture of one.
Wood duck got relatively close
Wood duck pair
Double-crested cormorants were in their usual place.
Three may be a crowd
Red-tail refurbishing the nest
Incoming
The cowbirds didn’t disturb this chipmunk at all. They are tracking a female cowbird.
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
Persistance Pays Off
I finally got the kingfisher at Annsville Circle. I went out every day for over two weeks when the weather cooperated. Low tide and sunshine collided. Our eagles are still here and the barred owl continues to delight its admirer
March Madness
The female red winged blackbirds and female cowbirds are back. The guys are happy about that. There is just the faintest tinge of green on the trees and the snow may finally be gone. Our young eagles remain in the area and that eagle look-a-like is always around, no matter the season.
