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August 26, 2007December 25, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey, Other Birds

2nd Annual Shorebird Festival at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

On Saturday, the 2nd Annual Shorebird Festival at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge was held. It was a joint presentation of NYC Audubon and the American Littoral Society. About 80 birders were in attendance.

Kevin Karlson led the walk and gave a lecture in the afternoon. His latest book is about birding by impression – size, and shape rather than field marks. It is a good method, but I’ll need to buy his book to get the hang of it.

Here he talked about using body size to differentiate between a Greater and Lesser Yellow Legs.

I’m too new to get my shorebird I.D.s correct but here are some pictures to enjoy.

August 11, 2007December 28, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey, Other Birds, Southern Central Park Red-tailed Hawks

High Above Opposite Ends Of The Park

I birded both ends of Central Park on Saturday. Up north, there were Snowy Egrets flying south. The fall migration has started and the species list on NYC Bird Report has warblers, ducks and other birds that haven’t been seen since the spring.

Down at the southern end of the park one of the 888 Seventh Avenue Red-tailed Hawk parents was on the upper right hand corner of the Essex House sign.

An American Kestrel came by to give the Red-tailed Hawk a hard time, but didn’t actually come too close before…

August 4, 2007December 25, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey, Other Birds

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

On Saturday, I took a NYC Audbon trip to the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. The trip was led by Don Riepe, who did a wonderful job. Audubon provided a bus, so the trip was easy. After leaving the Manhattan Audubon office, our first stop was the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge’s West Pond, followed by the East Pond and then a visit to Fort Tilden before returning to Manhattan.

An easy walk from the visitor’s center is an Osprey nest on the West Pond. The 2007 kids had already left. These are the adults.

This is a second nest on the other side of the West Pond.

A tree filled with both Snowy and Great Egrets.

We then visited the East Pond, stopping first at a blind. There we saw a Black-crowned Night-Heron and…

Then it was off to the East Pond. Here’s a Gull. (Still learning how to I.D. them.)

Great Blue Heron (left) and Black-crowned Night-Heron (right)

Immature Peregrine Falcon. This is the first time I’ve seen one on the ground!

A bridge near Fort Tilden, where the center gun turret was converted into a Peregrine Falcon nest site. It might have been the birthplace of the Peregrine Falcon seen on the East Pond.

It was a fun day. The trip had a full range of birders, from the beginner to the advanced. Don Riepe, did a great job of keeping everyone interested and kept us out of the Poison Ivy too! NYC Audubon has a full calender of events throughout the year. The current schedule can be found on their website, www.nycaudubon.org.

July 19, 2007December 15, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey

Peregrine Falcons At My Office

At lunch time, I got a call from my company’s Chief Operating Officer. Two Peregrine Falcons had joined our COO for lunch. They were both on a 20th Floor window ledge of the Flatiron Building. I only had my iPhone camera but the pictures came out fine.

There were two birds. One bird was banded (a standard silver band on the right leg and green bands on the left) and the other bird wasn’t. Both looked to be juvenile birds. It seemed strange that two juvenile birds wouldn’t both be banded if they were together, so I’m a little puzzled.

June 19, 2007December 15, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey

Sunday with the Falcons

I spent more time up at Riverside Church on Sunday. The fledglings spent lots of time flying between the God Box (Interfaith Center) and the Church. The ones I could photograph were mostly the parents.

June 18, 2007March 5, 2024Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey

Riverside Church Peregrine Falcon Fledglings

Riverside Church Peregrine Falcons have three or four fledglings. Its hard to figure out the exact number. Here are some pictures from Friday of the fledglings and their parents.