Carolina Wren
Carolina Wrens are small birds with an incredibly loud call and song. On Thursday, a pair was foraging for insects around the wood piles of the Compost Heap. Seeing or hearing one of these birds always brings a smile to my face!
Category: Other Birds
Wilson’s Warbler
A very active Wilson’s Warbler was working the bushes of the Maintenance Meadow on Saturday. What an enjoyable bird to watch.
Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland, Canada
My last set of photos from my vacation in Newfoundland are from the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, a set of islands off the Avalon Peninsula. The main island is home to the largest Atlantic puffin colony in North America, as well as to nesting Greater Black-backed Gulls, Black-Legged Kittiwakes, Common Murres, Atlantic Puffins, Razorbills, and Herring Gulls. The waters around the islands are home during the summer to numerous Whale species, including Humpbacks.
Northern Gannets at the Cape St. Mary’s Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland, Canada
While home to about 30.000 Northern Gannets, on our visit to the Reserve we could only see a few hundred in the dense fog. But even the few hundred we could see were an incredible sight.
Chimney Swifts
Chimney Swifts have returned to New York City and I finally had time to look at one of the roost on Thursday. I looked at the 230 Central Park West. The video has them flying in at the peak, around 8:30.
Tree Swallow Nest Building
While in Connecticut, I was able to watch a pair of Tree Swallows bring nesting material to a nest box. They made lots of chatter, but not as much as a nearby Song Sparrow.
