The Day After Christmas
Before leaving on vacation, I made a brief visit to the park on December 26th. In my brief visit, I had a Barred Owl, a Coopers Hawk and Pale Male.
Category: Owls
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve day was quiet in the park. I saw Pale Male on the Beresford Apartments and at least one other Red-tail who was keeping track of the Barred Owl. (This Red-tail went over to Teddy Roosevelt Park outside Central Park before returning.)
The Barred Owl was very cooperative tonight and was easy to track for about fifteen minutes after the fly out.
Happy Holidays!
Barred Owl
One Barred Owl continues in Central Park. Tonight it flew out to the Southwest. Luckily, it has become such a regular that only a few people were paying any attention to it this afternoon.
Last weekend
I haven’t been able to spend much time birding this December. During the week, it’s too dark to bird after work, and the weekend before last, I was away on business.
This last weekend, I only had a few hours on Saturday to go birding. Sunday, I participated in the Christmas Bird count in Central Park, but didn’t have time to photograph much.
So, here are the few photos I got last weekend.
Northern Saw-whet Owl
The smallest owl that visits Central Park is the Northern Saw-whet Owl. It’s about eight inches tall. A Saw-whet has been in the park for about a week. Today, it was in a perfect spot to watch until dusk. A small group of us were hoping for a fly out, but the owl jumped to the center of the bush it has been perching in rather than flying out. I was disappointed but also glad to see that the owl could out smart us.
Barred Owls Are Still Here
Three Barred Owls were spotted in the park today, most likely the trio that arrived after Huricane Sandy. It’s so great that they’ve stayed in the park.
