Gray Day
On a gray late Fall day, a visit to Central Park yielded a few Cooper’s Hawks, two Barred Owls and a few Red-tailed Hawks. Let’s hope the Barred Owls stay for the Christmas Bird count, Sunday, December 16th.
Category: Owls
Fall Owls
This fall, Central Park has had at least four owl species – Great Horned Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Long-eared Owl, and Barred Owl. That’s a great variety for so early in the fall/winter season.
Let’s hope the visits continue!
Barred Owl Continues
Although it looks like two of the Barred Owls may have relocated, one owl was still around on Saturday. What a wonderful species!
Barred Owls
Three Barred Owls have been spotted this week in New York City. I got to see two of them tonight and hear them. They’re no making the standard “Who cooks for you?” calls, but are caterwauling. The sound is very, very loud.
Long-eared Owl
The first rule of owl watching, is don’t talk about owl watching! So, I won’t say much. It’s just really early for a Long-eared Owl in the greater New York City area.
Owlets, A Week Later
The Manhattan Owlets, a week later…
(These photographs were taken on April 14th. I wanted to wait until the owlets had fledged before posting these photographs. Owls can attract huge crowds, this family deserved some peace and quiet.)
