Harbor Seals
On winter Sunday afternoons, NYC Audubon hosts a harbor cruise in association NYC Water Taxi. I took the cruise today and had a great time watching birds and harbor seals out in the NYC harbor.
Randalls Island Peregrines
There is a Peregrine nest box on the northern building of the Manhattan Psychiatric Center complex on Randalls Island. Both resident Peregrines were perched near the nest box at dusk on Saturday. While I was getting my camera gear out to photograph them, one took off and the other had moved to a new perch to eat prey.
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk aren’t at all unusual in New York City, but we only see them a few times a year in Central Park, so this was another nice winter surprise.
American Tree Sparrow and Chipping Sparrow
At the feeders on Saturday, were an American Tree Sparrow and a Chipping Sparrow. (The Tree sparrow has a bi-colored beak and one wing bar.) They very cooperatively both went to a single bird feeder together a few times.
Second Day with the Common Redpoll
The Redpoll was around for a second day in Central Park.
Central Park Common Redpoll
Central Park in the winter has a number of visitors from farther north. Today’s special bird was a Common Redpoll, a small finch. It certainly made a grey day a bit brighter for me.
