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.
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!
Eastern Bluebird
A gorgeous Eastern Bluebird was north of Winterdale Arch in Central Park today. Although it was near lots of fruit trees, it spent its time catching insects from the lawn. I spent an hour waiting for it to arrive, and was just about to give up before it showed up. It’s nice to have patience rewarded.
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.
Weekend In Central Park
I spent time watching American Crows, waterfowl and American Kestrels on Saturday and watched Pale Male on Sunday. The Harlem Meer had a nice selection of birds, including Buffleheads, Ruddy Ducks, Gadwalls, Mallards, Northern Shovelers, Wood Ducks, and a Mute Swan.
Sandy made a mess of the park, and there are still sections closed. The clean up may take longer than usual as resources are being sent to hard hit areas of NYC rather than Central Park. Sadly entitled Upper East and West siders are complaining about how they suffered because they can’t walk their dogs in the park or use the bypass road in the north of the park, which is now a staging area for the clean up. Get a life folks!
