Eastern Screech-Owl
It was cold enough that she only came out at dusk, rather than sitting up in the cavity earlier, as she does when it is warmer. But other than that it was a fairly normal fly out.
Pale Male
Pale Male was at the entrance to the park at 79th and Fifth Avenue this evening. He memorized me and I forgot to go up and look for the Varied Thrush until it was too dark!
Cedar Waxwings
Some Cedar Waxwings from Sunday, about an hour before I saw the Saw-Whet. I was 15 feet from the owl, but it was too well hidden to find on my own!
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Seeing a Northern Saw-whet Owl in Central Park is a real treat. Only a few are seen during migration and they only seem to be one day guests of the park, so actually seeing one takes patience.
Today, the Central Park birding community helped me out. Rebekah Creshkof found the owl, told a friend who got me to the general area of the bird, and then another pair of birders helped me find the right tree.
Eastern Screech-Owl
What may be the last Eastern Screech-Owl in Central Park, continues to captivate me. She was lower in the cavity today, something that makes sense given the colder weather.
Flocks
On a cold, gray afternoon flocks of birds can be a welcome find. My first flock was a group of American Goldfinches with a few Pine Siskins eating Sweet Gum seeds.
The second flock was a group of Cedar Waxwings. They got spooked by a pair of Cooper’s Hawks.
