Urban Hawks

January 10, 2009December 21, 2020Owls

Long-eared Owl in a Snow Storm

A Long-eared Owl ended up being found in a very unlikely place in Central Park on Saturday, during a snow storm. The bird was in a small tree at the edge of the Reservoir. A kind Central Park birder, who’s name is unfortunately just on the tip of my tongue, walked 10 blocks in the storm to show me the bird! Thank you.

This season has had a number of Long-eared Owls, who only seem to be staying for a day or two. Let’s hope one or two of them end up staying a little while longer this winter.

January 8, 2009December 25, 2020Extralimital, Other Birds

White Ibis Worm Wrestling

While down in the Everglades, I had a nice view of two White Ibises eating for about half an hour. I never realized what a hard time an Ibis would have eating a long worm. It was a struggle, as the worm did all it could not to be dinner.

January 8, 2009December 23, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey, Extralimital

American Kestrel and Wood Storks in the Everglades

I’m starting to catch up with my photographs from Florida. Here are some pictures of an American Kestrel and some Wood Storks taken around Flamingo.

January 4, 2009December 24, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey, Extralimital, Other Birds

Croton-on-Hudson, Second Try

I finally made it to over 200 life birds today, with the 200th being a Bald Eagle and the 201st being a Common Merganser. The pictures weren’t that good today, but I’m having fun expanding my range outside of Central Park.

January 3, 2009December 24, 2020927 5th Avenue Red-tailed Hawks

Pale Male on Saturday

Pale Male was one a low branch on a tree on Cedar Hill in the late afternoon, before moving about from tree to tree about 150 yards to the south.

January 2, 2009December 24, 2020Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey, Extralimital, Other Birds

Red-Shouldered Hawks in the Everglades

Red-Shouldered Hawks are rare visitors to Central Park, so it was a pleasure to see them in the Everglades over my Christmas/New Year’s break while visiting Florida.

The first four photographs are of a juvenile bird, then some of two adults. The last two are of an attack on an egret by a Red-shouldered Hawk at the Shark Valley Visitor’s Center. (I was the only one among about 30 visitors who noticed the attack. I guess people being unaware of nature isn’t only limited to the city!)