Pale Male Celebrates Columbus Day
Pale Male was on the Belvedere Castle flagpole when I arrived at the Great Lawn this evening. He flew off seeming to chase a bird off, while going to his nighttime roost.
Pale Male
In the early evening, Pale Male was in a tree in the Great Lawn. He flew off after something, and both birds touched in flight. I couldn’t identify the species of bird Pale Male got into a tussle with, but if I had to make an educated guess, based on its square striped tail and size relative to Pale Male, I would choose Sharp-shinned Hawk. Afterward, Pale Male was found in one of his favorite roost trees. I didn’t have a chance to see if he stayed in the tree for the evening.
Wild Turkey, 3 Weeks Later
The Wild Turkey in Central Park is looking a lot better these days. Almost all of the molted feathers are coming back and today for the first time I heard it start to vocalize. I can’t wait to see what the final result is going to look like (and sound like) in a few weeks!
Connecticut Warbler on Sunday
The Connecticut Warbler was more difficult to find on Sunday, but for about twenty minutes gave us excellent views. The bird seen on Sunday has some feathers out of place near the back of its head on the right side.
Saturday, Connecticut Warbler and Old Friends
The Connecticut Warbler that has been in the Pinetum has stuck around and was seen on Saturday. I photographed it and some birds at Tanner’s Spring.
Sunday and Monday Warblers and more. . .
Central Park had a Connecticut Warbler Sunday, with another Connecticut Warbler being seen on Monday. I photographed other warblers on Sunday, including a Yellow-rumped Warbler, Pine Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Palm Warbler and Yellow-breasted Chat.
In addition to the warblers, I got nice shots of a Red-eyed Vireo and a Northern Mockingbird.
