There were 33 birders on the Saturday morning bird walk at NYBG. Junior, the Great Horned Owl who had his picture published in the New York Times (2/4/12) was found sitting alone in a tree. The female owl was a no show and we can only hope she is on a nest. Twin Lakes had 4 hooded mergansers,1 wood duck and 4 Mallards. A Phoebe was heard but not seen. Other sightings include two of the friendliest downy woodpeckers I have ever seen, 2 Red winged blackbirds, 7 Rusty blackbirds, Swamp Sparrow, White throated Sparrows, Song Sparrow, Mockingbird, Chickadees, Tufted titmice, American Robins, 35+ Goldfinch, Red bellied woodpecker, House finch, Blue jays, Cardinals and Juncos. The beavers are back and took down another tree. The downed limb was sitting on the bank of the Bronx River. It appears the beaver may have been startled and left the chewed limb behind.
Good birding, Debbie Becker -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
