Today at Kissena Park Queens, NYC I spotted a Common Redpoll, a Rough-legged hawk and a Great Horned Owl in that order.
I had a clear view of the adult female Common Redpoll. It was in the brush and small trees at the north-western corner of the pond. The Rough-legged Hawk was spotted after I noticed some blue jays were mobbing something. The Rough-legged Hawk stayed put for a few minutes until a Red-tailed Hawk swooped down at it. After that it flew away heading out of the park. Later on I heard blue jays mobbing something again. My initial thought was the Rough-legged Hawk had returned. I looked up and I saw a large and bulky bird fly away. I thought it was a Great Horned Owl, but I was not sure because I did not get a good view of it. A minute or two later the large bird came back and landed in the tree I was standing under. I had a good look at it, and I then was sure it was a Great Horned Owl. -- 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/ --
