Highlights of the Saturday morning bird walk: FOS Eastern Phoebe, the harbinger of Spring, observed in a flurry of snowflakes on Twin Lakes.
Blade Eagle - immature Pileated Woodpecker (heard) American Coot-on Twin Lakes Osprey Also observed: White crowned sparrow-1 Fox Sparrow-3 White throated Sparrow-15+ Song sparrow-3 Dark eyed junco-3 American Goldfinch-6 Cardinal-2 Grackles-21 Red winged Blackbird-4 Blue Jay-6 American Crow-2 Chickadee -7 Mourning Dove-3 Tufted titmouse-5 White breasted nuthatch-2 Red bellied woodpecker-2 Downy woodpecker -2 Wood ducks- 6 on the Bronx River- 2 on Twin Lakes Black duck-1 Mallard-4 Red tailed hawk-2 Immature Red tailed hawk seriously chasing a squirrel in a battle of clumsy hawk vs smart squirrel. Sharp shinned hawk - adult male perched in a tree being harassed by Blue Jays. Good Birding, Debbie Becker BirdingAroundNYC.com -- 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/ --
