Hi,
Regarding the Cliff Swallows in the Bronx, I did a kayak trip along
Pelham Bay park shore on June 7 during which I saw 12 Cliff Swallows.
Two together hunting along the North shore of Hunter Island, 2 pairs
below the City Island bridge, flying in and out 2 specific points of the
bridge (the boat traffic and the current did not enable me to check that
there were nests however) and 3 pairs on the North-East side of Pelham
Bay Bridge: 1 pair in a completed nest and 2 others that seemed to build
new nests next to the completed one. During a visit last Sunday I saw
however only one pair, in the completed nest (still active). These Cliff
swallows were also easily seen in flight from the walk on Pelham Bridge.
Orchard beach was not covered during that trip as kayaking is not
allowed along it so it's good one nest was found here too. So with the
nest reported by Jack Rothman there are at least 2 active nests in
Pelham Bay and likely more nests on the multiple bridges and edifices in
that area. As mentioned by Deborah Allen, 2 actives nests were reported
on the southernmost arch of Pelham Bay Bridge in 2010 (Jared Cole &
Richard Aracil) so the nesting of these species is not new in that area
not birded a lot during the breeding season.
Here is a link with 2 pictures of the active nest on Pelham Bay Bridge,
taken on June 7 (presence of older or aborted nests is obvious on the
pictures). I'll post on ebird soon.
https://www.flickr.com/gp/134171131@N08/szNtCk
Best,
Matthieu BENOIT
On 07/16/2015 04:50 PM, Jack Rothman wrote:
Brendan Keogh, aka Bronx Brendan, found an active Cliff Swallow nest at Orchard
Beach. I don’t ever remember seeing one in this area. I’m curious to know if
any others have been reported in the NYC area.
I will post a photo on Facebook on the NY Birders page.
Jack Rothman
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