A trip on the Metro-North today from Poughkeepsie to Grand Central allowed us to see at least 50 Bald Eagles and by the time we we passing Peekskill Bay we couldn't even count any more! It was quite spectacular!
Christine Guarino New Paltz, NY On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 7:37 PM, Thomas Rhindress <[email protected]>wrote: > The lower Hudson Valley has become the eastern USA's Homer/Chilkat, AK in > many ways. Can't think of a more reliable place to spot bald eagles in the > winter, or bring non-birders to introduce them to this rewarding activity. > I know all of the roosting/viewing spots along the eastern shore of the > Hudson. Are there similar locales on the western shore? My wife and I > recently spotted more than we could count kettling on the western shore as > viewed from George's Island County Park > *Thomas Rhindress* - *Yorktown Heights, NY* > • Nature Photographer > • NY State Certified Earth Science & Biology Teacher > • Homemaker > On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 5:14 PM, John Askildsen <[email protected]>wrote: > >> today, walt fowler, john and kirsten askildsen birded several spots on the >> Hudson River shore of n.westchester county, from peekskill bay to croton >> point park. this was a day of casual birding and we did not focus on >> covering every location possible. >> >> we were quite pleased with the outcome-about 200 bald eagles! there was an >> amazing 106 individuals at peekskill bay, as viewed from charles >> point/fleishman's pier, peekskill, alone. i have never witnessed such a >> congregation as we did today. "impressive", is an understatement. >> >> with my knowledge of the river and BE's haunts, i would imagine that a >> check of every nook and cranny, would have produced 230-250 individuals. >> >> JPA >> >> John Askildsen Millbrook, New York >> > > -- Chrissy -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
