Just an update on the injured northern saw-whet owl I reported on yesterday.
The birds broken wing was set and the bird was brought to a certified rehabbed
who will likely keep the bird through winter and release it during spring
(which is important as the bird likely was migrating south) assumi
There was a drake Eurasian Wigeon on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife
Refuge in Queens today. Looking northeast from the Big John's Pond Trail
overlook, it was near the reeds on the east side of the pond with 80 American
Wigeon.
Other birds of note at the Refuge were a flyover Pine Siskin
A Nashville Warbler was present in the garden adjacent to the Naturalist's
residence at Westmoreland Sanctuary (Town of Bedford, Westchester County) this
morning (Nov 4) at 8:25am.
The bird was actively foraging in the inkberry shrubs, coneflower, goldenrod,
and oakleaf hydrangea that are jut