+1 to that... agreed... it is a spiritual and special place, and its birds
are one of kind
On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 11:37 AM Nancy Shamban
wrote:
> Thank you Rob. Too bad people have to be reminded of that!
>
> On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 10:59 AM Rob Jett
> wrote:
>
>> People searching for the wes
Thank you Rob. Too bad people have to be reminded of that!
On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 10:59 AM Rob Jett wrote:
> People searching for the western tanager in Green-Wood please be mindful
> that it is still an active cemetery and to behave respectfully. There are
> currently a lot of people in a rel
People searching for the western tanager in Green-Wood please be mindful that
it is still an active cemetery and to behave respectfully. There are currently
a lot of people in a relatively small area, so spread the word that yelling,
sitting or standing on headstones, etc., is inappropriate. Als
Now that the ponds in Green-Wood Cemetery are thawed (for the time being,
anyway) it has attracted a few nice species of waterfowl. Among the usual
suspects today were also Wood Duck, a pair of Redheads and Ring-necked Duck.
The Redheads were a first for me in Green-Wood Cemetery in my nearly 20
In an attempt to make navigating Green-Wood Cemetery a little bit easier, I
modified the existing official map which is available on the cemetery's website
here:
http://www.green-wood.com/map-of-green-wood-cemetery
Using a pair of 1855 and 1901 maps, which shows the names of the various
landfo
Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery was slightly quieter this morning compared to
last week's tour. I tallied 13 species of warbler, with overall abundance lower
that over the previous few days - although the early fog and drizzle could have
been a factor. Still haven't seen much in the way of flycat
Hour and half in Green-Wood today. Grackles, parakeets, and mockingbirds making
lots of noise, but otherwise pretty quiet. Robins everywhere. Only one phoebe.
Saw my first golden-crowned kinglet and first mourning cloak butterfly of the
year. So it must be true about spring being here.
Red-tail
