Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010
Barbara Saunders and I went to the Croton railroad station, Croton Pt.
Park and the Peekskill area.
Seen from the train station parking lot ca. 8 am were 2 immature Bald
Eagles trying to steal a fish from a Great Black Backed Gull
(unsuccessfully), and two adults and an immature Bald Eagle in the trees
across the inlet. In addition, on return later in the day, there were 2
American Tree Sparrows.
In the water were a pair of Redhead, Common Merganser, Mallard, American
Black Duck, Bufflehead, at least 2 male Pintail, pair of Mute Swan,
Canada Goose (many), one Ruddy Duck and Gadwall.
At Croton Point Park, there were 3 immature Bald Eagles in the trees
along the water, seen from the road through the Camp Ground.
Also seen in the park at various places (including the feeders at the
visitor's center), Yellow-rumped Warbler, Northern Mockingbird, American
Tree Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, House Sparrow, Song Sparrow,
Dark-eyed Junco, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Red-bellied
Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Blue Jay, White-breasted Nuthatch,
Carolina Wren (heard), European Starling and House Finch.
We spent a while up the hill where the Red-headed Woodpecker has been
reported and did not find it.
A common bird for the day was American Crow. A bit north of Peekskill
was an American Robin, Song Sparrow, Common Mergansers, Bufflehead and a
pair of Common Raven soaring together. Also in the Peekskill area, we
saw two young Bald Eagles flying, and one adult and one juvenile sitting
very far out on the floating ice in the direction of the Bear Mountain
Bridge. At Verplanck were 12 Great Cormorant perched on a tall
navigation structure in the river.
Ardith Bondi
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