Croton RR Station, Croton Pt. Park and Shawangunk Grasslands 1 Feb Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) went to the Croton RR station looking for eagles. No luck. We then went over to Croton Pt. Park and managed to find a GOLDEN-CROWN KINGLET. Returning to the RR station, we found off in the distance (via scope), a kettle consisting of 2 RED-TAILED HAWKS, 2 TURKEY VULTURES and an imm. BALD EAGLE.
Speaking to local people, they informed us that there are virtually no eagles this year, a phenomenon probably due to the warm weather and almost complete lack of ice in the river. However, we were advised that eagles roost at Georges Island (about 10 miles north) coming in toward dusk. We stopped by, but it was too early in the day. Our prime destination was the Shawangunk Grasslands, parking at the Municipal park (the lower gazebo) rather than the Federal Refuge parking lot on the other side. Arriving before dusk, by dark we had been treated to 1 RED-TAILED HAWK, 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, 11 SHORT-EARED OWLS and 15 NORTHERN HARRIERS plus 6 White-tailed Deer. Sy -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
