I stopped by George's island Sunday 4 pm for first time this season (I spend all day there for Eagle Fest -- this year it's Saturday 2/7) and there were ten eagles perched. No ice at GI but there is river ice around the bend at Verplank pier, also at Charles Point and up to ansville circle (Peekskill). The ice should only increase and move further down river w expected week long cold front. This morning with the non snow event (at least on river side of northern Westchester) there were some eagles scattered around croton point, a few tree sparrows, good numbers of goldfinch, and 8 horned lark; Blackrock park (just a bit off Rte. 129) had many gadwall and ring necked duck also 2 pied billed grebe.
L. Trachtenberg Ossining Sent from my iPhone On Jan 27, 2015, at 12:16 PM, Thomas Rhindress <trhindre...@gmail.com<mailto:trhindre...@gmail.com>> wrote: I commute to NYC via the train that runs along the Hudson River from Croton-Harmon station. Today, the day of "the blizzard that wasn't", was the first day this winter I have seen more than a single bald eagle. Eight bald eagles, both immature and adult, perched in trees above phragmites on north shore of Croton Bay (southeast of Croton Point Park's capped landfill). Still no permanent river ice so will be curious of numbers increase. Did a run by George's Island (Montrose, NY) last week at the time they typically come into roost for the night and saw none. Are people north of Peekskill seeing greater numbers? Tom Rhindress Yorktown Heights, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- 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/ --
