There were well in excess of 100 bald eagles seen during eagle fest yesterday between Tarrytown and Peekskill. High hourly counts were 39 at George's Island 8 a.m. and 51 at Verplank pier at 10 am including 20 on an ice floe. Other birds seen during festival were: croton train boat ramp/ croton point park: 7 redhead ducks (6 drake), canvasback, red breasted merganser (uncommon on the river side), ruddy duck, black duck (+/- 50), Amer. wigeon, common raven, great Horned owl, N. Harrier (3), peregrine falcon, horned lark (approx. 15); Black Rock park: pied billed grebe, E. Screech owl; George's island: rough legged hawk, red shouldered hawk and brown creeper. No gyrfalcon at any location.
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