[nysbirds-l] Turtle Cove, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx

Gerry McGee, “Bronx” Brendan Keogh and I birded Turtle Cove Friday morning for two hours. We stood on the tiny trail and bridge and hardly moved. The trail is blocked not far from the bridge, overgrown with mugwort, nevertheless it was quite productive. 2 Great-blue Heron 8 Great Egret Green-wi

[nysbirds-l] Turtle Cove- Pelham Bay Park, Bronx

“Bronx” Brendan and I walked from Rodman’s Neck to Turtle Cove, 10AM -Noon. Yellow Warbler (2) Spotted Sandpiper (2) Semi-palmated Sandpiper House Finch (2) Marsh Wren (3) House Wren Common Yellowthroat Great Egret (10) Snowy Egret (4) Baltimore Oriole (young bird) Chipping Sparrow (6) Song Sparr

[nysbirds-l] Turtle Cove- Pelham Bay Park, Bronx

“Bronx" Brendan Keogh and I walked through the Turtle Cove area of Pelham Bay Park yesterday. Although there was nothing too exciting, it seems more species are finally filtering in. It was nice to see several Yellow Warblers and some Killdeer chicks, newly hatched. 5 Yellowlegs (most likely

[nysbirds-l] Turtle Cove, Pelham Bay Park

Turtle Cove at Pelham Bay Park also turned out to be a sparrow paradise. Savannah White crowned Vesper American Tree Field Swamp Song White throated Peregrine falcon Sharp shinned hawk Common yellowthroat Palm warbler Ruby crowned kinglet Northern flicker Great white egret Cormorant Marsh wre

[nysbirds-l] Turtle Cove- Pelham Bay Park, the Bronx

It’s been a while since anyone reported from Pelham Bay Park, the Bronx. I’m usually here at Turtle Cove at least four days a week but refrain from boring everyone with “typical” summer birds. Today NW winds have improved things and I got out relatively early. I finally found the Yellow Bellied

[nysbirds-l] Turtle Cove, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx

The Red-headed Woodpecker at Turtle Cove, originally found by Richard Aracil, is still in the area, past the metal bridge, on the wood chip bath behind the golf driving range. The area remains birdy, with White-throated, Swamp, Savannah Sparrows and a lone Junco. Other notable species include a

[nysbirds-l] Turtle Cove, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx

A walk to Turtle Cove and vicinity of Orchard beach at 9:00-10:30, yielded the following: Bobolink Green Heron (Eastchester Bay) Clapper Rail (juvenile) Willow Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird Forster's Tern (few) Great Egret (several) Snowy Egret (several) Song Sparrow Red-eyed Vireo Greater Yello