Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Sunset Park

Different views from the roof. Jersey City, Manhattan to Midtown, and Downtown Brooklyn making a continuous urban skyline. And Green-Wood Cemetery.
Went up when I heard an American Kestrel calling. A female.
A Laughing Gull passed, silently.
Three-four-five Chitterwizzles, or Chimney Swifts, were overhead, too.

2 responses to “Sunset Park”

  1. Have to say – when I first started working in NYC years ago I thought there were only three species of birds there (House Sparrows, Pigeons & Starlings). How wrong I was! And your posts prove it!

  2. Chuck McAlexander

    Chitterwizzle is right next to timberdoodle on the all time list of bedt bird names

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