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Tufted vs. Cocoon
Tufted Titmouse finds a big Polyphemus moth cocoon. And starts excavating. After the bird flew off. There was still a lot of stuff in there, and I thought the bird might return. I looked again the next day, but the pale green interior seemed intact, but was it still viable?
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Raptor Wednesday
Since December, I’ve seen a Merlin perched on the antenna at 40th and 5th Avenue four or five times. Each time has been between 7:20-7:45. Merlins are known to perch for a long time on the same spot, but these are brief stops. Photos of these sightings have been awful. The warm lens indoors doesn’t…
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Flash [Fish Crow] Mob
Two of many at this corner of 4th Avenue where the air is filled with grease, for some reason. At least 60 crows. They were mostly silent, but finally a couple started sounding like Fish Crows. They generally patrol the shoreline, four avenue blocks from this location, but they also seem to roost inland. Many…
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Superb Owl Halftime Upchucks
A plethora of pellets under a couple of pines… (Coin with no-account President on the flip side is just over an inch long.)
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Uncommon
Sylvan Water from a distance: ducks on the edge of the ice. Getting closer… a couple of Hooded Merganser males making ripples away from me. Male Bufflehead, and the two male Hooded bookending a female Hooded. And here’s the anomaly: a female Common Merganser/Mergus merganser. This is the first I’ve seen in Green-Wood. The thick…
Backyard and Beyond 