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The alarms of the nuthatches, the sirens of the Blue Jays. There’s something in that Yew.

Most of the leaves have fallen, but winter’s storms are yet to come. So now’s the time to see the remains of the paper nests built up by Bald-faced Hornets/Dolichovespula maculata this year. I’m always surprised by how many of them are in my very urban neighborhood, around Sunset Park, Green-Wood Cemetery, and even the…

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

Sunflower seed from a bird feeder. Wasp! From foraging in the ground litter.

Dipping into an elevated watering hole.

Oh, hello! That’s one of yesterday’s post’s Red-shouldered Hawks in the background.

I’ve had three sightings of juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk this fall. On Saturday, I saw a pair of adults, pictured above and below, circling overhead at the same time.

Lots of Canada Geese were moving southwesterly this past weekend.