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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…
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Raptor Wednesday
I see Peregrine(s) atop St. Michael’s fairly often. But I’m usually two long blocks away… Sometimes, I manage to capture a quick fly-by. So when this silhouette caught my eye in Green-Wood recently, my first thought was it was too big for a Merlin. Oh my, yes.
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Nuthatches
It’s been a great winter for White-breasted Nuthatches in Green-Wood. Red-breasted Nuthatch sightings have been a much rarer occurrence. One or two is the most I’ve seen. This feeder has been very reliable for at least one.
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