I had an excellent few hour's birding in and around Croton Point Park
(Westchester County).
Parking lot adjacent and just west of the model airplane field: around
11:00am, 5 Pipits, a few dozen Horned Larks, one adult Lapland Longspur. Then
a beautiful light phase Rough-legged Hawk flew by and perched in a tree at the
south end of the lot.
Nature Center Visitor's Center: It is being staffed and (according to
naturalist John) will be open at least on weekends all winter. The usual
feeder birds.
On the cap around noon: apparently the same Rough-legged flew over, hovered,
pounced and caught something. It flew to a tree at the south end of the cap
and ate it. There is a Barred Owl nearby in some trees.
A bit later: at the ball field parking lot (the first field you come to as you
are just entering): 2 well marked
Lapland Longspurs, Horned Larks, Pipits, Snow Buntings, Am. Tree Sparrow.
Hudson River off Mariandale (41.1734, -73.8737): a few dozen Canvasback, a
few Ring-necked Ducks, a few Redheads, a few dozen Ruddies, two Black Ducks,
some Canada Geese, one Bufflehead, two Long-tailed Ducks, one female Common
Goldeneye.
Bob LewisSleepy Hollow NY
From: Peter Post <[email protected]>
To: NYSBIRDS-L <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2014 9:16 AM
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Croton Point Park
175 Horned Larks, 3 American Pipits, and 2 Lapland Longspurs. Near the model
airplane field.
Peter Post
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