Registrar: Anne Lazarus
Participants: 4
Weather: Mostly cloudy, calm, 20’s F
Bird Species: 35
On a cold day we boarded the train at Grand Central to Croton Harmon. First exciting bird upon arrival was a Red-shouldered Hawk flying toward the highway. We continued walking south with the train station on our right. Our next interesting observations were 3 Common Mergansers among the Buffleheads. An immature Bald Eagle was also at that spot. On our way back a Black Vulture made an appearance flying with two Turkey Vultures. We then saw a second Bald Eagle. Our passerines included a substantial number of Tree Sparrows. Birding from the train we managed to spot a Great Blue Heron and a Ruddy Duck to add to our list. We were welcomed at the environmental center for lunch. We enjoyed watching the antics of the birds at the feeders. On the landfill we finally spotted one Savannah Sparrow. We suspect there were many more, but they would not be visible long enough to identify.
Species Lists
Birds
Canada Goose
Mallard
American Black Duck
Bufflehead
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Northern Harrier
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
American Kestrel
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren (h)
European Starling
Northern Mockingbird
House Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Common Grackle
Northern Cardinal
