New York

Sterling Forest

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After visiting Skylands and stopping at a diner for lunch we drove to Sterling Forest, Orange County, New York. We did half the blue trail around the lake. I included a bad photograph of some Common Mergansers because I so rarely see them. I didn’t look for the Golden-winged Warbler.

  • Ruin at Sterling Forest, NY 5/2/2021
  • Sterling Forest, NY 5/2/2021
  • Old Furnace, Sterling Forest, NY 5/2/2021
  • Sterling Forest, NY 5/2/2021
  • Sterling Forest, NY 5/2/2021
  • Old mining buildings, Sterling Forest, NY 5/2/2021
  • Sterling Forest, NY 5/2/2021
  • Common Merganser (Mergus merganser), Sterling Forest, NY 5/2/2021
  • Sterling Forest, NY 5/2/2021
  • Sterling Forest, NY 5/2/2021

Central Park Plants

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I managed to identify these budding trees in Central Park. The mossy rock looks like it could be a fairy kingdom.

  • Shingle Oak (Quercus imbricaria), Central Park 4/29/2021
  • Elm (Ulma), Central Park 4/29/2021
  • Pin Oak (Quercus palustris), Central Park 4/29/2021
  • Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia), Central Park 4/29/2021
  • Bitternut Hickory (Carya cordiformis), Central Park 4/29/2021
  • Glen Span Arch, Central Park 4/29/2021
  • The Loch (Chris Cooper in red), Central Park 4/29/2021
  • Island in The Loch Central Park 4/29/2021
  • Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus), Central Park 4/29/2021
  • Loch Waterfall in the North Woods, Central Park 4/29/2021
  • Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), Central Park 4/29/2021
  • Lilac (Syringa vulgaris), Central Park 4/29/2021

Central Park Birds

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April 29th was a good day for seeing migrating birds in Central Park. We went to the Great Hill, the Ravine and the Harlem Meer in the north end of the park. I enjoyed close up views of a busy Common Yellow-throat and the male Red-winged Blackbirds fighting over territory while the female was quietly making her nest. We ran into the famous Chris Cooper – we were both looking for the Hooded-warbler. I would have attended his talk at NYC Audubon but it was too expensive.

  • Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla), Central Park 4/26/2021
  • American Robin (Turdus migratorius), Central Park 4/26/2021
  • Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina), Central Park 4/29/2021
  • Central Park 4/29/2021
  • Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis), Central Park 4/29/2021
  • Common Yellowthroat Warbler (Geothlypis trichas), Central Park 4/29/2021
  • Common Yellowthroat Warbler (Geothlypis trichas), Central Park 4/29/2021
  • Common Yellowthroat Warbler (Geothlypis trichas), Central Park 4/29/2021
  • Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina), Central Park 4/29/2021
  • Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina), Central Park 4/29/2021
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus), Central Park 4/29/2021
  • Common Yellowthroat Warbler (Geothlypis trichas), Central Park 4/29/2021
  • Common Yellowthroat Warbler (Geothlypis trichas), Central Park 4/29/2021
  • Common Yellowthroat Warbler (Geothlypis trichas), Central Park 4/29/2021
  • Common Yellowthroat Warbler (Geothlypis trichas), Central Park 4/29/2021
  • Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana), Central Park 4/29/2021
  • Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana), Central Park 4/29/2021
  • Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), Central Park 4/29/2021
  • Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), Central Park 4/29/2021

High Line Views

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Also on last Sunday at the High Line. I look forward to the opening of Little Island in the Hudson. I photographed 2 of the art instantons that interested me.

  • The Island, 4/25/2021
  • The Island, 4/25/2021
  • 57 forms of Liberty, High Line 4/25/2021
  • High Line 4/25/2021
  • High Line 4/25/2021
  • One Second, High Line 4/25/2021
  • High Line 4/25/2021
  • High Line 4/25/2021

High Line Plants

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Last Sunday we walked on the High Line. I didn’t take the time to use iNaturalist to identify all the Spring flowers.

  • Redbud, High Line 4/25/2021
  • High Line 4/25/2021
  • Columbine, High Line 4/25/2021
  • High Line 4/25/2021
  • High Line 4/25/2021
  • Shootging Star, High Line 4/25/2021
  • High Line 4/25/2021
  • \Lilac, High Line 4/25/2021
  • High Line 4/25/2021
  • Vetch, High Line 4/25/2021
  • High Line 4/25/2021
  • High Line 4/25/2021
  • Vetch in the Pea family, High Line 4/25/2021
  • High Line 4/25/2021
  • Periwinkle, High Line 4/25/2021
  • Redbud, High Line 4/25/2021
  • High Line 4/25/2021
  • High Line 4/25/2021
  • High Line 4/25/2021

Central Park 2

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Birds from Tuesday. The Sapsucker is very unusual.

  • Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula), Central Park 4/20/2021.
  • Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla), Central Park 4/20/2021
  • Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla), Central Park 4/20/2021
  • Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla), Central Park 4/20/2021
  • White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis), Central Park 4/20/2021
  • White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis), Central Park 4/20/2021
  • White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis), Central Park 4/20/2021
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus), Central Park 4/20/2021
  • Hybrid Yellowbelllied with Wilaimson’s Sapsucker with black head, Central Park 4/20/2021.
  • Hybrid Yellowbelllied with Wilaimson’s Sapsucker with black head, Central Park 4/20/2021
  • Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus), Central Park 4/20/2021
  • Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius), Central Park 4/20/2021

Central Park Plants 1

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Tuesday I went to the park on my own with my camera for a few hours. Part 1 of 2.

  • Magnolia, Central Park 4/20/2021.
  • Redbud (Cercis canadensis), Central Park 4/20/2021.
  • Virginia Bluebell (Mertensia virginica), Central Park 4/20/2021.
  • Plant, Central Park 4/20/2021.
  • Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum), Central Park 4/20/2021.
  • Bleeding Heart (Dicentra eximia), Central Park 4/20/2021.
  • Confederate Violet (Viola sororia), Central Park 4/20/2021.
  • Canadian White Violet (Viola canadensis), Central Park 4/20/2021.
  • Marsh-marigold (Caltha palustris), Central Park 4/20/2021.
  • Large-flowered Bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora), Central Park 4/20/2021
  • Redbud (Cercis canadensis), Central Park 4/20/2021.
  • Yellow Trillium (Trillium luteum), Central Park 4/20/2021
  • Dame’s Violet or Rocket (Hesperis matronalis ), Central Park 4/20/2021
  • Red Trillium (Trillium erectum), Central Park 4/20/2021
  • Annual Honesty (Lunaria annua), Central Park 4/20/2021
  • Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), Central Park 4/20/2021
  • Chinese Quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis), Central Park 4/20/2021
  • Fritillaria, Lily family (Liliales Melanthiaceae), Central Park 4/20/2021
  • Plant, Central Park 4/20/2021
  • Tulip, Abingdon Square 4/24/2021
  • Central Park 4/20/2021

Hempstead Lake and LI Shore

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On Saturday April 17th we went on a birding trip with the Linnaean Society of NY to Hempstead Lake SP, Point Lookout and Nickerson Beach in Nassau County, Long Island. It was a lovely group of people and a lovely day. I enjoyed the new Spring growth. It wasn’t a good bird shooting day for me. A highlight was a black-capped Chickadee collecting nesting material a couple of feet away from me. Another was the Harlequins.

  • Maple, Hempstead Lake SP, LI 4/17/2021
  • Sycamore Maple (Acer Pseudoplatanus), Hempstead Lake SP, LI 4/17/2021
  • Sycamore Maple (Acer Pseudoplatanus), Hempstead Lake SP, LI 4/17/2021
  • Sycamore Maple (Acer Pseudoplatanus), Hempstead Lake SP, LI 4/17/2021
  • Tree, Hempstead Lake SP, LI 4/17/2021
  • Red Maple (Acer rubrum), Hempstead Lake SP, LI 4/17/2021
  • Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata), Hempstead Lake SP, LI 4/17/2021
  • New Leaf, Hempstead Lake SP, LI 4/17/2021
  • Painted Turtle (Emydidae Chrysemys picta), Hempstead Lake SP, LI 4/17/2021
  • Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens), Hempstead Lake SP, LI 4/17/2021
  • Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus), Hempstead Lake SP, LI 4/17/2021
  • Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus), Hempstead Lake SP, LI 4/17/2021
  • Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus), Hempstead Lake SP, LI 4/17/2021
  • Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus), Hempstead Lake SP, LI 4/17/2021
  • Hempstead Lake SP, LI 4/17/2021
  • Common Eider (Somateria mollissima), Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyyemalis), Point Lookout, LI 4/17/2021
  • Brant (Branta bernicla), Point Lookout, LI 4/17/2021
  • American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus), Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola), Dunlin (Calidris alpina), Point Lookout, LI 4/17/2021
  • Northern Pintail (Anas acuta), Point Lookout, LI 4/17/2021
  • Point Lookout, LI, NY 4/17/2021
  • Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus), Point Lookout, LI 4/17/2021
  • Linnaean NY birders, Point Lookout, LI 4/17/2021
  • Nickerson Beach (location of the Piping Plover sighted), LI 4/17/2021