We went to Central Park with the Linnaean Society of NY on a birding trip on Sunday 3/12/2023. It has been a long time since I’ve been to the park. It was lovely seeing my old friends. Richard Z led the trip and did an excellent job finding us birds. I will post some of the highlights here and in the next several posts.
Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca), Central Park 3/12/2023White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis), Central Park 3/12/2023Azalea (genus Rhododendron), Central Park 3/12/2023
The Octagon is just before Lighthouse Park at the northern tip of Roosevelt Island. The second picture is a view inside looking up at the dome. I enhanced the skies in some of these.
The Octqgon, Roosvelt Island 2/23/2023The Octqgon, Roosvelt Island 2/23/2023Lighthouse Park, Roosevelt Island 2/23/2023Lighthouse Park, Roosevelt Island 2/23/2023Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis), Roosevelt Island 2/23/2023Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis), Roosevelt Island 2/23/2023Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana), Roosevelt Island 2/23/2023American pussy willow (Salix discolor), Roosevelt Island 2/23/2023Queensboro Bridge, Roosevelt Island, NY 2/23/2023
We went on a winter birding trip with The Linnaean Society of New York – The Linnaean Society of New York (linnaeannewyork.org) led by Richard ZainEldeen to several locations on Staten Island, New York. It was a lovely trip and it was so nice seeing many of my birding friends. I wasn’t able to photograph many of the birds. Here are a few of the larger ones that I managed to snap. I replaced the skies on most with one of mine and moved the turkey from the road at Silver Lake’s Park to into a landscape at Wolfe’s Pond.
Merlin (Falco columbarius), Wolfe’s Pond Park, Staten Island 2/5/2023Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), Wolfe’s Pond Park, Staten Island 2/5/2023Wild Turkey, Silver Lakes, Staten Island 2/5/2023Canada Goose (Branta canadensis), Wolfe’s Pond Park, Staten Island 2/5/2023Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), Cunningham Pond, Staten Island 2/5/2023Gull feather Lemon Creek Park, Staten Island 2/5/2023Wolfe’s Pond Park, Staten Island 2/5/2023
Our second trip to Hosmer Grove was in better weather. Some of the pictures are better and I added several new life birds to my list (see list below). The Hawaii ʻAmakihi and Maui ʻAlauahio or Maui Creeper were having a territorial squabble.
The scarcity of native Hawaiian birds in due to human impact. For instance, people brought in other birds, cats, and mosquitoes.
After Hosmer we drove up to the summit and I made some great photographs of the Haleakala Crater.
ʻApapane (Himatione sanguinea), Hosmer Grove, Haleakala, Maui 11/26/2022ʻApapane (Himatione sanguinea), Hosmer Grove, Haleakala, Maui 11/26/2022Hawaiʻi ʻAmakihi (Chlorodrepanis virens), Hosmer Grove, Haleakala, Maui 11/26/2022Hawaiʻi ʻAmakihi (Chlorodrepanis virens), Hosmer Grove, Haleakala, Maui 11/26/2022Maui ʻAlauahio or Creeper (Paroreomyza montana), Hosmer Grove, Haleakala, Maui 11/26/2022Hawaiʻi ʻAmakihi (Chlorodrepanis virens), Hosmer Grove, Haleakala, Maui 11/26/2022Hawaiʻi ʻAmakihi (Chlorodrepanis virens) and Maui ʻAlauahio or Creeper (Paroreomyza montana), Hosmer Grove, Haleakala, Maui 11/26/2022Hawaiʻi ʻAmakihi (Chlorodrepanis virens) and Maui ʻAlauahio or Creeper (Paroreomyza montana), Hosmer Grove, Haleakala, Maui 11/26/2022Hosmer Grove, Haleakala, Maui 11/26/2022Hosmer Grove, Haleakala, Maui 11/26/2022Haleakala, Maui 11/26/2022Haleakala, Maui 11/26/2022Haleakala, Maui 11/26/2022Haleakala, Maui 11/26/2022Haleakala, Maui 11/26/2022Haleakala, Maui 11/26/2022Hawaii, Hawaii Silversword (Argyroxiphium sandwicense), Haleakala, Maui 11/26/2022Hawaii, Hawaii Silversword (Argyroxiphium sandwicense), Haleakala, Maui 11/26/2022Haleakala, Maui 11/26/2022Haleakala, Maui 11/26/2022Haleakala, Maui 11/26/2022Haleakala, Maui 11/26/2022Haleakala, Maui 11/26/2022Haleakala, Maui 11/26/2022Haleakala, Maui 11/26/2022Haleakala, Maui 11/26/2022Haleakala, Maui 11/26/2022Haleakala, Maui 11/26/2022Maui Vetrans Hwy 11/26/2022
Here is my list of birds that I saw in Maui. I saw 38 species in total, 22 of those were ‘life’ birds, and 8 of the life birds were native to Hawaii (yellow highlights).