The weather today was cold, in the 50s, overcast but calm. Lena Hayashi, Betty Kanne (eBird), Jim Kendall, Dave and Sharon Telford, Brenda Sabin, Debra Gala, Deborah Brin, and Brian Bleecker counted all the birds heard and seen in the Urban Forest. The overcast skies didn’t dull the vibrant colors of the spring blooms throughout [...]
The Great Horned Owl is a habitually successful, resident breeding bird species in Huntington Central Park. Multiple groves of mature trees and open foraging areas provide an ideal habitat for these highly secretive nocturnal birds of prey. Great Horned Owls, like many raptors, are thought to be monogamous and mate for life. The distinctive, low, [...]
On this Leap Year Day, Lena Hayashi, Betty Kanne (eBird), Jim Kendall, Ellen Tipping, and Dave and Sharon Telford counted all the birds they could hear and see in the Urban Forest. The weather was in the 50s to mid-60s. Mostly overcast and calm with sunlight in and out at the end of the survey. [...]
As the national symbol of the United States, the awe inspiring adult Bald Eagle is one of the most recognized birds throughout its vast range of North America. Despite its distinctive appearance and impressive size it was nearly driven to extinction in the lower 48 states by the mid 1900’s due to the use of [...]
Unexpected rain didn’t stop the six volunteers who showed up this rainy morning. Five of us crowded into Lena’s car while Jim Currie stayed dry in his vehicle. We were all confident the rain would stop, and it only set us back 15 minutes. Wet and muddy, occasionally drizzly, it was dark and overcast until [...]
