Red-Winged Blackbird The Red-winged Blackbird is a common spring & summer breeding bird in Huntington Central Park favoring the dense reedy edges of Lake Huntington, Talbert Lake and Blackbird Pond where boisterous males atop cattails and bulrushes vigorously defend breeding territories with their trademark vocalization, a loud, ringing conk-la-REE!! that culminates in an intimidating trill. Male Red-winged [...]
Morning fog gave way to sunny skies with temps 58-70 degrees. Spring birdsong was in the air along with evident nest building, pair bonding, and courtship behavior [...]
Dark-Eyed Junco The Dark-eyed Junco is a dapper-looking, ground feeding sparrow with a distinctive charcoal black head resembling a hood extending to its breast, contrasting with a rusty back and white belly. Its dark head is offset with a small, startlingly pink bill. Females display a more muted, grayer black hood. The Junco has a [...]
This monthly Urban Forest bird survey had cloudy skies and chilly temperature in the mid 50’s to low 60’s. The bird surveyors were James Kendall (scope & camera), Brian Bleecker, (scope & camera), Tonya Fannon (camera), Mark Singer (camera), Dave Telford (camera), Sharon Telford with Betty Kanne as scribe. Each of the birds observed are [...]
The stately Say’s Phoebe is a slender, medium sized flycatcher with muted gray-brown, earth-toned plumage and a blackish tail that fans as it’s pumped repeatedly by the perched bird. It shows a creamy salmon colored wash on its belly and underparts. Keep your eyes low to the ground and watch for quick movements from low [...]
