Scientists from Teatown Lake Conservation have identified 39 bird species in recent visits to the Greens to Green Conservancy. Here is their full report on our winter birds:
“Winter bird observations have yielded a species count of 39. The species listed below include those recorded during point count surveys, opportunistic observations (species observed on property or in adjacent property, but not recorded during points counts), birds that flew over, and waterfowl. All identification was made using visual and audio observation. Inventories took place on 12/20/12 and 1/17/13. Additional opportunistic surveys took place on 2/6/13.
American black duck
American crow
American goldfinch
American robin
Black-capped chickadee
Blue jay
Brown creeper
Bufflehead
Carolina wren
Canada goose
Cooper’s hawk
Dark-eyed junco
Downy woodpecker
European starling
Fish crow
Golden-crowned kinglet
Great blue heron
Hairy woodpecker
Hooded merganser
House finch
House sparrow
Killdeer
Mallard
Mourning dove
Northern cardinal
Northern flicker
Ring-billed gull
Ring-necked duck
Red-breasted nuthatch
Red-bellied woodpecker
Red-tailed hawk
Rock pigeon
Ruddy duck
Song sparrow
Tufted titmouse
Turkey vulture
White-breasted nuthatch
Winter wren
White-throated sparrow
Photo Credit: By Manjithkaini (Own work) via Wikimedia Commons
