Raptor Fest 2022

A favorite annual event, Raptor Fest took place this last weekend in Prospect Park. Thank you to the NYC Urban Park Rangers who brought in falconer, Mike Dupuy, who shared several of his birds with a happy crowd of admirers.

One of the featured raptors was this female Gyrfalcon-Saker Falcon hybrid.

This male American Kestrel was a real crowd-pleaser.

The real stars of the day were two Harris's Hawks.

The hawks showed off their flying skills and beautiful plumage for the crowd.

You can see more photos from Raptor Fest 2022 on my Flickr page.

Previous Raptor Fest posts:

2020

2019

2018

2017

2014

Spring leftovers

I recently came across some photos from Spring Bird Migration 2022 that I never got around to posting. Some of these birds should be traveling back our way for Fall Migration, so it will be nice to see them again, even if they are no longer sporting their bright spring plumage.

Yellow Warbler:

Blackburnian Warbler:

Common Yellowthroat:

White-Throated Sparrow:

 

Yellow-Rumped Warbler:

Killdeer hatchling:

Chipping Sparrow:

Eastern Pewee:

Palm Warbler:

Song Sparrow:

Northern Parula:

American Redstart: