Wednesday, September 21, 2022

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.

NYC Raptor Fest 2022

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

NYC Raptor Fest 2022

NYC Raptor Fest 2022

NYC Raptor Fest 2022

This male American Kestrel was a real crowd-pleaser.

NYC Raptor Fest 2022

NYC Raptor Fest 2022

NYC Raptor Fest 2022

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

NYC Raptor Fest 2022

NYC Raptor Fest 2022

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

NYC Raptor Fest 2022

NYC Raptor Fest 2022

NYC Raptor Fest 2022

NYC Raptor Fest 2022

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

Previous Raptor Fest posts:

2020

2019

2018

2017

2014


Thursday, September 1, 2022

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:

Yellow Warbler

Blackburnian Warbler:

Blackburnian Warbler

Blackburnian Warbler

Common Yellowthroat:

Common Yellowthroat

Common Yellowthroat

White-Throated Sparrow:

White-Throated Sparrow
 
Yellow-Rumped Warbler:

Yellow-Rumped Warbler

Yellow-Rumped Warbler

Killdeer hatchling:

Killdeer chick

Killdeer chick

Chipping Sparrow:

Chipping Sparrow

Eastern Pewee:

Eastern Pewee

Palm Warbler:

Palm Warbler

Song Sparrow:

Song Sparrow

Northern Parula:

Northern Parula

Northern Parula

American Redstart:

American Redstart