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Neighborhood News in Greenpoint and Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Tag: bird watching

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Breaking (Bird) News: Snowy Owl in East Williamsburg

by Jen GFebruary 24, 2014February 24, 2014

Last weekend Jon and I went all the way to Breezy Point in a failed attempt to see a snowy owl. This is what we saw, which was cool but, […]

Posted inCommunity

Great Backyard Bird Count Happening Now – Just Look In Your Yard! (2/14-17)

by Jen GFebruary 15, 2014February 15, 2014

I was so excited to see birds starting to use the new feeders we put up in our new backyard. At first it was just sparrows and starlings with some […]

Posted inCulture

(Updated) Badass Bird: Kestrel on McGuinness Blvd.

by Jen GAugust 9, 2013August 10, 2013

Since this posting I have investigated further and believe that the bird pictured is in fact an American Kestrel – which are just as bad ass birds of prey. In […]

Posted inCommunity, News

Saturday Birds in McGolrick Park! Hermit Thrush!

by Jon PJanuary 6, 2013

Yesterday morning’s walk to the farmers market brought some good bird sightings! It started with a Red Bellied Woodpecker battling with a starling for access to a cavity in a […]

Posted inCommunity, News

Brooklyn’s Christmas Bird Count

by Jen GDecember 18, 2012December 18, 2012

Audubon’s 113th Christmas bird count is taking place through January 5th. Jon and I were honored to be among the participants counting birds this past Saturday in Floyd Bennett Field. […]

Posted inCommunity

Peregrine Falcon Lunch Date at Martin Luther High School

by Jen GDecember 13, 2012

I got an exciting email from K, who works at Martin Luther School in Maspeth. Yesterday, what she believed was a hawk joined the students for lunch, enjoying a freshly […]

Posted inCommunity

McGolrick Park Birds: Warblers, Creepers, Sapsuckers

by Jen GOctober 19, 2012October 24, 2012

In a span of a few days we saw some pretty cool birds in McGolrick Park. After we went on an epic birding expedition to Owl’s Head Park in Bayridge, […]

Posted inCommunity, News

McGolrick Park Bird Sightings: Nuthatch & Warbler

by Jen GOctober 12, 2012October 11, 2012

The fun part about birding is finding a bird when you aren’t even looking for one. I was admiring a beautiful tree in McGolrick Park which Jon identified as a […]

Posted inCommunity

BALTIMORE INVADES GREENPOINT ON LABOR DAY!

by Jen GSeptember 3, 2012September 3, 2012

Jon and I have been slacking on our bird watching. But today we saw three amazing birds in our Greenpoint backyard. The most beautiful of which was a Baltimore Oriole. […]

Posted inCommunity

BIRD NERD: CATBIRD

by Jen GMay 3, 2012May 2, 2012

The party is over folks; my landlord has taken away one of my simplest pleasures, watching and listening to the birds who grace my feeder daily and keep my hyperactive […]

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