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Neighborhood News in Greenpoint and Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Tag: Birds

A Talk With Farmer, Bird Maven, & Wildlife Illustrator Annie Novak at Kingsland Wildflowers, + Rooftop Tour and Bird Beer! (10/11)

by Sponsored October 9, 2017October 12, 2017

We’ve written about Greenpointer, rooftop gardener and farming renaissance woman Annie Novak before—she heads up the Eagle Street Rooftop Farm (44 Eagle St), founded Growing Chefs, is manager of the Edible […]

McCarren Park’s Insta-Famous Hipster Hawk

by Megan Penmann July 26, 2017July 27, 2017

If you’re like many of us, you’ve probably seen a hip-looking hawk roaming about McCarren Park. Whether he’s sunbathing on a Pendleton blanket with a Turkey’s Nest Margarita or simply […]

Kingsland Wildflowers Roof Tour And Earth Day Talk This Saturday!

by Sponsored April 18, 2017April 20, 2017

What: NYC Audubon presents “My Yard Is For The Birds: The Things Birds Look For In Urban and Suburban Yards, and Why They Need To Be There” When: Saturday, April 22, […]

Help Make McGolrick an “Urban Oasis”

by Gina May 19, 2014

When you think of Urban Oasis, McGolrick Park might not come immediately to mind. Although it is much more quiet (and less trampled) than it’s more promiscuous sister (McCarren… ’cause […]

Our Spring Market is for the Birds!

by Jen G March 28, 2014March 27, 2014

When I think of Spring, I think of sparrows chirping, woodpeckers uh… pecking and mockingbirds kicking people’s asses in Transmitter Park! Our Spring Market on 4/13/14 – will not leave […]

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

by Jen G February 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 […]

(Updated) Badass Bird: Kestrel on McGuinness Blvd.

by Jen G August 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 […]

Birdwatching On Maspeth Creek Tomorrow (4/26)

by Jen G April 25, 2013April 22, 2013

Birding season is upon us! Our feathery friends are returning from their winter vacations and making nests and making babies! Man, I wish I didn’t have to go to dumb […]

(Not) Forgotten Greenpoint: “Taj Mahal For All The Birds… & Elvis!” – Beverly’s Memories & Karen None Of Your Business

by Jen G April 23, 2013January 30, 2018

When I first took over Greenpointers, Beverly, an original Greenpointer who now lives in Florida and stays connected through the website, wrote me one of the most inspiring messages about […]

Great Backyard Bird Count Is Back!

by Tony L February 16, 2013

You can find dozens of different birds right here in Greenpoint if you look for them.  And this week you can help area researchers by recording what you see. The Great […]

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