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Lois Uttley @ljuttley.bsky.social · Jul 20

It takes a lot of work to keep those feathers in tip-top shape, as this juvenile black-crowned night heron was demonstrating yesterday along the Central Park Loch. #birds

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Lois Uttley @ljuttley.bsky.social · Jul 6

Thank you!

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Lois Uttley @ljuttley.bsky.social · Jul 4

I'm not feeling in the mood to wave the Star Spangled Banner this July 4, so I'm offering up the Great Spangled Frittilary. It's one of the butterflies that enliven the off-season for #birds. Spangled, it turns out, means decorated with stars or other adornments.

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Lois Uttley @ljuttley.bsky.social · Jun 11

Join me at this rally/press conference this morning urging Gov. Hochul to sign the Local Input in Community Healthcare Act. It has passed both houses of the state Legislature. It requires meaningful engagement of affected communities and strengthens state oversight. #healthpolicy

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Lois Uttley @ljuttley.bsky.social · Jun 9

Need something to brighten up a gloomy Monday? How about this pair of cedar waxwings touching beaks and then one feeding the other? Seen over the weekend at the Central Park Pool. #birds

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Lois Uttley @ljuttley.bsky.social · Jun 3

Both juvenile and adult black-crowned night herons were hanging out in trees on the uptown side of the Central Park Pool yesterday. The juvenile, left, was mostly sleeping with one eye sometimes open, while the adult was pausing between flights around the pool looking for meals. #birds

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Lois Uttley @ljuttley.bsky.social · May 31

A black-crowned night heron caught a huge fish in the Central Park Loch today, but then struggling to actually eat it. We watched as it picked the fish up, try to position it for easy swallowing and then dropped it over and over. Hope that meal eventually was consumed!

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Lois Uttley @ljuttley.bsky.social · May 26

Two herons delighted birders at the west end of the Central Park Pool this afternoon. At left, a juvenile black-crowned night heron that flew into a tree. At right, a green heron that has been fishing in the Pool for several days. #birds

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Lois Uttley @ljuttley.bsky.social · May 25

I had help with the ID! I wasn't sure myself.

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Lois Uttley @ljuttley.bsky.social · May 25

This female blue grosbeak appeared just for a few seconds yesterday at the Seep in Central Park (where water seeps out onto the paved path along the ridge above the Loch). It was a lifer for me, and took some time to identify. The large triangular beak and warm brown color were clues. #birds

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Lois Uttley @ljuttley.bsky.social · May 20

Update on the common raven nest at Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Two youngsters are still in the nest. They are practicing flapping their wings, while still calling out for their parents to bring food. Parents swoop in and out with deliveries. #birds

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Lois Uttley @ljuttley.bsky.social · May 18

This yellow-bellied flycatcher made a visit today to the Seep (a spot along the ridge above the Central Park Loch where water seeps out on to the paved path). Love those white wing bars and yellow belly! #birds

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Lois Uttley @ljuttley.bsky.social · May 16

These four goslings in the grass brightened my day earlier this week at the Kingston Reservoir One. I smiled as they pushed their fuzzy bodies forward on short legs, trying to catch up with their parent Canadian Geese. #birds

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Lois Uttley @ljuttley.bsky.social · May 12

After so much rain, this yellow warbler was like a ray of sunshine yesterday at Cooper Lake, near Woodstock, NY. #birds

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Lois Uttley @ljuttley.bsky.social · May 9

#birds

Lois Uttley @ljuttley.bsky.social · May 9

This handsome Baltimore Oriole was watching over a nest at the Esopus Meadows Preserve in Ulster County yesterday, before the rain started.

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Lois Uttley @ljuttley.bsky.social · May 9

This handsome Baltimore Oriole was watching over a nest at the Esopus Meadows Preserve in Ulster County yesterday, before the rain started.

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Lois Uttley @ljuttley.bsky.social · May 8

Did you ever see a bird with white whiskers? That's how this little bird (a sparrow, I think) looked as it carried nest material this morning at the Kingston Point Park. I think the "whiskers" were actually dog hair or some type of plant material. Anyway, adorable! #birds

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Lois Uttley @ljuttley.bsky.social · May 8

thanks!

Lois Uttley @ljuttley.bsky.social · May 6

Thanks! They are all still there as of this morning.

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Lois Uttley @ljuttley.bsky.social · May 6

Yes, I saw that too. They are getting big!

Lois Uttley @ljuttley.bsky.social · May 6

Need proof that common ravens are really smart? Check out their choice of a beautiful and functional nest spot tucked into the front of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Sheltered from the rain, the nest goes unnoticed until an adult flies in with a meal for the three youngsters. #birds

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Lois Uttley @ljuttley.bsky.social · Apr 30

This gorgeous scarlet tanager was delighting birdwatchers this morning in the Central Park Ramble, near Azalea Pond. These tanagers are among the most brilliantly-colored spring migrants we see here. #birds

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Lois Uttley @ljuttley.bsky.social · Apr 29

I don't know what you mean about the Ramble on that End. Do you mean the North Woods?

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Lois Uttley @ljuttley.bsky.social · Apr 29

The beautiful re-imagined Harlem Meer is open for visitors, and this black-crowned night heron has taken up residence in a small island at the west end of the Meer. Yesterday, the heron peered down at the water, looking for fish, and then flew to another branch to stretch out its wings. #birds

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Lois Uttley @ljuttley.bsky.social · Apr 24

What a treat to see this male pileated woodpecker in Riverside Park's "forever wild" area this afternoon. I've never seen one in that park before. Such a handsome bird! #birds

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