Field Ornithology FJ5

Date: May 28, 2021
Start time/ End time: 7:20am-12:30pm
Location: Cold Spring Harbor State Park/ Uplands Farm Sanctuary
Weather: 60º,clear skies, 10mph winds
Habitat: Deciduous Forest, Shrubland, Harbor
Species Sighted: total species: 23

Water:
Great Egret
Canada Goose
Herring Gull

Shrubland/Grassland Area:
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Red-tailed Hawk
Northern Mockingbird
Chipping Sparrow
Killdeer
American Crow
Tree Swallow

Forest:
Warbling Vireo
Gray Catbird
Blue Jay
Red-winged Blackbird
Downy Woodpecker
American Robin
Baltimore Oriole
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Red-eyed Vireo
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow Warbler

Today I went to Cold Spring Harbor State Park in Cold Spring Harbor, NY. This is a large deciduous forest (40 acres) consisting of mainly of sugar maple, red maple, American beech, and various oak species. I was able to see a variety of deciduous species here. Right across from the entrance of the state Park was Cold Spring Harbor where I was able to see some water species and grab a cool picture of a Great Egret.

I ended up walking straight through CSH State Park and arrived at The Uplands Farm Sanctuary which was incredible! This farm had a shrub land/grassland area filled with nesting boxes for Tree Swallow. There were also some more trails that led back around to CSH State Park.

I was able to see a good amount of birds today, but my favorite was seeing a Red-tailed Hawk being chased by some American Crows.

Thank you both so much for such a great course, I was able to see so much of where I live but with a completely different outlook!

Posted on May 28, 2021 09:36 PM by hannahleddy