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Even though the wind was whippin’, it was a pretty nice morning in Estabrook Park, with unseasonably mild temps, and mostly sunny skies. The big news today is that I finally saw the great horned owl again, for the first time since May 16, I believe, after which the tree it liked to perch inContinue reading “Look whoo-wh’HOO-whoo-whoo’s back.”

The stream of new sights in Estabrook Park has slowed a bit lately, and it’s a Sunday, so you know what that means. It’s time to join Donna and her Sunday Birders and visit someplace new, and today’s location was Coal Dock Park in Port Washington. Yay! It did not disappoint, and our first treatContinue reading “Port Washington!”

The weather this morning in Estabrook Park was about the same as yesterday, but maybe a bit cooler, and a bit less breezy. I finished breakfast early, so I got out well before sunrise, and I found the hoodie and the woodie still on the pond, but once again thought I’d have better light later,Continue reading “A couple surprises on a slow Saturday.”

Temps were pretty mild this morning in Estabrook Park, but the clouds were thick, and the breeze was stiff, so I didn’t have very high expectations for my visit. I saw the hooded merganser and the wood duck on the pond again, but I figured they weren’t going anywhere, and the light might improve later,Continue reading “A curious morning in Estabrook…”

It was oddly quiet in Estabrook Park this morning. The weather was nice enough, with mostly clear skies, a light breeze, and temps about 10 degrees warmer than yesterday, but the critters were perhaps a bit shellshocked from the recent snowstorm. Nevertheless, there were a few up and about, so here they are. There wereContinue reading “Calm returns to Estabrook Park.”

After the snow yesterday morning, the day cleared up for a bit, but then late in the afternoon, the snow came back, the wind picked up, and the temperature dropped into the 20s. Happily, by this morning, the wind and precipitation were gone, and all that was left were beautiful blue skies, and about anContinue reading “November arrives with a wintery blast!”

It started snowing in Estabrook Park at around 7:45 this morning, and it is still drifting down now two and a half hours later. Despite the recent cold, the ground is still too warm for any accumulation except on the grass, bushes, and trees. I realize many folks are fewer than thrilled with this development,Continue reading “October delivers a trick for Halloween”

It was a beautiful, if brisk, morning in Estabrook Park, with clear skies and measured temps below freezing for the first time this season. I even had to wear gloves. On my way north, I didn’t see anything exciting until I came upon this muskrat in the river between the two islands. It was repeatedlyContinue reading “A little taste of the weather to come.”

I can’t make it to Estabrook Park today, but the forecast is for “cloudy”, and I think we’ve all seen enough grainy pictures with grey backgrounds lately. Instead, I’ve found a few recent pictures that I haven’t shown you yet, so here we go. First up is another song sparrow posing sweetly by the riverContinue reading “Back to the Archives!”

Fall has arrived at last, and temps fell from the high 60s yesterday afternoon to the high 30s this morning. Plus, the skies were crystal clear, and the air was nearly still, so there was even a bit of radiation frost on the grass at sunrise. That warm sun, the blue skies, and still aContinue reading “And that makes six!”