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The Long And The Short Of It
By Mike • February 21, 2005 • No comments yetWhat a difference a week makes! Last weekend, we visited Croton Point Park in search of both of Rough-legged Hawk and Short-eared Owl. We saw an abundance of the former, but none of the latter. With spring drawing nigh, the window for spotting the short-eared owl at Croton Point may be rapidly closing. So, since [...]
The Long But Not The Short Of It
By Mike • February 14, 2005 • No comments yetThe New York birderati have been buzzing lately about the spectacular avian activity at Croton Point Park in northern Westchester. Croton Point is famous for its robust colonies of wintering Bald Eagle but this former landfill also attracts an abundance of rodent-hunting raptors. Reports from the field describe loads of Rough-legged Hawk along with scads [...]
