Birds of Winter 2014 - 2015

Long Island Wintering Birds

Fish Crow

Fish Crow

Fish Crow

European Starling

European Starlings fighting of suet

House Sparrow

House Sparrow

Rock Dove

Rock Dove

Rock Dove: Male displaying for the females

Mourning Dove

Blue Jay

Dark-eyed Junco

Dark-eyed Junco

Dark-eyed Junco and Black-capped Chickadee

Dark-eyed Junco and Black-capped Chickadee

Song Sparrow and Black-capped Chickadee

Song Sparrow

Red-bellied Woodpecker (female)

Downy Wookpecker (male)

Downy Wookpecker (female)

Downy Wookpecker (female)

Herring Gull (juvenile)

Ring-billed Gull,  Herring Gull, & Ring-billed Gull (juvenile)

Mute Swan &  Horned Greebe (non-breeding plumage)

Horned Grebe (non-breeding plumage)

Northern Cardinal (male)

Red-winged Blackbird (male)

Tufted Titmouse

White-breasted Nuthatch

White-throated Sparrow

Great Egret

Great Egret

East Setauket, NY

May 14, 2014

Great Egret fishing in a fishless pond. What is it looking for? Tadpoles?

Learn about the Great Egret.

Kaler's Pond Feeder Station

Kaler's Pond Nature Center Feeder Station

Center Moriches, NY

November 11, 2013

Brown Creeper

First time seeing the Brown Creeper near the feeder station. Although it did not go to the feeders it was looking for insects under the tree bark around the feeders.

Learn more about the Brown Creeper from Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Yellow-Rumped Warbler

Learn more about the Yellow-rumped Warbler from Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Cedar Waxwing

Cedar Waxwings come every Fall and eat the crab apples from the tree.

Learn more about the Cedar Waxwing from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Great Egret

Great Egret, Artist Lake, Middle Island, NY June 11, 2013

Great Egret with Canadian Goose

Great Egret has black legs and  feet

Great Egret 35" - 41"

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: All About Birds: The Great Egret: Life History, ID, Sound and Video

Previous images of the Great Egret from this Blog.

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